In this episode, we explore the meaning of the profound and priestly rite of circumcision in light of its cultural background. Abraham’s new-creation status is reaffirmed and tensions of Yahweh’s promises are heightened.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
Hagar flees from Sarai and experiences her own inverted exodus. Through this, she is promised a son who seems to be Abram’s elect son for the moment.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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This week we finish our conversation about Abraham’s first covenant with Yahweh and its exodus elements. We also discuss an interesting retranslation of Gen 15:16 that shows Yahweh’s care for Abraham’s Amorite friends.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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The King of Sodom tries to manipulate Abraham into owing him allegiance. However, Abraham’s true loyalties are to Yahweh, and this is sealed with an Ancient Near Eastern covenant.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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After Abram brings Lot through his first exodus, he meets a mysterious priest named Melchizedek. This priest only shows up in a handful of verses in the Old Testament but is a very significant figure. But who exactly is Melchizedek and what makes him so significant?
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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This episode covers a war between two large armies. We learn that the Nephilim are swept up in this war, but why? Lot is also swept up in this war and is rescued by Abram. How does this victory contribute to the picture of the Elect one that Genesis has been painting?
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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After Abram’s Exodus from Babylon, He makes a poor choice that causes Sarai to need her own Exodus. This Exodus leads to Lot making his own poor choice. See how these stories are tied together in the book of Genesis.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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The Tower of Babylon story is the backdrop to Abram’s first story. Abram’s story will be explored in this context. Abram will get an Exodus out of this wicked city.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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Later in the Torah, we learn that the Tower of Babel was a significant event for both humanity and spiritual beings. What was this event and how does it affect the way we see the world today and Jesus’ victory on the cross?
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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In this episode we discuss the purpose of the tower and the nefarious intentions of the people of Babylon (Babel).
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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Through the literary features of the story, Noah and his family go through their own exodus event. They then go through an often misunderstood and very twisted fall.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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What is the significance of the story Noah’s Flood? Was it a historical event? These questions are discussed along with the temple imagery that surrounds the Ark.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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Who were the Sons of God and what did they do on the earth? These characters lead up to the violent state of the world before the flood.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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How does this list of names contribute to the story of Genesis? If it’s not just a historical record how is this genealogy crafted to communicate to its readers?
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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A retranslation of Gen 4:7 gives insight into this confusing story and helps us understand the tension of the narrative.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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The curses of Gen 3 actually only contain two curses. But how do these curses and pronouncements play into the story of Genesis and humanity?
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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In the fall narrative, the humans and the snake are compared as they each are changed through their rebellion. Yahweh then comes to meet them in a way that is often misunderstood.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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For Christmas we are taking a break from Genesis and taking a look at the Introduction to John’s Gospel. Nate walks us through some of the key literary and contextual elements behind John 1.
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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Why are we told about the four rivers that come from Eden? Is this a strange geographical note that we need to remember or something else? What does the creation of woman teach us about humanity and their ‘imaging’ of God?
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Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
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What is the meaning of the two trees that Yahweh places in Eden? What could they give to Adam and Eve and what should we learn from them today?
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