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Unashamed with the Robertson Family

Ep 1169 | The Wild Childhood Rivalries That Inspired ‘Duck Dynasty’ & Who Miss Kay Loves the Most

Unashamed with the Robertson Family

Tread Lively

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Christianity

4.923.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Al, Zach, Christian Huff, and John Luke open up with some family confessions about who the true “favorite” Robertson sibling and grandchild really is. That leads to Genesis 25, where Jacob and Esau’s clash over birthright and blessing mirrors the dangers of picking favorites and the pain of sibling rivalry. The guys dig into what it means that God shows no favoritism, why Jacob and Esau’s story is really about nations more than individuals, and how grace and forgiveness will always win out. In this episode: Genesis 22; Genesis 25, verse 23; Genesis 25, verse 30; Genesis 33, verse 10; Acts 10, verse 34; Romans 9; John 1, verse 51; John 2; Hebrews 4; Isaiah 2 Today's conversation is about lesson 5 of The Genesis Story: Reading Biblical Narratives taught by Hillsdale Professor Justin Jackson. Take the course with us at no cost to you! Sign up at http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/ More about The Genesis Story: Genesis is a book of fundamental importance for the Jewish and Christian faiths and has exerted a profound influence on Western Civilization. In addition to being a great religious text, it is also a literary masterpiece.  This free online course explores some of the work’s major narrative themes, including the complex relationship between God and man, the consequences of a rupture in that relationship, and the path towards reconciliation. Check out At Home with Phil Robertson, nearly 800 episodes of Phil's unfiltered wisdom, humor, and biblical truth, available for free for the first time! Get it on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and anywhere you listen to podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/at-home-with-phil-robertson/id1835224621 Listen to Not Yet Now with Zach Dasher on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, or anywhere you get podcasts. Chapters: 00:00–11:48 Sibling Rivalries & Favorite Sons 11:49–21:20 Jacob & Esau Represent Two Nations 21:21–32:43 Deceivers Always Get Deceived 32:44–44:00 How to Wrestle With God 44:01–55:28 Why Jesus Came From Judah — Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I am unashamed. What about you? Well, we are back. We do this every Friday. It's called Unashamed

0:10.5

Academy Powered by Hillsdale College. We're getting into the book of Genesis this time. You guys can

0:16.0

sign up for free. All you got to do is go to Unashamed for Hillsdale.com. This week we're talking about Jacob and Esau, two brothers.

0:24.4

One was the favorite.

0:25.9

One was the, well, I guess they both were favorite of a parent.

0:29.6

Do you all have favorites, by the way?

0:31.3

I just have one sibling, so.

0:33.5

So were you the favorite?

0:35.0

Oh, was I the favorite?

0:36.1

I think we're, it was reiterated very often that we were both equal. Yeah. But now tell us the truth. I think I'm the favorite. You think you are? I think so. How, what about you? Well, you know, y'all, in my case, our whole family's been on television for years, so it's kind of out there.

1:02.7

But in our family, with mom especially, because it is interesting because our storyline today is about the moms in terms of the favorites. But in our case, it was whoever's in the room is the favor with mom.

1:08.2

Like, if you're there, of course, you're the favorite.

1:10.3

She told me I wasn't saw her because she was sick recently, and I saw her, and she said, You're my favorite nephew, right? Yeah, said the same thing to John Gimber right before you got there. I think the person said, is this is John? She's like, oh, Zach, Zach's my favorite. So personally, that was a Jacob Esau situation. Exactly. Exactly. So personally, I know I'm my favorite. So personally, Jacob Esau situation. Exactly.

1:34.9

So personally, I know I'm the favorite, like deep down, I'm like you, because I'm the most dependable.

1:36.3

You know, I'm there.

1:39.7

I come up with the most, the brightest and best ideas.

1:45.8

But, you know, I let the others bask in their favoritism that they think they have.

2:03.7

Of course, the only one that knows he's not the favorite is Jace, because he's nobody's favorite. Yeah, except I guess Missy. He's everybody's favorite villain. Exactly. He's the villain. You know, it's like a Bond movie. What's a Bond movie without a villain, right? We talked about that on the last podcast. So I know it's me, but I let Jep take the mantle because he's the youngest.

2:02.3

I feel like it's jeb i mean just from the outside looking in what are you

2:06.5

yeah from the outside looking in for sure jep i mean that seems like he's the most coddled for sure

2:11.5

because he's the youngest that yeah it is is i mean you're an oldest you know are you the oldest

2:16.0

yeah so we all know oldest you're oldest oldest. I'm middle child. Oh, that's right. No one do you have a syndrome? Yeah, that explains a lot about Zach's issue. Who's the favorite of Willie and Corey's? Yeah, this is interesting. You know, true, I was trying to think of it, and truly i don't think my dad has a favorite or they have a

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