How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

Even before he was born, Jacob's parents were told by God that the younger would rule over the older.

But instead of trusting God to keep his promise, Jacob decided to help God out and do things his own way.

Well, you can probably guess how that turns out.

Welcome to Through the Bible with Dr. J. Vernon McGee.

I'm Steve Schwartz, your host, inviting you along on this five-year journey through God's Amazing Word. We're continuing a classic family drama in the book of Genesis. And in this study, we're going to see Jacob on the receiving end of deception, this time from his uncle Laban. What Jacob dishes out earlier in life, he now gets served back full measure.

In fact, these next 20-plus years are only the beginning of Jacob's education.

God is patiently at work, shaping a man who wants to do life his own way into the man he intends

him to be. And while Jacob's story starts with struggle, it doesn't end

there. God transforms him into a man that we later know as Israel. And here's the good news.

God is still doing that kind of work today, taking men and women who yield their hearts to him

and shaping us into something new in Christ Jesus. Aren't you glad? I know I am.

As you grab your Bible and find your spot here on the Bible bus, let's pause for a moment and hear

from a couple of fellow travelers. First Betty, who listens by app, she sent us this note. It's a short

one, but she's got a powerful message. She says, Dr. McGee's teaching on grace

transformed my relationship with God. Less performance, more trust, freedom at last. Well,

that's certainly stating it clearly, isn't it? And Betty, thanks for sharing. And then here's a

voicemail from a listener who's been with us a while. I got saved in 1989 with just me and my truck.

My dad had passed at an early age, and I was asking God why it happened.

And the next thing I know I'm listening to McGee over in the next week or two.

And I said, oh, I don't like the guy's voice, but I kept looking for him the next day and the next day and the next day.

Anyway, I listen when I shave every morning on the app, and it's wonderful.

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