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Podcast: Sharper Iron from KFUO Radio
Episode: Genesis 35:22-36:43: Growing Pains
Description: Life in Canaan for Jacob’s family continues to be plagued by sin as Reuben violates the concubine of his father’s favorite wife in the aftermath of Rachel’s death. The listing of Jacob’s twelve sons highlights God’s faithfulness to His promise to make this family into a great nation. Isaac’s death is a reminder of the consequence of sin, even as his two sons come together for his burial. As Esau’s role in the narrative is over, Moses records generations of Esau’s descendants because the nation of Edom interacted with Israel regularly. Although the lin...