Jacob’s Strength vs. God’s Weakness
Jacob was born to wrestle. According to Gen. 25:22, he struggled with his twin brother Esau even in his mother’s womb, and was born grasping […]
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Posted July 16, 2021 Shane Rosenthal
Jacob was born to wrestle. According to Gen. 25:22, he struggled with his twin brother Esau even in his mother’s womb, and was born grasping […]
Posted July 11, 2021 Shane Rosenthal
Genesis 29 relates the story of Jacob’s love for Rachel. And yet, on his wedding night, the deceiver was himself deceived. Though he had worked […]
Episode 1579 Aired July 11, 2021 Listen Now
In Genesis 29, Jacob the deceiver is himself deceived. Though he had intended to marry Rachel, he was first tricked into marrying her older sister. […]
Posted July 4, 2021 Shane Rosenthal
Jacob was a man of conflict and struggle. In fact, even before he was born he wrestled with his brother in the womb, and was […]
Episode 1578 Aired July 4, 2021 Listen Now
Many people today think of religion as a metaphorical stairway that leads to heaven. Basically, it’s an upward path that all of us are meant […]
Episode 1577 Aired June 27, 2021 Listen Now
As we saw last week, difficulties arise when we attempt to read the story of Jacob and Esau as a traditional morality tale. In reality, […]
Episode 1576 Aired June 20, 2021 Listen Now
The story of Jacob and Esau raises a number of important questions. Why did God choose Jacob in favor of Esau? Was it due to […]
Episode 1575 Aired June 13, 2021 Listen Now
Why did God call Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac? Why would he ask a loving parent to even consider such a thing? Is this […]
Episode 1574 Aired June 6, 2021 Listen Now
In his Genesis commentary, Walter Brueggemann notes that in chapters 16 to 18, Abraham and Sarah “are not offered as models of faith but as […]
Posted June 5, 2021 Shane Rosenthal
There’s a wonderful anchor for the doctrine of justification by faith alone all the way back in Genesis 15:6. After God promised to be Abraham’s […]
Episode 1573 Aired May 30, 2021 Listen Now
The story of Abraham is a record of both faith and doubt. While we’re told in Genesis 15 that “Abraham believed the Lord and it […]
Episode 1572 Aired May 23, 2021 Listen Now
In Genesis 3:15, God promises that one day a seed of the woman would crush the serpent’s head. What would happen if we began to […]