Jacob moves on with his family to Bethel, and on the way loses his beloved Rachel. Listen as Dr. Saleska provides the background in this "Christ in Every Word" podcast.
After 20 years Jacob and Esau encounter each other again. Will it be hatred and conflict as it was before? Join Dr. John Saleska as he takes us through this dramatic event in the live of both these men.
Join Drs. Saleska and Oberdeck as they discuss Jacob's next move in his ongoing family situation. He's worked for his father-in-law for a long time, and now the Lord asks him to return to his homeland. How can he leave Laban?
Dr. Saleska takes us through the tumultuous household of Jacob as he attends to the sisters, Leah and Rachel, whom he has married, and their two servants, all who provide him with twelve sons and one daughter.
Dr. Saleska guides us through the intricacies of sibling rivalry made all the more problematic by parental favoritism. This is the family of Isaac and Rebekah.
Dr. Saleska explains in detail Abraham's comission given to Eliezar to find a wife for his son Isaac. This is not your ordinary romance story, at least not in the way we ordinarily think of romance today. Yet this is a love story!
The promise is made once again, only now within a specified period of time. Within a year the aged couple will have a son. Will they continue to believe these promises? Listen as Dr. John Saleska takes you in-depth into the story.
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