Episode notes
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We continue the story of Jacob—a man born into family tension. His father, Isaac, favored the rugged Esau, while Jacob, quieter and clever, was his mother’s favorite. Early on, Jacob deceived his way into a blessing, which forced him to flee to his uncle Laban’s house hundreds of miles away.
There, he worked 14 years to marry Rachel but was tricked into marrying Leah first. Through both wives and their maidservants, Jacob fathered twelve sons, the heads of Israel’s tribes. Each son’s name reflects the emotions and struggles of the household. Yet through this chaos, God was at work fulfilling His promise.
In Genesis 30, Jacob, now prosperous through unusual means—like placing sticks near mating animals—gains wealth. God blesses him, ...