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Genesis 29–31: On Rachel's Junk Science, Jacob's Ancient Eugenics, and the Fear of Isaac's Unshakeable Sovereignty (Bible Talk, Ep. 10)

Bible Talk — A podcast by 9Marks & Southern Seminary

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The Lord's Blessing

In chapter 30 verse 27, Laban said to Jacob that he had learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because of you. Jim: I think there's an assumption that Laban has learned true things from the divination. He says we shouldn't be snotty about ancient people being stupid here. "We should say we want to adopt the humble posture of learning from God's word and relying on the Lord"

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