God’s Grace vs. Human Striving

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. […]

Gracious Promises to an Exiled Sinner

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 […]

Blessed in the Garments of the Firstborn

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, […]

Grace & Election in the Story of Jacob

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 […]

The Sacrifice of Isaac

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 […]

Grace & Works Contrasted

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 […]

Grace vs. Works

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 […]

Abraham, Sarah & Hagar

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 […]

The Need for a New Adam

Posted May 23, 2021 Justin Holcomb

The Old Testament depicts a host of potential saviors who end up failing (often spectacularly) to show that even the best of us are not […]

Failed Bible Heroes

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 […]

Exiled from God’s Temple Garden

Posted May 18, 2021 Shane Rosenthal

After God spoke the universe into existence as recorded in the early chapters of Genesis, he went on to create man from the dust of […]

The Gospel in Genesis

Episode 1571 Aired May 16, 2021 Listen Now

In the beginning God created man in his image and likeness. What are the implications of this important truth, and how was that image twisted […]