#201 - Joby Martin // Snakes Don’t Debate; They Get Stomped - The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

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Title: #201 – Joby Martin // Snakes Don’t Debate; They Get Stomped
Date: October 8, 2025
Hosts: Joby Martin (The Church of Eleven22), Kyle Thompson (Undaunted.Life)

In this episode of The Daily Blade, Joby Martin and Kyle Thompson continue their devotional exploration of Genesis 3. The discussion centers on the failure of Adam during the serpent's temptation and draws urgent parallels to modern Christian manhood. The conversation unpacks the deep spiritual and practical dangers of passivity, challenging Christian men to step into their God-given roles as protectors, leaders, and warriors against evil.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

The Context of Genesis 3: Adam’s Passivity (00:20–01:50)

Biblical Setting: The hosts summarize Genesis 3—God’s good creation, the serpent’s temptation of Eve, and Adam’s concerning response.
Adam’s Failure:
- Adam wasn’t actively sinning, but “he abdicated his responsibility… he did nothing” as the serpent deceived Eve ([00:45]).
- The phrase “with her” in Genesis 3:6 (Hebrew: "elbow to elbow") underscores Adam’s physical and moral proximity coupled with his inaction.

"The problem with manhood from the very beginning is not necessarily that Adam did something wrong. The problem with manhood is Adam didn’t do anything at all."
—Joby Martin [00:54]

Kick in the Teeth: The Call to Action (01:50–04:30)

Manhood Demands Action:
- The proper response when confronted by evil (symbolized by the serpent) is not debate or hesitation—it's decisive opposition.
- Vivid metaphor: "If you see a snake trying to trick your wife, you don't just stand there and do nothing. You stomp the head of the serpent until it is dead." ([01:30])
Roosevelt’s Arena Quote:
- Joby shares Theodore Roosevelt’s “Man in the Arena" speech to inspire courage and engagement ([02:00]).
- Calls for men to be “in the arena”—actively striving, sacrificing, pushing back against darkness.

"Gentlemen, one of the things we see here from Adam, who does this poorly, is that we need to get in the game. Do not abdicate your responsibility as a Christian. Get in the game."
—Joby Martin [02:50]

Areas Where Men Must Engage (03:15–04:40)

Spiritual Leadership:
- “Are you part of the Great Commission? Are you pushing back darkness? Are you praying like the world depends on it because it does?” ([03:20])
- Explicit call to share faith intentionally, fight for children’s hearts, and actively love and pursue wives.
Practical Applications:
- As a father: Don’t let children’s demands wear you down; fight for their spiritual well-being.
- As a husband: Pursue your wife “as the wife of your youth”—never abdicate love or responsibility.
- As a citizen: Don’t complain from the sidelines (“yell at your cable news network”)—take effective action.

Tragic Patterns: David’s Downfall (04:00–04:25)

Example from 2 Samuel:
- David’s sin with Bathsheba is tied back to his passivity—he stayed home “when kings go to war,” opening the door to evil.

“Because one lazy step leads to one evil step. Fellas, get in the game.”
—Joby Martin [04:20]

Action Step & Spiritual Tactic (04:25–04:55)

Practical Pastoral Charge:
- Pray out loud daily over your wife and children.
- “Pray against the devil of hell… let them know that they have a husband and a dad who doesn’t stand by when the enemy is trying to whisper lies to them, but by prayer and supplication, he is stomping the head of the enemy in prayer.” ([04:40])

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

“You stomp the head of the serpent until it is dead. Listen, boys, we need you to get into the game.” —Joby Martin [01:32]
“At least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” —Theodore Roosevelt (read by Joby Martin) [02:15]
“Get in the arena.” —Joby Martin [04:55]

Key Timestamps

00:01 — Intro: The Sword of the Spirit metaphor.
00:20 — Genesis 3 recap; Adam’s passive failure.
01:30 — “Stomp the serpent” analogy; urgent call to action.
02:00 — Roosevelt’s “Man in the Arena” quote.
02:50 — “Get in the game” challenge to men.
03:15 — Specifics: Great Commission, fatherhood, marriage, civic responsibility.
04:00 — David’s downfall as a warning from biblical history.
04:25 — Pastoral charge: Pray aloud over your family.
04:55 — Final exhortation: “Get in the arena.”

Tone and Style

The tone is unapologetically direct, urgent, and highly motivational—combining biblical exposition with practical challenge tailored specifically to Christian men. Military and sports analogies punctuate the message, reinforcing a call to spiritual warfare, responsibility, and loving action.

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Welcome to the Daily Blade. The word of God is described as the sword of the spirit, the primary spiritual weapon in the Christian's armor against the forces of evil. Your hosts are Joby Martin and Kyle Thompson, and they stand ready to equip men for the fight. Let's sharpen up.
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All right. Welcome to day three of this deep dive in Genesis, chapter three, when we try to understand what went wrong with man himself. All right, in the context here again, by the time you get to chapter three, verse six, what's happened so far in the Bible is that God creates all is good. The devil comes in to corrupt, and the devil is talking to Eve, Adam's wife. And what is Adam doing? And the answer is nothing. Genesis, chapter three, verse six. The Bible says, so when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, again, that's the lust of the flesh. And that it was a delight to the eyes. That's lust of the eyes. And that the tree was to be desired, to make one wise. That's called the pride of life. We talked about those three yesterday. She took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. This is the most damning preposition on manhood in all of the Bible that literally in Hebrew, that phrase with her means elbow to elbow. You see, the problem with manhood from the very beginning is not necessarily that Adam did something wrong. The problem with manhood is Adam didn't do anything at all. He did nothing. He abdicated his responsibility that God had created him as the man, the head, the provider, the protector. And yet here is a serpent, a snake, the devil of hell, talking to his wife, and he just does nothing. Fellas, I mean, jot this down if you need to, but if you see a snake trying to trick your wife, you don't just stand there and do nothing. You stomp the head of the serpent until it is dead. Listen, boys, we need you to get into the game. A very famous quote means a lot to me. We did an entire series here at 1122 about fights of the Bible called in the arena, and it's by Theodore Roosevelt. The quote is this. It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs, but comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error. And Shortcoming. But who does actually strive to do the deeds? Who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions? Who spends himself in a worthy cause? Who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement? And who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. Gentlemen, one of the things we see here from Adam, who does this poorly, is that we need to get in the game. Do not abdicate your responsibility as a Christian. Get in the game. Are you a part of the Great Commission? Are you pushing back darkness? Are you praying like the world depends on it because it. Are you sharing your faith with people that are lost and far from God because they need to hear the Gospel? As a dad, are you in the game? Don't let your whiny kids beat you down. You have to fight for their little hearts. You see, this world wants to steal, kill and destroy them. You cannot abdicate your responsibility as a husband. Fellas, you gotta get in the game. You've gotta pursue the wife of your youth. You've gotta pursue her heart. You got to chase after her as a citizen. You don't get to just tap out, sit on your couch and yell at your cable news network while you're not doing anything about it. Get in the game and do something. You see David's tragic downfall in the Old Testament. Everything's going great. David is known as a man after God's own heart. And then what happens? The Bible says when in the springtime it was time for the kings to go to war, David sat on his couch, he abdicated his responsibility, and the next thing you know, he is an adulterer and a murderer. Because one lazy step leads to one evil step. Fellas, get in the game. I'm gonna give you one very practical way that you cannot abdicate your responsibility for your wife and your kids. I want you, I've said this before, to start praying out loud over your wife every day and praying over your kids out loud. Every day you pray against the devil of hell. When those little whispers start creeping into their precious little ears, I want them to know that they have a husband and they have a dad who doesn't stand by when the enemy is trying to whisper lies to them. But by prayer and supplication, he is stomping the head of the enemy in prayer. Fellas, get in the arena.
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