Is there a practical interpretation of the wild story known as “Jacob’s Ladder”? What is the lesson of Jacob working 14 year for his wives? We consider these in our Genesis 29 study.
by Gregory Williams
Air Date: August 16, 2025
Show Notes
- 00:00:40 Genesis 29; Abraham; Nimrod; Gerar; Bondage of Egypt; Melchizedek; Abimelech
- 00:12:25 Human Resources; Socialism; Charity; Deceitful Meats; Leaven
- 00:19:38 Ruth; Tree of Knowledge; Tree of Life
- 00:25:50 Sodom
- 00:35:00 Idolatry; Covetous Practices
- 00:40:00 Abimelech; Nimrod; Melchizedek; Logos = Right Reason
- 00:53:00 Merchants of Men; Human Resources; Turtledove; Exercise Authority; Benefactors; Covetous Practices; Merchandise; City; Cauldron; One Purse; Biting One Another
- 01:11:45 Benefactors; Merchandise; Beersheba; Daily Ministration
- 01:29:15 The Way
- 01:37:00 Biting One Another
KOK Notes
Harder look at Abraham; “Gerar”; What Abraham was doing; Strangers; Melchizedek vs Abimelech; Degenerating the people; Lifestyle; Assisted suicide?; Abraham’s tithe; Human resources; Capitalism; Charity = Love; The culture of Nature’s God; Revelation; Fasting; Ruth and Naomi; Burning furnace; Tree of Life; Fleeing the light; Abraham’s vision; Jacobs dream; Ambassadors of God; Life’s journey; Self-indulgence vs caring for one another; William the Conqueror; Covenants; Law of nations; Haran – dry place; Abraham’s reputation; Feeding sheep; Trusting Abimelech?; Common reasons for divorce; Idolatry; Blame; Understanding Abraham; Life requires sacrifice; Waiting upon the Lord; How to follow Abraham and Christ; Righteousness of God; Abundance of life; “Pillow”?; Canaanites; Merchants of men; Smoking furnace?; Source of dominion; Caring through charity; Christ’s institutions; Authors of confusion; Gen 15:17; Consequences of your choices; Isa 6:13; Being Doer’s of the Word; Altars of charity; Iniquity of Rachel, Sarah, Leban; Manipulation; Deut 4:20; When to give?; Jer 11:4; Iron furnace = bondage; Rightly dividing charity; Satisfaction?; Coming to the well of Christ; God’s timing; Being a stranger in Canaan; Jacob’s leaving his comfort zone; Repentance; Freewill sacrifice; World of confusion and manipulation; Recognizing God’s miracles; Rebekah vs Rachel; Dry bones?; Symptoms of being off the righteous way; Consuming fire; Jacob’s dream; Messengers of God; Gen 29:1; Rachel’s late arrival; Being Christ’s Church; Symbolism of Jacob meeting Rachel; Are you submitting to God?; Laban’s eye for gold; Laban’s wife-swap; Seek Righteousness.
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