In this episode, we walk through Genesis 17. This chapter covers the name changes of Abram and Sarai, the requirement of circumcision, and how that applies to us today. Join us as we look at this together!

You can find the show notes here. I have all the Scripture references included and linked to The Blue Letter Bible's website.

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In this episode, we walk through Genesis 16, the story of Hagar's marriage, impregnation, and mistreatment. There's more to the story than you may have initially thought! Join us as we take a closer look.

Shownotes, resources, and helpful links are availible here.

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In this episode, we walk through one of my favorite Bible moments - God making an unconditional covenant with Abram. Abram had to promise nothing. God did all the talking, so to speak. Join us as we look at some significant moments in this passage and what we can learn from Genesis 15.

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In this episode, we start with a format change, reflecting my obedience to God's call for this podcast. We read through Genesis 14, and I share my thoughts and takeaways.

Shownotes and links to multiple podcasts I mention can be found here.

I'd love to hear your feedback on this new format! You can email me at [email protected], or leave your feedback in the comments section!

God bless!

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Genesis 13 (CSB)

Map of Abraham's travels (with explanation)

Welcome to As He Leads - a Bible Study Podcast for Busy Women. I'm Rachel and I apologize for the long break between episodes again! In real time, it is now January 13th, 2026, and the end of 2025 was just crazy! ...

Now, there's a bit going on in this chapter, not as full as some, but it definitely has some things to talk about. First, we have to remember that Abram's command originally was to leave his home, leave his family, and go to the land that God would tell him about. And yet, he brought Lot, servants, all kinds of things. Lot is still with him all these years later, through Abram's deception of the Egyptians, through the moving around in Canaan. And now, after all of their travels, all of their nomadic lifestyle, they are back in Canaan. The famine is over, and their group of people is so big, they can't be supported by the land. 

I'm using a lot of John MacArthur's notes today because he wrote some things that make sense and are easy to understand. His Genesis book that covers Genesis 12 through 33 on page 17 in reference to verse 6, where it says that the land was not able to support them. Bible scholars have given a conservative estimate of Abram's traveling household, and it would be at least 1,000 people. 

He also had flocks of sheep, herds of cattle, people who worked for him, and the people who worked for him also had their own possessions, tents, cooking utensils, and animals for travel. So on and so forth. Add to this Lot's household. 

The reminder that the Canaanites and Perizzites were still in the land is kind of a nod to the fact that they weren't walking around unseen. Abram, with his large group of people, would have drawn attention. Add in the fighting between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot… That's not bearing well as a witness.  ...

So, Abram is kind of the sole representation of Yahweh at this point. So, the fighting between his guys and the Lot’s guys is not a good representation of the God of the Universe. 

When we get to the point where Abram says to Lot, “We've got to split up. You've got to go your way, and I'm going to go mine,” he gives Lot the choice. In a patriarchal society like this, in those kinds of societies, the older man has seniority, and his word is law. Abram set that aside and allowed Lot to choose which way he would go, and Abram would go the opposite way. 

It's kind of significant. People, in my experience at least, aren't fond of giving up control. Once they have control, they use it sometimes for good, sometimes not so good. But Abram gave up control of where he would go even, with all his people under him, and allowed Lot to choose first.

Now Lot, as a younger man, as many young men and young women, wanted power. He wanted wealth. He wanted that status that came with wealth. That's why, when he lifted his eyes, which is a significant Old Testament phrase, he saw what he wanted most. He picked out the choice land and wealth. 

If you've ever looked at aerial footage of Israel and the Gaza area, there's not a lot of green spots over there. There's a lot of green just around the rivers and seasonally around the wadis. These dry valleys are great for camping in during the warmer months, but during the rainy months they can quickly turn into a river. Lot followed his desire for wealth and comfort all the way to Sodom.

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Join me as we read through Genesis 11 and discuss the Tower of Bable and the genealogy of Abram.

Please note, I made a couple minor errors when reccording (that I don't know how to fix). The correct website for Answers In Genesis is answersingenesis.org. The correct name of the article is "Ancient Biblical Lifespans: Did Adam Live Over 900 Years?" I was apparently remembering the email header, not the actual article name. I apologize for any inconvenience. I do have links to the correct website and article in the shownotes and transcript here.

Welcome back to As He Leads - a Bible study podcast for busy women!

I hope you enjoyed walking through Genesis 10 with me today. It is certainly a tongue twister! (Read that as there was heavy editing in this episode.) As promised, I am including a list of resources that I hope you will find useful.

This is a link to the Map of Nations we read about today. ( https://www.bible-history.com/maps/2-table-of-nations.html )

The Bible app I mentioned is the Tecarta Bible app. I don't make any money by recommending them, but I have had such a great experience with their product, I am happy to do so. You can check them out in both the Google and Apple stores as well as online at https://tecartabible.com/home .

They also have the super awesome Tecarta Bible Search app. It is also available for both Android and Apple products. All you need is a key word or phrase, or general theme of a verse, to start a search and the app does the digging for you. 

The other resource I mentioned is also wonderful - The Blue Letter Bible. You can check out there website at https://www.blueletterbible.org/ or their app for Apple and Android products. 

I'm working on adding the podcast information to a blog style page. I'll also post occasional updates there. You can find it at https://asheleadsabiblestudyforbusywomen.wordpress.com. You can reach me there or at [email protected].

I look forward to our next journey together, As He Leads!

Rachel Kennedy

Welcome to As He Leads - a Bible study podcast for busy women. Today's podcast covers Genesis 9 and is read using the English Standard Version (ESV) of The Bible.

In today's show, I mentioned several resources that I'd share with you. I was trying to upload show notes from my phone and accidentally published the podcast, so I apologize if a random link was all you found here!

Resource links I promised:

For post-flood information, click here.

If you are struggling with pornography addiction, I have Christian resources here from Focus on the Family or here from Hope & Joy in Christ. There are many other Christian based resources out there. Please feel free to reach out directly to me if you are in need of a listening ear.

Notes used from The MacArthur Bible Commentary 

Notes from Dr. Thomas L. Constable's Notes on Genesis available online here.

As always, please feel free to reach out with any thoughts or questions!

Rachel Kennedy

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Welcome to As He Leads, a Bible study podcast for busy women! Today's show notes include notations and situations from the podcast episode, as well as other interesting tidbits that didn't make the cut into the show this time.

My favorite verses from this chapter: 

Another interesting thing I found while combing through this chapter was the choice of birds used. Ravens and Doves are very different types of birds in many ways. I'll include notes from both MacArthur and Constable below on the details.

Our Takeaways from Genisis 8:

When you are facing your ark moments - those seemingly unending trials, periods of unrest, family struggles, relationship issues - be like Noah

From Dr. Thomas Constable's Notes on Genesis available at planobiblechapel.org/soniclight/

From The MacArthur Bible Commentary

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Rachel K