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
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
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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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
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
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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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
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
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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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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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
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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
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We dive into some key Biblical texts that inform the doctrine of creation equipped with knowledge of the original culture and language.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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Gen 23 presents the reader with an odd story about a business transaction Abraham has with some Hittites. Why is this story here and what sort of send-off does Sarah get?
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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The myths of Israel's neighbors can be a very helpful tool for getting us back into the mindset of the original readers of the Bible. This episode will discuss a few key points of ANE creation myths and how they inform our study and doctrine of creation.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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What is the significance of Isaac's near sacrifice? This story is packed full of literary links that connect it to larger themes of atonement that run throughout the Torah.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
The topic of God's testing can be difficult or confusing. In this episode, we address the nuances of Biblical testing and how God interacts with us through it.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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Abimelech has seen Yahweh's blessings on Abraham and wants to be part of his community. These new covenant partners maintain unity through strife. Abraham is then called to a test that mirrors his initial call to Canaan.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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The Two-Goat's pattern of the Day of Atonement continues in Abraham's chosen and non-chosen sons. The pattern is completed for Ishmael, which also completes Hagar's earlier inverted Exodus.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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The Exodus pattern appears again, but this time the oppressor is a righteous man who continues the concern for Yahweh's righteousness found in Abraham's intercessions for Sodom.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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Typology is a very important concept for Biblical interpretation but can be difficult to grasp and appropriately use. This episode explains what Typology is, where it comes from, and the ways in which, through Typology, Yahweh's patterns of redemption shape our past and future hope.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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This second bonus episode on the Gospel of Thomas explores it relation to the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke). The question of who infuenced who is a very important question in the study of the Gospel of Thomas and can help us understand which gospel accounts best portrays Jesus.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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Lot and his family receive exodus from Sodom, but his family must follow him as he follows Yahweh's Servants. Lot also has his final fall moment after his exodus, which places him in the Goat for Azazel slot of the Two-Goats pattern.
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