Tag: Genesis 27

Jacob and the Prodigal (Part 1)

Jan 12, 2006

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mwkruse

in Series: Luke 15 – Kenneth E. Bailey, Theology

[Previous] We have seen that the Parable of the Compassionate Father is directly related to the shepherding metaphors that precede it in Luke 15 and in the Old Testament. But the parable taps into much deeper images for the Jews of Jesus' day. Bailey shows how four other men of Jesus' era had used the…
Isaac’s Failing Vision

Jul 6, 2005

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mwkruse

in Disillusion, Series: Disillusion – Hebrew Testament (Series), Theology

Gen 27:18-29 NRSV 18 So he [Jacob] went in to his father, and said, "My father"; and he said, "Here I am; who are you, my son?" 19 Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me; now sit up and eat of my game, so that…