Genesis 29: The Trickster gets Tricked

About this episode

In this episode, Charles Hegwood discusses how Jacob is deceived by Laban in Genesis 29 and the theme of redemption through brokenness.

In Genesis 29, Jacob gets a taste of his own medicine. Laban, his uncle, tricks Jacob into laboring for 14 years to marry the woman he loved. And yet we will see that all of the brokenness of this story is not enough to dethrone the King. God redeems all of the brokenness in Jesus! #Genesis #Genesis29 #Jacob #tricked #Oldtestament #Biblepodcast

People in this episode

Host: Charles Hegwood

Topics covered

• deception
• redemption
• family dynamics
• Old Testament
• Christian faith

Keywords

• Genesis
• Jacob
• Laban
• tricked
• Old Testament
• Bible podcast
• redemption
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Genesis, Genesis 29

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