Ep 142 | Genesis 24-27, Come Follow Me (February 21-27)
Talking Scripture
Mike Day & Bryce Dunford
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2022
⏱️ 94 minutes
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Summary
Timestamps:
00:32 – Those searching for an eternal companion can learn valuable lessons from the story of Isaac and Rebekah.
04:27 – “He shall send his angel before thee to help” in Genesis 24.20.
06:55 – A caution: The Lord has not chosen one particular person to be your spouse.
09:32 – The servant’s test of how to choose an eternal companion. If you are looking for a 3-3 marriage, be a 3!
23:43 – Archetypes in Genesis. Four ways to read the text, with three important lenses. The temple symbolism of Rebekah at the well.
30:57 – Abraham marries Keturah after the death of Sarah.
33:56 – The sons of Ishmael and their “castles” in Genesis 25.12-18.
35:29 – Abraham died and was gathered to his people. These verses echo eternal truths regarding the reunification of families in the Spirit World after death.
39:22 – Rebekah and Isaac have twins named Jacob and Esau. These men represent two nations.
46:39 – Esau is the progenitor of the Edomites.
50:04 – Esau sells the birthright in Genesis 25.29-34. Esau’s tears remind us to not despise the blessings within our reach.
1:00:51 – The people of the covenant always seek sacred places to commune with God.
1:03:58 – The literal reading (peshat) of Genesis 27.1-40 with 4 points of emphasis from the Institute Manual.
1:11:19 – Patterns, types, and figures may provide deeper meaning to Genesis 27. Reading this text with an allegorical (remez) and sacred temple approach (sod).
1:22:23 – The tripart structure of the creation and the three Patriarchs may increase our understanding of temple symbolism and show us Rebekah’s essential purpose in this story.
1:32:13 – We can accept the responsibility of the Abrahamic Covenant by sharing the light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, welcome to Talking Scripture, a podcast where we illustrate relevance and |
| 0:07.5 | application to the scriptures and come follow me. |
| 0:10.3 | We also dive into the history and cultures of the text. |
| 0:13.5 | Thanks for taking the time to share and subscribe to this podcast. |
| 0:17.1 | For show notes, head over to our website, TalkingScriptural.org. |
| 0:23.5 | Welcome to Talking Scripture, I'm Mike, and I'm Bryce, and today we are going to be |
| 0:26.8 | in Genesis 24 through 27. |
| 0:30.0 | And there's a lot of doctrines here, and I want to jump right into chapter 24. |
| 0:35.8 | This is the story of Abraham seeking a wife for Isaac. |
| 0:40.0 | So those of you who are looking for an eternal companion, there is a lot of wonderful |
| 0:45.8 | information here to help you in your pursuit of an eternal companion. |
| 0:51.9 | I believe wholeheartedly that the most important thing to Heavenly Father is helping us each |
| 0:58.9 | find an eternal companion. |
| 1:01.7 | That decision is more important than anything else we do in mortality. |
| 1:08.1 | Therefore, it's more important to Heavenly Father than anything else. |
| 1:13.1 | The counter to that is this. |
| 1:16.7 | There is nothing more essential to our enemy than interfering with that process, and messing |
| 1:25.3 | that process up. |
| 1:27.7 | And he has set all sorts of pitfalls for us to fall into as we pursue an eternal companion. |
| 1:36.8 | If he can pair us with the wrong type of person, if he can mess up our dating, he can mess |
| 1:42.7 | up our marriage. |
| 1:43.7 | If he can mess up our marriage, he can mess up our Godhood. |
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