Podcast 290 -- The First Recorded Case of Identity Theft Genesis 25:27-34; 26:34-27:46
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English - April 25, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 75 MB - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsReligion & Spirituality christianity bible study men's ministry leadership Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Jacob steals his brother Esau's birthright and later, his father's blessing. Yet how complicit is Esau in this? How gullible was Isaac? We examine the dysfunction in Isaac's household, where resentments fester, favorites are chosen and used against each other, and to what degree, if any, this was part of a greater divine plan. Do scholars try too hard to justify Jacob's duplicity? Are they too rough on Esau? We also debate whether the long life spans of the patriarchs are literally true, or mythologized to make a point.
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