The Glory Days: Saul, David, and Solomon
Though the Israelites recalled the monarchy as their “glory days,” even their most noteworthy kings were messy, complicated, and oftentimes disappointing in their actions. So […]
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Though the Israelites recalled the monarchy as their “glory days,” even their most noteworthy kings were messy, complicated, and oftentimes disappointing in their actions. So […]
All Bible stories are really just one story repeated over and over again, describing the intersection between our sinful condition and God’s relentless faithfulness. So […]
Called by God to lead his people to the promised land, Moses is heralded as a prophet like no other—one with whom God spoke face […]
On last week’s episode, John Lennox argued that the story of Joseph is one of the most moving accounts in all the world’s literature. But […]
According to Oxford mathematician John Lennox, the account of Joseph’s rise to power in the latter part of Genesis—which leads to the climactic moment in […]
As mentioned on last week’s program, most commentators tend to argue that Genesis 32 is about Jacob’s refusing to let go of God until he […]
As Jacob returns to the promised land in Genesis 32, he’s attacked in the middle of the night. As the two men struggle until the […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]