We take a quick detour from the story of Joseph in this episode as we follow the line of Judah. Judah, of course, is the son of Jacob and it’s through his line that Jesus, The Messiah will come. We’ll hear more about Judah, his three children (Er, Onan, and Shelah), and meet Tamar, the […]
We take up the story of Joseph again today where we see that his brothers are plotting to kill him, but Reuben causes Joseph a stay of execution. He suggests they prevent themselves getting blood on their hands but instead throw him in a pit. Reuben’s idea is to come back later and rescue Joseph […]
In this episode we get back to the story of the line of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and we’ve arrived at a truly wonderful section of the Bible We’re about to be introduced to one of the all time great figures of history and one who’s life is a personal inspiration to me. The person […]
This chapter is a sort of interlude in the life of Jacob who is also known now as Israel. It’s a kind of detour that skirts around the main story of Israel and his descendants and deals with Esau, the rejected line. Because scripture takes this detour around the continuing story of Jacob it’s a […]
Well, it’s been a long time, about 40 years, that our friend Jacob has been living for himself off his own ability and cunningness. Now, finally, Jacob starts paying attention to God’s call and takes spiritual leadership of his family. He prepares his family to return to Bethel. Along the way, we learn that Rachel […]
After 20 years of life education from his uncle Laban, Jacob has undergone a huge change in his life. He’s come through a turning point where he’ll begin to rely on God more than himself. However, his past sins are going to catch up with him as we’ll see in this episode where his daughter, […]
Well, we’re moving once again through the amazing book of Genesis and in this episode we’ll see Jacob reunites with his brother Esau. Twenty long years have passed since Jacob ran from the family home, and especially from Esau who he feared would kill him for the trickery and deception he had committed. “Speed Slider” […]
In this episode we’re in one of those great chapters of the bible that shows us highlights in events or in people’s lives. Today’s highlight is in the life of Jacob and we’ve come to a turning point in his life. “Speed Slider” Genesis 32 – Transcript Chapter 32 is the high point in the […]
Here in the Why God Bible Study today we’re in a section of Genesis that’s of great comfort to us because we’re going to see that The Lord will never give up on us as long we keep coming back to Him. You see, in Jacob, we’re dealing with a man who was very sinful […]
Today we’re continuing this family drama from the book of Genesis and we’ll hear about the sad treatment Jacob received at the hands of his uncle Laban. We’ll also see that these 20 years under deceitful old Uncle Laban’s influence was only a step in Jacob’s education and his journey to his true destiny. Jacob’s […]
