The Torah Part II: Cain & Abel to Joseph | Dennis Prager

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🗓️ 11 November 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Cain and Abel, Noah and the Flood, Abraham and the 12 Tribes of Israel, Joseph and his coat of many colors—these timeless stories from the Book of Genesis continue to shape Western civilization and moral thought. In this PragerU 5-Minute Video, bestselling author and biblical scholar Dennis Prager, creator of The Rational Bible reveals the enduring lessons and spiritual insights found in Genesis. Discover why these foundational biblical narratives still resonate today and what they teach us about human nature, faith, family, and God’s purpose for mankind. Get all our content ad-free on PragerU.com or download the PragerU app: https://l.prageru.com/45GvWlu Follow PragerU on social media: YouTube Instagram X/Twitter Facebook Rumble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.7	After reading from the tree of knowledge of good and evil,
0:34.7	Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden.
0:38.7	They then had two sons, Kane and Abel. In a fit of jealousy, the older brother, Kane, killed his younger brother.
0:45.1	The world began on a bad note, and it only got worse. It was filled with violence.
0:52.6	Observing all this evil, God declared that the will of man's heart is toward evil from his youth.
1:00.0	The Torah thereby announced one of its most important insights.
1:04.0	Human nature is not basically good.
1:07.0	It is not basically evil, but it is surely not basically good.
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1:17.5	nature is basically good and why it is impossible to make a good world if you believe that.
1:23.9	In one sentence, you can't be a good person unless you battle your nature.
1:29.1	This is one example of the innumerable insights of the Torah that have shaped the way people understand life.
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