The Word Diet

The Word Diet (Episode 63): Genesis 48-50's Blessings from Jacob 13.06.2021 55:30 ↓

blessings from Jacob-- to Joseph's sons, all of the brothers, and then his death/funeral

The Word Diet (Episode 62): Genesis 46-47's Israel settles in Egypt and Jacob prepares for his burial 04.06.2021 55:18 ↓

Jacob and family settle in Egypt and Jacob prepares Joseph for his burial 

The Word Diet (Episode 61): Genesis 44-45's The Brothers Unite 25.05.2021 55:31 ↓

Joseph's cat-n-mouse to figure out their character ends with Judah's repentance and heroism. 

The Word Diet (Episode 60): Genesis 42-43's Planning for a Family Reunion 17.05.2021 55:30 ↓

Joseph trying to figure out if the brothers have changed...

The Word Diet (Episode 59): Genesis 40-41's Joseph from Prison to Pharaoh's VP 17.05.2021 55:35 ↓

Joseph goes from Potiphar's Prison to Pharaoh's Palace by God's Providence

The Word Diet (Episode 58): Genesis 38-39's Judah/Tamar and Joseph in Potiphar's household 02.05.2021 55:33 ↓

the crucial but overlooked story of Tamar's desperate scheme and Judah as the Bible's first penitent-- and then back to Joseph with Potiphar and his wife

The Word Diet (Episode 57): Genesis 37's Joseph and the Brothers (Pt. 1) 02.05.2021 55:27 ↓

Genesis 37: Jacob's favoritism; Joseph's dreams; the brothers' jealousy; and Reuben vs. Judah in the plot to deal with Joseph

The Word Diet (Episode 56): Genesis 34:25-36:43's Back to Bethel and Loose Ends pre-Joseph 18.04.2021 55:28 ↓

Wrapping up the Shechemite Debacle; Jacob (finally) returns to Bethel; and a range of loose ends pre-Joseph

The Word Diet (Episode 55): Genesis 33:1-34:24's Jacob returns home and the Shechemite Deception 18.04.2021 55:24 ↓

Jacob returns home to meet Esau-- the rape of Dinah and the vengeance of the brother in the Shechemite Deception

The Word Diet (Episode 52): Genesis 28:10-29:30's Jacob flees home-- a dream, Laban, Leah and Rachel 18.04.2021 55:20 ↓

Jacob flees home after teaming with Rebekah to deceive Isaac and Esau-- a dream from God, a devious father-in-law Laban, and two wives

The Word Diet (Episode 54): Genesis 31:17-32:32's Resolving Laban, Prepping for Esau, Wrestling with God 12.04.2021 55:24 ↓

Resolving Laban, Prepping for Esau, Wrestling with God

The Word Diet (Episode 53): Genesis 29:31-31:16's Population and Prosperity 29.03.2021 55:19 ↓

Leah, Rachel and the maidservants crank out kids-- and Jacob works around Laban

The Word Diet (Episode 51): Genesis 27:1-28:9's The Birthright Deception 29.03.2021 55:28 ↓

Rebekah and Jacob vs. Isaac and Esau... part 2 after ch. 25's Blessing Transaction and Rebekah as a surprisingly-potential heroine of the story

The Word Diet (Episode 50): Genesis 25:19-26:35's Isaac/Abimelech and Jacob/Esau (Part 1) 08.03.2021 55:23 ↓

into the account of Isaac...

The Word Diet (Episode 49): Genesis 22:20-25:18's From Sarah's Death to Isaac's Marriage 08.03.2021 55:15 ↓

the death of Sarah and Abraham-- and the marriage of Isaac and Rebekah

The Word Diet (Episode 48): Genesis 22:1-19's Binding of Isaac 08.03.2021 55:30 ↓

the climactic chapter in Abraham's story

The Word Diet (Episode 47): Genesis 21's Isaac & Ishmael/Hagar, and Intro to Genesis 22 21.02.2021 55:21 ↓

the birth of Isaac, banishing Ishmael/Hagar, and an intro to the binding of Isaac

The Word Diet (Episode 46): Genesis 19:12-21:34-- Lot's End and Abraham's encounters with Abimelech 21.02.2021 55:09 ↓

Genesis 19 on Lot's End and Genesis 20-21 for Abraham's encounters with Abimelech

The Word Diet (Episode 45): Genesis 18:16-19:29's Justice and Judgment in Sodom and Gomorrah 06.02.2021 55:30 ↓

Abraham brings up destruction and justice-- and then argues for mercy and measured judgment

The Word Diet (Episode 44): Genesis 17:1-18:15's Circumcision, Hospitality, and the Child of Promise 02.02.2021 55:20 ↓

Circumcision, Hospitality, and (finally) the Child of Promise

The Word Diet (Episode 43): Genesis 15-16's Eliezer and Ishmael 25.01.2021 55:30 ↓

Abraham's heir is not going to be Lot. How about Eliezer or Ishmael?

The Word Diet (Episode 42): Genesis 13-14's Abram. Lot, and Melchizedek 17.01.2021 55:21 ↓

Abram. Lot, and Melchizedek

The Word Diet (Episode 41): Genesis 12's Abram in Egypt 17.01.2021 55:09 ↓

The Word Diet (Episode 41): Genesis 12's Abram in Egypt

The Word Diet (Episode 40): Genesis 11:10-12:3's Intro to Abraham 03.01.2021 55:27 ↓

Abraham's genealogy and Intro to Abraham

The Word Diet (Episode 39): Genesis 10:1-11:9's Tower of Babel 26.12.2020 54:13 ↓

Transitioning from Noah to Abraham...