Making Sense of Life Through The Biblical Story Podcast

In today’s episode we’re going to look what happened to Jacob through the lives of his sons, with a particular focus on two of those sons, Joseph and Judah. Through their lives, we will see the re-emergence of the expectation of a ruler who will come through Abraham’s seed.

In this episode, we’re going to look at the life of Jacob, who becomes Israel, and what this new identity means to the Story.

In today’s episode, we’re going to see the Promises to Abraham fully and completely ratified, and then watch as they pass from Abraham to Isaac, and toward Jacob. I also want to give you a key to thinking about the Story in a way that you can begin to track it in your own mind.

In today’s episode we’re going to look at Abram & Sarai’s efforts to fulfill God’s Promise of a Seed with the Hagar Solution, and then see God’s rejection of those efforts with the Promise of the birth of Isaac. In these events, we’ll also look at the Sign of the Covenant, circumcision.

In today’s episode we’ll look at the connection between Abram’s faith and God’s Promises to him. We will see the Promise of a Seed return to prominence in the Story, and we will see the Promises that have already been made formalized into a binding Covenant. 

With the conclusion of the Story at Babel, things seem pretty hopeless. Man is nowhere near living up to what God created him for, and God has given men over to their defiance. There is no glimmer of hope in that smaller story. But the Larger Story isn’t over. In today’s episode, we’ll look at God’s initiative, through Abraham, to bring blessing to those who seem determined to live under the Curse.

After Babel, things seem pretty hopeless. Man is nowhere near living up to what God created him for, and God has given men over to their defiance. There is no glimmer of hope in that smaller story. But the Larger Story isn’t over. In today’s episode, we’ll look at God’s actions to bring blessing to those who seem determined to live under the Curse.

In this episode, we’re going to look at what happened to the sons of Noah after the flood. In the process, we’re going to see again that genealogies are simply a dry list, but make important contributions to the development of the Story. And by the end of today’s episode, we’re going to see that what happened at Babel was just as catastrophic as the flood.

The Story of Noah is more than a standalone Bible story. In it, God's relationship with mankind is dramatically altered. In this episode, we'll conclude our look at how the events related to Noah's life advance the larger Story.

The Story of Noah is one of those bible stories that is usually taught as a stand-alone story. But as we’ve seen, it’s not. It’s part of the larger Story of Scripture. So, what are the critical developments found in it, and how do they move the Story forward? That’s what we’re going to begin to look at in this episode.