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 […]
Resources on Old Testament Biblical Figures
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Flawed Heroes: Samson’s Legacy
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 […]
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Out of Slavery and to the Promised Land: Why Moses?
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 […]
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The Search for the Historical Joseph
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 […]
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John Lennox on the Story of Joseph
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 […]
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The Gospel of God’s Weakness
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 […]
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Wrestling with God
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 […]
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God’s Grace vs. Human Striving
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. […]
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Stairway to Heaven
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 […]
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Blessed in the Garments of the Firstborn
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, […]
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Grace & Election in the Story of Jacob
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 […]
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The Sacrifice of Isaac
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 […]