Ep 66: The Chosen Nuisance Gen 37

Joseph is often portrayed as the innocent victim of his brothers’ plot. While is a victim, the text does not portray him as innocent. Much like his father, he must grow as he is placed in new occurrences of the Exodus motif and the Two-Goats motif.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

Music: Royal by Slenderbeats

Ep 65: Esau's Genealogy and Exodus Gen 36

Esau’s genealogy is the longest of the non-elect brothers of Genesis. The author has put subtle literary elements within this genealogy, giving the reader a window into how Yahweh interacts with these non-elect families.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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Ep 64: Benjamin's Birth and Rebekah's Death Gen 35:16-29

As Jacob’s story wraps up, there seems to be a rapid succession of random events. But each of these events resolves tensions from earlier in the narrative or prepares the reader for the next story.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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Ep 63: Dinah's Exodus and Jacob's Vow Gen 34:1-35:15

Due to Jacob’s neglect of his vow, Dinah needs an exodus similar to those of Sarah and Rebekah, though this exodus is as upside down as the rest of the Jacob story. After this exodus, Jacob will finally be ready to fulfill the vows he made at the beginning of his exile.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

Music: Royal by Slenderbeats

Ep 62: Wrestling with Esau, Wrestling with God, Gen 32-33 Part 2

We continue the conversation about Jacob’s dread of Esau and see how Jacob’s wrestling with Yahweh plays into his deliverance.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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Ep 61: Wrestling with Esau, Wrestling with God Gen 32-33 Part 1

As Jacob re-enters Canaan, he faces a potential conflict with Esau and a wrestling match with God. These two conflict and their resolutions are tied closely together.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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Ep 60: Jacob’s Disappointing Flight From Laban Gen 31

Gen 31 has a lot to discuss. It is the fulfillment of Jacob’s Exodus from Laban, but our characters fail at every turn.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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Ep 59: Is There a Rapture? With Matthew Halsted

Nate and Caleb have a conversation with Matthew Halsted about texts that supposedly teach the rapture. Those texts are discussed in light of their historical context in order to help us reorient our hope on Jesus. Check out Matt's book on a proper understanding of the end times, "The End of the World as You Know It" (affiliate link).

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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Ep 58: Fruitful in Paddan-Aram Gen 29-30

Several new characters are introduced as Jacob goes into exile. Each of these characters plays an important role as Yahweh makes the conniving Jacob fruitful in a place of exile.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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Ep 57: Jacob's Anti-Babel Blessing Gen 28:10-22

Jacob comes to a stairway with its top in the heavens. Here at this Babel-set-right scene, Jacob recieves a familiar blessing from Yahweh.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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Ep 56: A Conversation with Jeffrey Niehaus - Ancient Near Eastern Themes in Biblical Theology

Caleb and Nate have a conversation with Jeffrey Niehaus about ancient Near Eastern cultural elements that show up in the Bible. This conversation is related to the series on Genesis but is relevant for the whole of scripture. This conversation stems from Dr. Niehaus' book Ancient Near Eastern Themes in Biblical Theology (paid link).

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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Ep 55: Jacob's Elect Blessing and Exile Gen 27:1-28:9

The serpent-like character Jacob follows his mother's plot to steal his brother's blessing. This blessing echoes past blessings given to elect ones but his deception becomes the reason for his exile.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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Ep 54: Rebekah's Exodus from Righteous Abimelech Gen 26

Following in the footsteps of his father, Isaac sells out his wife to Abimelech, she is given exodus, and he has a dispute over wells with the Philistines. This story will solidify much of what we have learned in Abraham's story.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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Ep 53: Jacob Takes the Birthright Gen 25:19-34

The author of Genesis uses a bit of misdirection in the beginning of the Jacob and Esau story. God's promises come through two equally unexpected characters.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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Ep 52: Abraham’s Other Sons Gen 25:1-18

Genesis 25 begins with genealogies of Abraham's descendants from another concubine and Ishmael's descendants. But, as usual, genealogies are not just boring historical lists. Within are significant details conveying Abraham's hope in Yahweh and the author’s beliefs about the nations.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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Ep 51: Rebekah's Exodus to Canaan Gen 24 Part 2

Rebekah follows in the footsteps of Abraham and follows Yahweh's providential call to Canaan. We also meet a new character that will create expectations for future chapters.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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Ep 50: Rebekah's Moses-Like Deliverer Gen 24 Part 1

As Abraham's servant goes to find a bride of Isaac, instresting similarities are created between him and Moses. This end-cap on the Abraham story works to solidify the hope and expectations of the reader.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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Ep 49: The Problem of Evil and Creation Ex Materia

The problem of evil is an issue for many Christians. In this episode, we will see how creation ex materia can give very helpful insight into the problem of evil and Theodicy.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

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Ep 48: Creation Ex Materia and God's Sovereignty

Creation from pre-existent material raises questions about God's sovereignty and preeminence over creation. But did the Biblical authors have these issues in mind? How did they think about them?

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

Music: Royal by Slenderbeats

Ep 47: The Origin of Creation Ex Nihilo

When and how was the doctrine of creation ex nihilo developed? Why was it formulated? We will have to look to the apologists of the second century for the birth of this doctrine.

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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

Music: Royal by Slenderbeats