S3 E14 God Speaks To Abram, And Everything Changes

About this episode

The episode explores the transformative call of God to Abram, connecting biblical narratives to themes of trust and identity.

Send us Fan Mail We trace the arc from Noah and Babel to Abram’s call and show how God’s command and promise form a pattern for trust, identity, and mission. Ur’s sophistication, Abram’s likely monotheism, and the symbolism of crossing water connect Genesis to discipleship and baptism today. • framing God as the main character • harm of taking Scripture out of context • Noah’s stumble and righteous imperfection • nations from Shem, Ham, and Japheth • Babel’s ambition and language scattering ...

People in this episode

Host: Barb Ylitalo

Topics covered

• God's command
• trust
• identity
• mission
• discipleship
• baptism

Keywords

• Abram
• Noah
• Babel
• trust
• identity
• mission
• discipleship
• baptism

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Books & works: Genesis

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