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| 1 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 01) Introduction | 311 | In this introductory lesson, Ed labors to give the theme of Genesis as a whole and how it fits into the scheme of the Bible. 3 truths that help unlock the book of Genesis are studying it to know the Lord, seeing the truth in "seed form", and studying it in light of redemptive history. The first 11 chapters give the foundation events God wants to see (creation, the fall, the flood, and Babel). Chapters 12 through 50 give the foundational characters of Abraham (faith), Isaac (surrender), Jacob (God-sufficiency) and Joseph ("all the eggs in one basket"). | Ed Miller | Genesis_01Intro_01.mp3 | Genesis | ||||||
| 2 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 02) 1:1-19 - The Creator and His Creation | 311 | The physical creation parallels the spiritual creation, as both have God as the source, take place by the Word of God, and must be understood by faith. Ed shares how the New Testament clearly shows day one and day seven as pictures of the spiritual realities of light (illumination) and rest. Since days one and seven are pictures, Ed shares how days two, three and four are also pictures. | Ed Miller | Genesis_02TheCreator_HisCreation_01.mp3 | Genesis 1:1-19 | ||||||
| 3 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 03) 1:20-2:7 - Days 4 through 7 | 311 | Ed shares how Day 5 pictures authority and inheritance and how Day 6 depicts our conformity to Christ, who is the image of God. The seventh day of rest pictures a believer who trusts that God is satisfied with the finished work of Christ and there is nothing he can add to it to make him more attractive to God. | Ed Miller | Genesis_03Chap01_Days456_01_cut.mp3 | Genesis 1:20-2:7 | ||||||
| 4 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | Genesis 04 Garden Of Eden | 311 | Ed Miller | Genesis_04GardenOfEden_01.mp3 | ||||||||
| 5 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | Genesis 05 Marriage | 311 | Ed Miller | Genesis_05Marriage_01.mp3 | ||||||||
| 6 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 06) 3:1-5 - Introduction - The Fall | 311 | "Genesis 3 is the most important chapter of the whole Bible," explains brother Ed. "Everything is crowded into this chapter in seed form." The first step on the road to disobedience is unbelief. Looking at how Satan operated then shows how he tempts today; Eve did three things that we must also be on guard: she dropped grace out of the Bible, added law by exaggerating God's severity, and altered the Word of God and undermined God's authority. | Ed Miller | Genesis_06TheFall_Intro_01.mp3 | Genesis 3:1-5, 2 Corinthians 11:1-3 | ||||||
| 7 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 07) 3:7-8 - The Result of Sin Pt. 1 | 311 | The results of the Fall in the individual are guilt (hiding from God), salvation by works (covering with fig leaves), and self-justification (blaming others). Ed points out some of the mistakes Eve made in making temptation easier, such as hanging out by the forbidden tree and failing to consult her husband or God. The teaching ends on a positive note of several illustration of God's grace, such as God seeking man and God providing a covering. | Ed Miller | Genesis_07TheResultOfSin_01.mp3 | Genesis 3:7-8 | ||||||
| 8 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 08) 3:6-19 - The Result of Sin Pt. 2 | 311 | The forth result of the Fall in the individual was the curse. To Satan it meant a continual war with the Seed (Christ). To the woman, it meant labor pains which illustrated it but not exhausted it. To the animal and plant world, it became blighted and against mankind. The good news is that Jesus Christ became a curse, absorbing every aspect of it for us, from the crown of thorns to sweating drops of blood to the dust of death. | Ed Miller | Genesis_08TheResultOfSin_01.mp3 | Genesis 3:6-19, Galatians 3:13, 16 | ||||||
| 9 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 09) 3:14-24 - The Grace of God | 311 | Ed shares at least 6 evidences of the grace of God, such as God not annihilating the sinner, providing a family, and promises of salvation before the curse. The giving of the animal skins to Adam and Eve pictures Christ becoming naked on Calvary in order to clothe the sinner. In the midst of greatest fall man could ever have comes the outshing of the grace of God! | Ed Miller | Genesis_09TheGraceOfGod_01_cut.mp3 | Genesis 3:14-24, Isaiah 61:10 | ||||||
| 10 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 10) 4 - Cain and Abel | 311 | In Genesis 3, we see how sin affected the individual; in chapter 4 we see the devastating effects of sin in the family. Satan comes to attack and destroy the godly seed; God counterattacks and purifies it. Even in the cursing of Cain, the goodness of the Lord Jesus shines through. | Ed Miller | Genesis_10Cain_Abel_01.mp3 | Genesis 4 | ||||||
| 11 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 11) 4:16-24 - The Ungodly Line of Cain | 311 | The first of 4 characteristics of the godless line of Cain is restless worldliness, a running after sensuality. The sin of pride, lust & immorality, and unrepentant hearts fill out the remaining 3 characteristics of what makes a "den of snakes." The ungodly line of Cain is set in contrast to the godly line of Seth, with whom it was said, "Men began to call on the name of the Lord." | Ed Miller | Genesis_11TheUngodlyLineOfCain_01.mp3 | Genesis 4:16-24 | ||||||
| 12 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 12) 4:25-5:24 -The Godly Line of Seth | 311 | The godly line of Seth illustrates timeless truths of how God battles the ungodly line of Cain. Brother Ed shows 4 ways God goes to battle: 1) revival, 2) preachers, 3) men who walk with God, and 4) the truth of immortality. One of the greatest illustrations of the tremendous patience of God is Methuselah, the oldest man who ever lived, whose name means, "When he dies it shall come." | Ed Miller | Genesis_12TheGodlyLineOfSeth_01.mp3 | Genesis 4:25-5:24 | ||||||
| 13 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 13) 6-8 - Introduction to the Flood | 311 | Brother Ed gives an introductory lesson for the Flood in its context in the book of Genesis, relating the climax of the results of the Fall into sin. Principles and proofs of the universal flood are expounded, and the dangers and consequences of mixing the godly with the ungodly. The message of the flood pictures justification but more: a picture of sanctification as how Noah in Christ rose above all that God condemned--the world and the flesh. | Ed Miller | Genesis_13IntroToTheFlood_01_cut.mp3 | Genesis 6 - 8 | ||||||
| 14 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 14) 6-8 - Noah the Man | 311 | "The more you are God-taught about rest and resurrection," says Ed, "the more you'll experience this victory in Christ Jesus." Noah is the Old Testement picture of dying in Christ (the Ark), rising in Christ, resting in Christ, and coming out and living under the new covenant (the rainbow). Noah's building of the ark consumed his life, and that occupation with Christ is what condemns the world. | Ed Miller | Genesis_14NoahTheMan_01.mp3 | Genesis 6 - 8, Hebrews 11:7 | ||||||
| 15 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 15) 6-8 - The Ark: The Picture of Christ | 311 | Before proceeding into the type, Ed explains what biblical types are and the problems people encounter with types. The ark of Noah is a clear picture of our Lord Jesus in four ways: 1) only divinely appointed refuge, 2) the perfect refuge, 3) an all-sufficient Savior, and 4) the destiny of the Ark is shared with all those within it. | Ed Miller | Genesis_15TheArkPictureOfChrist_01.mp3 | Genesis 6 - 8, Acts 10:9-16, 28 | ||||||
| 16 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 16) 8:6-12 - The Raven and the Dove | 311 | How does God prepare us for the larger Christian life of living under the rainbow? The raven and the dove illustrate the two inclinations within a man's heart that he needs to be mindful of. The raven pictures restlessness, feeding upon dead things of the world that cannot bring rest. The three sendings of the dove proclaim old things have passed away, all things have become new, and we're in the world but not of it. | Ed Miller | Genesis_16Chap08_TheRaven_Dove_01_cut.mp3 | Genesis 8:6-12 | ||||||
| 17 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 17) 8:20-9:17 - Rainbow Covenant | 311 | What is the Christian life to be like as pictured by living under the rainbow? Noah and his family leaving the ark were profoundly thankful and humbled. God revealed Himself as a God of rest (from the soothing aroma of the burnt offering), a God of grace (as revealed by His new disposition toward mankind), and a faithful God (as pictured by the unending seasons). God set His bow down in the cloud, showing how a weapon of destruction had its arrows of wrath spent upon the Son to become a beautiful symbol of grace and mercy! | Ed Miller | Genesis_17Chap08_RainbowCovenant_01.mp3 | Genesis 8:20-9:17 | ||||||
| 18 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 18) 9:20-29 - The Deadly Sins | 311 | What is the heart of the Flood story? The beginning starts with God looking at man and being grieved and ends with God looking at Christ and being satisfied. The new covenant is God seeing man only in His Son. The fall of Noah teaches that the best of God's saints are vulnerable; therefore, we should take heed to ourselves. The sin of Ham uncovering his father's nakedness shows how our attitude toward a fallen saint is more serious than the sin committed. | Ed Miller | Genesis_18TheDeadlySins_01.mp3 | Genesis 9:20-29 | ||||||
| 19 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 19) 10-11 - Babel | 311 | Before plunging into chapters 10 & 11, Ed shows 3 reasons why the curse of Ham does not in any way apply to the enslavement of blacks in Africa, as some have erroneously believed. Ed labors to show how God planned to divide the nations' inheritance through Shem and how the nations rebelled, setting up Nimrod and Babylon. The rejection of Shem and defiance of God is what brought the scattering and confusing of tongues until the Day of Pentecost in Acts chapter 2. | Ed Miller | Genesis_19Chap1011_Babel_01.mp3 | Genesis 10 - 11 | ||||||
| 20 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 20) Introduction To Chapters 12-50 / Abram | 311 | The scattering at Babel shows that pride always leads to judgment and confusion. With Abraham the book of Genesis transitions from foundational truths to foundational characters. God's missionary heart will now be concentrated in one Messianic nation through Abram, the father of faith. What was Abraham's secret to faith? | Ed Miller | Genesis_20IntroToChap12_50_Abram_01.mp3 | Genesis 11 - 50 | ||||||
| 21 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 21) 12:1-9 - Abraham: Pilgrim Faith | 311 | "The problem in the Christian life is rarely with faith;" Ed shares, "it's always the object of your faith." The secret of Abraham's faith was in his friendship with God, for trusting a friend is as natural as breathing. Abraham's seeing the Lord was what produced the desire to forsake the world. | Ed Miller | Genesis_21Abraham_PilgrimFaith_01_cut.mp3 | Genesis 12:1-9, Acts 7:2-4 | ||||||
| 22 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 22) 12:10-20 - Abe In Egypt | 311 | The two symbols that characterized Abraham's life were the tent (detachment from the world) and the altar (attachment to God). Was the trip to Egypt, as some believe, a digression from God's will and a waste of time? Ed shows three things Abraham learned about trusting God even in the midst of his mistakes. | Ed Miller | Genesis_22Chap12_AbeInEgypt_01.mp3 | Genesis 12:10-20 | ||||||
| 23 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 23) 13 - Abram Separates From Lot | 311 | Real pilgrim faith lets God do the choosing. "Sight is narrow and sight is weak; God's plan is bigger than any of us can imagine." Lot is one of the strongest biblical pictures of worldliness, and he exhibits those characteristics of a settler: 1) always choosing for himself by sight, and 2) unhappy and miserable in the midst of ungodliness. | Ed Miller | Genesis_23AbramSeparatesFromLot_01.mp3 | Genesis 13 | ||||||
| 24 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | Genesis 24 Lot The Settler | 311 | Ed Miller | Genesis_24LotTheSettler_01_cut.mp3 | ||||||||
| 25 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | Genesis 25 Chapter 14 War Of The Four Kings | 311 | Ed Miller | Genesis_25Chap14_WarOfThe4Kings_01_cut.mp3 | ||||||||
| 26 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 26) 14:17-20 - Melchizedek | 311 | Melchizedek's ministry was to bless, to refresh and to receive worship. He was a universal priest to all men (for there were no Jews at that time). This union of priest and king is a wonderful picture of our Lord Jesus! Ed develops some of the contrasts between the Melchizedek priesthood and the Aaronic priesthood, both of which picture Christ. | Ed Miller | Genesis_26Melchizedek_01.mp3 | Genesis 14:17-20, 15:1-6 | ||||||
| 27 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 27) 15 - The Torch Covenant | 311 | Three areas people get tripped up on faith is putting faith in the Lord plus works, putting faith in one's faith, and seeing the object of faith as the Bible not the Lord. The torch covenant pictures the 100% grace of God; our part is to take a rugged stand on the finished work. | Ed Miller | Genesis_27TheTorchCovenant_01.mp3 | Genesis 15 | ||||||
| 28 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 28) 16:1-6 - Patient Faith | 311 | The bigger picture of Abraham and Hagar is the war between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent. Satan's tactics have always been to prevent the seed, corrupt the seed and destroy the seed. The underlying principle is patient faith that waits for the Lord. As Christians, having a "barren womb" in regards to God's promises is God's way of making the Christian life a perpetual miracle. | Ed Miller | Genesis_28PatientFaith_01_cut.mp3 | Genesis 16:1-6, Romans 4:18-22 | ||||||
| 29 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 29) 16:7-16 - The Angel of the Lord | 311 | 4 characteristics of impatient faith are attempting to help God in His work, reasonableness, avoiding the consequences of its own actions, and always produce an Ishmael. The very first appearance of the Son of God as the Angel of the Lord is to a nobody like Hagar. But the glorious truth is that when I begin to see the God who sees me, it transforms my life! | Ed Miller | Genesis_29TheAngelOfTheLord_01.mp3 | Genesis 16:7-16 | ||||||
| 30 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 30) 17 - The Sign of Covenant | 311 | God affirms that despite Abraham's mess ups, the promises are assured in God not in man. Circumcision as a picture of the separation from the flesh (holiness), at the same time reminding Abraham of his immorality, the sign upon the source of life, and determining the man to be the head of the family. Every command of God is also a promise inviting us to claim the command in the same way we claim the promise. | Ed Miller | Genesis_30TheSignOfCovenant_01_cut.mp3 | Genesis 17 | ||||||
| 31 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 31) 17:1-18:15 - Supernatural Fruit | 311 | Ed summarizes the revival Abraham experienced in chapter 17 by God reminding him of three things: how great He is, it's not by the flesh, and the promise of supernatural fruit. Abram's and Sarai's name changes signify a call to faith. Abraham's laughter is looked at from two opposing viewpoints: a laugh of faith and a laugh of unbelief. | Ed Miller | Genesis_31SupernationalFruit_01.mp3 | Genesis 17:1 - 18:15 | ||||||
| 32 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 32) 18:16-33 - Intercessory Prayer | 311 | Intercessory faith is a byproduct of intimate communion with God. Intercession begins with a revelation of God. Intercessory prayer is always reverent, knowing that we started from dust and are heading toward ashes. It progresses in the knowledge of God and knows when to stop as well as when to start. | Ed Miller | Genesis_32IntercessoryPrayer_Chap18_01.mp3 | Genesis 18:16-33 | ||||||
| 33 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 33) 19 - Sodom and Gomorrah | 311 | The final characteristic of the settler life is to be a loser. Lot thought he was choosing heaven by taking his family to Sodom but in reality he chose hell. The settler, unlike the pilgrim, has no ministry at all, even in the day of emergency. The settler can't let this world go and is afraid of the will of God. | Ed Miller | Genesis_33Sodom_Gomorrah_Chap19_01.mp3 | Genesis 19 | ||||||
| 34 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 34) 19 - The Awesome Mercy of God | 311 | Within the fire and brimstone and ashes of God's judgment is a"necklace of gems" strung together by the awesome mercy of God. Ed shares ten precious jewels of God's mercy illustrated in the life of Lot the settler. Our God is a consuming fire to burn up everything in our lives that is not Christ. | Ed Miller | Genesis_34TheAwesomeMercyOfGod_Chap19_01.mp3 | Genesis 19 | ||||||
| 35 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 35) 20 - Abe In Error | 311 | Genesis 20 shows that godly men sometimes relapse into the same old sin. It serves as a warning to us as believers that the potential to sin is at the beginning, the middle and the end. The root causes for Abraham's failure in faith was in his unwillingness to die. Yet through all of the backsliding, God called him a prophet, preserved the Messianic line, and turned the curse into a blessing so that when he left everybody was bearing fruit! | Ed Miller | Genesis_35AbeInEror_01.mp3 | Genesis 20 | ||||||
| 36 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 36) 21 - Full Restoration | 311 | In chapter 21, the birth of Isaac is about trusting Jesus, the casting out of Ishmael is about no trusting the flesh, and Abraham's covenant with Abilimech is about manifesting Christ. This is what full restoration with God is all about. Embracing Isaac is a picture of the fruit of grace, and teaches us that when we become "Isaac-centered" (i.e., Christ-centered), we will let go of Ishmael--legalism and trying to circumvent the barren womb. | Ed Miller | Genesis_36Chap21_01_cut.mp3 | Genesis 21 | ||||||
| 37 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 37) 21:22-22:13 - Introduction to Abraham and Isaac | 311 | The final story of chapter 21 centers around the well of Beersheba which points to our testimony before the world: drinking from Christ. Chapter 22 is full of glorious pictures of the Lord Jesus and Calvary! As God brings us to tested faith, it has four characteristics: 1) always militates against the flesh, 2) goes against human wisdom/reason, 3) tests time, and 4) goes against sight. | Ed Miller | Genesis_37IntroToAbe_Isaac_01.mp3 | Genesis 21:22 - 22:13 | ||||||
| 38 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 38) 22:1-19 - Results of Real Faith | 311 | Real faith will be active, not just passive. Just as fire that does not burn is not fire, faith that does not have works is not faith. The nature of faith is works; the goal of faith is Christ. What we learn from Abraham's offering of Isaac is that every time God sends a test in my life, He's calling me to die and rise again. | Ed Miller | Genesis_38ResultsOfRealFaith_01.mp3 | Genesis 22:1-19 | ||||||
| 39 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 39) 22:19-24:3 - The Death of Sarah | 311 | Ed shows how this good news comes to Abraham about his brother's children after 50 years of silence and how this ties into the coming bride for Isaac. The death of Sarah shows how real faith grieves, hopes and functions in its dealings with the world. | Ed Miller | Genesis_39TheDeathOfSarah_Chap22_24_01.mp3 | Genesis 22:19 - 24:3 | ||||||
| 40 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 40) 24 - A Bride For Isaac | 311 | Real faith cannot rest satisfied until Jesus has His bride. Genesis 24 is a wonderful picture of God the Father (Abraham as the type) getting a bride (Rebekka as the church) for Isaac (the Son, Jesus). The servant shows how the Church as led by the Holy Spirit is guided by faith, looks for a true seeker, comes laden with good news, and has an urgency to bring the bride back. | Ed Miller | Genesis_40ABrideForIsaac_Chap24_01.mp3 | Genesis 24 | ||||||
| 41 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 41) 25:1-18 - Introduction to Issac | 311 | Abraham's short involvement in chapter 24 points to two characteristics of mature faith: 1) the more you will be in the background, and 2) faith that commits another to God. Isaac is a picture of the average believer, gaining significance only in his connection with Abraham and Jacob. Ed overviews Isaac's life as shown in six major events. | Ed Miller | Genesis_41IntroToIssac_01.mp3 | Genesis 25:1-18, Galatians 4:28-31 | ||||||
| 42 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 42) 21-26 - Isaac's Surrender | 311 | Isaac's contribution to redemption was being a link between Abraham and Jacob and being a picture of submission. Ed draws three characteristics of real surrender: 1) it is the starting point not the goal, 2) it never gets off covenant ground (waits patiently for God to bring the blessing), and 3) feels no security but in God alone. | Ed Miller | Genesis_42Isaac_Surrender_01_cut.mp3 | Genesis 21 - 26 | ||||||
| 43 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 43) 26:12-33 - Isaac's Wells | 311 | Chapter 26 has 3 recurring emphases: the blessing of God, wells and persecution. The climax of Isaac's surrender is willingness to be done unto (or "getting burned"). 3 illustrations of this spirit of non-resistance is ever persevering despite the hindrances of the enemy, refusing to fight for my rights or against the enemy, and forgiving and feeding those who have done unto you. | Ed Miller | Genesis_43Chap26_IsaacsWells_01.mp3 | Genesis 26:12-33 | ||||||
| 44 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 44) 27:1-40 - Isaac Walking By Sight (cut) | 311 | Ed wraps up the submission of Isaac by showing how he started off blind but got spiritual illumination at the end, gaining him entrace into the Hebrews 11 "hall of faith." NOTE: Only the last 7 minutes of this teaching are recorded. | Ed Miller | Genesis_44IsaacWalkingBySight_01.mp3 | Genesis 27:1-40 | ||||||
| 45 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 45) 25-32 - Overview Of Jacob | 311 | acob pictures the legalist, one who is self-sufficient and uses human means to reach a divine end. At one turning point at Bethel, God revealed that true blessing comes through the Ladder--Jesus--not by Jacob's manipulation and scheming. God's war against self-sufficiency climax at Peniel, where He weakened Jacob to the place where he could only cling. | Ed Miller | Genesis_45OverviewOfJacob_01_cut.mp3 | Genesis 25 - 32 | ||||||
| 46 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 46) 25:21-34 - Jacob: The Heel Snatcher | 311 | The life of Jacob is God's great warning to all legalists, those involved in self-trust and self-sufficiency to obtain what God has already given. Every time you "heel grab", you're not mature, for maturity is contending with the Lord. It's not trying hard to be spiritual is trying to be someone else; the blessing always comes through the Ladder--Christ. | Ed Miller | Genesis_46JacobHeelSnatcher_01.mp3 | Genesis 25:21-34, Hosea 12:3 | ||||||
| 47 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 47) 28:1-29:25 - Jacob and Laban | 311 | One principle of how God deals with self-sufficient people is reaping the harvest of what they've sown. God brought a deceitful heel grabber Laban into Jacob's life to hold up a mirror to truly see who he was. The 20 hard years with Laban only proved that the religious experience at Bethel didn't touch his self-life. But God patiently worked to bring Jacob back to the Ladder--Christ the all sufficiency. | Ed Miller | Genesis_47JacobLaban_01.mp3 | Genesis 28, 29:1-25 | ||||||
| 48 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 48) 29-30 - Jacob and Laban | 311 | Jacob is a lesson of how God continually weans us from self-sufficiency. His 20-year service to Laban radically changed his thinking that blessing comes from serving not being served. God also chooses the weak things, like Leah who didn't have all the externals like Rachel but produced fruit--Levi and Judah from which the priests and kings sprung forth. Jacob learned toward the end (with the striped and speckled sheep) that God will bring His own blessing against nature. | Ed Miller | Genesis_48JacobLaban_01_cut.mp3 | Genesis 29 - 30 | ||||||
| 49 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 49) 31-32 - Jacob and Laban | 311 | 3 great principles of preparation to go back to Bethel starts with God putting a burning desire to return home. Then circumstances working together and a word from God complete that preparation process. Jacob seeing the two camps is a highlight of God once again opening his eyes to spiritual things. | Ed Miller | Genesis_49JacobLaban_01.mp3 | Genesis 31 - 32 | ||||||
| 50 | Old Testament Books | Pentateuch | Genesis | (Genesis 50) 32 - Jacob Wrestling | 311 | Jacob's wrestling match with the Angel of the Lord did nothing more than bring Jacob back to the Ladder--the blessing comes through Christ. We learn from this that God is always the initiator. When He fights us, He always strengthens us to prevail with Him but weakens us to the place where we can only cling to Him. It is the revelation of Christ (Peniel - "the face of God") that absolutely transforms us from a Jacob to an Israel. | Ed Miller | Genesis_50JacobWrestling_Chap32_01.mp3 | Genesis 32 |