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Podcast: Sharper Iron from KFUO Radio
Episode: Genesis 29:31-30:24: The Nation Grows
Description: The LORD hears the cries of the poor and needy, and so he opens the womb of Leah, the wife whom Jacob does not love. The names of her first four sons reveal her growing faith in the LORD, particularly the name “Judah,” the son through whom the promised Christ will eventually come. The reality of the multiple women in Jacob’s life quickly leads to family turmoil, yet the LORD continues to keep His promise that the descendants of Abraham will become numerous, even in the midst of human sin. After years of bearing the reproach of barrenness, the LO...