Key 2541 – Genesis 35: Jacob Renamed Israel

Keys of the Kingdom Podcast 2541

In Genesis 35, we see Jacob being renamed “Israel”, traveling to “Bethel”, and building an “altar”. But do we know what those terms really mean?

by Gregory Williams
Air Date: October 11, 2025

Show Notes

KOK Notes

Studying the past, Names in the bible; kadesh 6942 kuf-dalet-shin (sanctify); Hebrew letters have meaning; Allegory and metaphor; Tree of Knowledge; Sourcing your decisions; Dinah and Shechem – consent?; Jer 9:6; Deceit; Simeon and Levi’s treachery; Seeing the whole truth; Born again?; Deceiving yourself; or Knowing yourself; Making Jacob stink; Becoming Israel; Gen 35:1 God to Jacob; Arise = establish/confirm; Bethel = house of God; Jn 12:45; Is 9:6; Christ’s kingdom; Recognizing Israel; Lessons from bondage; Trusting God; Fear not!; Abiding in faith; In, but not of; Golden Calf = reserve fund; Social welfare; Welfare tables and snares; Tables; Banks; Booths; “Worship”; Statues?; Tax collectors; Possessing people; Putting away strange gods; Biet-yod-tav (Beth) – aleph-lamad (El); Faith; Hair braids; Cities of refuge; Freewill offerings; vav+yod+tav-nun-vav (gave); Committing to God’s way; terebinth? (oak); Josh 24:26; Allegiance; Red heifer?; “Canaanmerchants of men; “Luz”; chet-tav-hey – chet-tav-tav (terror); True faith in God (divine designer); Titles vs names; Free societies – perfect law of liberty; Burying under an oak tree?; Appeared vav+yod+resh-aleph(-hey); Name-change to Israel; Following by consent; What Israel?; Branding; v12 “land”; Living by faith; Mystery Babylon; Self-deception; Birth of Benjamin; Explaining Israel’s journey; Old Isaac; Isaac’s death and burial; Age calculations; Jacob’s debts; Advanced ages; Joseph’s bondage; Your bondage; How to get free; Civil law vs Natural law; Ear-ticklers; Strong delusion; Christian checklist; Knowing the truth to know yourself; Altars; Loving one another; Burnt offerings; Exercising authority; Living stones; Are you forcing your neighbor?; Sealing your bondage by consent; Cities of blood; “Earrings”; Signs of bondage; Josh 24:26; Judges 9:6; Oak symbology; Fear not!

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