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Scripture Readings: Old Testament: Genesis 29:29-30:24 Jacob’s family turns into a jealous, contentious, backbiting soap opera train wreck. I wonder how this affects his children… Job’s friend is strikingly pompous in his assessment of his own teaching and advice. This is not to say that everything Elihu says is necessarily wrong. And Jesus warns about [...] Scripture Readings: Old Testament: Genesis 28:6-29:28 Jacob gets a taste of his own medicine dripping down from his own family tree. Elihu says some interesting things about God’s mercy but packages them inside some decidedly un-merciful rhetoric. Jesus gets down to business and tells us about the meaning of life. Heavy stuff. As promised in the podcast, [...] Scripture Readings: Old Testament: Genesis 27:1-28:5 Jacob and his mother Rebekah shockingly trick Esau out of his blessing with an elaborate ruse and a bevy of willful lies. Job’s friend Elihu jumps into the fray rabidly. But don’t worry, Elihu will be completely impartial. Just ask him. Jesus again confronts the Pharisees, this time in [...] Scripture Readings: Old Testament: Genesis 26:12-26:35 Isaac finds himself in conflict with the people in the land around him, and they are pretty vicious in lashing out at him due to their jealousy over Isaac’s prosperity. Job finishes up laying his case out today. His resolve and faith have been tremendous, but he still shows [...] Scripture Readings: Old Testament: Genesis 25:11-26:11 Isaac picks up and seems to be an apple who has not fallen far from his father Abraham’s tree. Jacob and Esau, Isaac’s sons, burst on the scene, and we see the seeds of conflict sown between them. Job seems to have lost some of his great perspective as [...] Scripture Readings: Old Testament: Genesis 24:28-25:10 Abraham’s servant meets Rebekah’s family, and they express their joy at seeing her take her place as their relative’s wife. Still, saying they’re happy for her and actually letting her go on her way are two different things. Job talks about the extent to which we go to obtain [...] Scripture Readings: Old Testament: Genesis 24:1-24:27 Abraham’s servant goes wife-shopping for Abraham’s son Isaac. In doing so, the servant demonstrates true joy at being part of God’s story and God’s great plan and promise for Abraham. Job responds to a half-hearted speech by Bildad by declaring his resolve not to give in to his friends, [...] Scripture Readings: Old Testament: Genesis 22:1-23:20 Abraham shows tremendous faith in offering his son Isaac as a sacrifice before God. Then, as he mourns the death of his wife Sarah, he shows a desire to deal plainly, straighforwardly, and honorably for the second time in as many readings. Perhaps this is Abraham turning [...] Scripture Readings: Old Testament: Genesis 21:1-21:34 Abraham, the recent father of Isaac, sides with his wife against his son Ishmael and his wife’s servant Hagar. The latter two are sent away fairly unceremoniously – even harshly. Still, God is good… Job is accused of some things by his friend Eliphaz that can’t possibly be [...] Scripture Readings: Old Testament: Genesis 19:24-20:18 God’s destruction rains down on Sodom, though God saves Lot, as promised. Meanwhile, Abraham reverts back to an old trick. Zophar and Job go back and forth. Their disagreement, though, may point to a much deeper truth: we may not always get what we deserve. But does [...] |
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