Jeff Cavins

We're gonna be looking for when do they get land? When is there a royal kingdom established? When is worldwide blessing available to the world? And so that acts as a foundation for us to read going forward. But then who can forget the great stories of Isaac, and Jacob, and then the longest portion of Genesis goes to Joseph.

We're gonna be looking for when do they get land? When is there a royal kingdom established? When is worldwide blessing available to the world? And so that acts as a foundation for us to read going forward. But then who can forget the great stories of Isaac, and Jacob, and then the longest portion of Genesis goes to Joseph.

And just a key, when you get to that point, when you get to that point, remember, it's not just about Joseph. There's one other character that you're gonna be getting into. I won't let the cat out of the bag. But you're gonna be talking about that, and it's going to end with all the blessings to these sons, which are really, really important. And they end in Egypt.

And just a key, when you get to that point, when you get to that point, remember, it's not just about Joseph. There's one other character that you're gonna be getting into. I won't let the cat out of the bag. But you're gonna be talking about that, and it's going to end with all the blessings to these sons, which are really, really important. And they end in Egypt.

And just a key, when you get to that point, when you get to that point, remember, it's not just about Joseph. There's one other character that you're gonna be getting into. I won't let the cat out of the bag. But you're gonna be talking about that, and it's going to end with all the blessings to these sons, which are really, really important. And they end in Egypt.

And then there's going to be a 400-year break after that. And then you're going to be picking up with Exodus and moving on. So we're right on schedule here.

And then there's going to be a 400-year break after that. And then you're going to be picking up with Exodus and moving on. So we're right on schedule here.

And then there's going to be a 400-year break after that. And then you're going to be picking up with Exodus and moving on. So we're right on schedule here.

Yeah, I think it's faith, you know, and what is faith and trusting in God. This idea of faith is not simply believism. You know, God did not say to Abram, do you just believe what I'm telling you? Right. But faith, to quote Pope Benedict, faith is really divided into two things. One is a mental acknowledgement.

Yeah, I think it's faith, you know, and what is faith and trusting in God. This idea of faith is not simply believism. You know, God did not say to Abram, do you just believe what I'm telling you? Right. But faith, to quote Pope Benedict, faith is really divided into two things. One is a mental acknowledgement.

Yeah, I think it's faith, you know, and what is faith and trusting in God. This idea of faith is not simply believism. You know, God did not say to Abram, do you just believe what I'm telling you? Right. But faith, to quote Pope Benedict, faith is really divided into two things. One is a mental acknowledgement.

Abram says, yes, I believe that God is calling me to leave this land and go to a new land, a promised land. That's why we call it the promised land. It was promised to Abram and his descendants. But the second aspect of that, the first is faith. Mental assent, yes, I concur, I believe. The second is a personal entrusting of yourself to God.

Abram says, yes, I believe that God is calling me to leave this land and go to a new land, a promised land. That's why we call it the promised land. It was promised to Abram and his descendants. But the second aspect of that, the first is faith. Mental assent, yes, I concur, I believe. The second is a personal entrusting of yourself to God.

Abram says, yes, I believe that God is calling me to leave this land and go to a new land, a promised land. That's why we call it the promised land. It was promised to Abram and his descendants. But the second aspect of that, the first is faith. Mental assent, yes, I concur, I believe. The second is a personal entrusting of yourself to God.

Now, as we continue to read in the Patriarchs and beyond, you're going to encounter people who made mental assent, but they never entrusted themselves. And that's where the story gets really interesting. But what we see in Abram is he not only believed God, But it was counted for him as righteousness because he stepped out and he walked in it. He showed that he trusted God.

Now, as we continue to read in the Patriarchs and beyond, you're going to encounter people who made mental assent, but they never entrusted themselves. And that's where the story gets really interesting. But what we see in Abram is he not only believed God, But it was counted for him as righteousness because he stepped out and he walked in it. He showed that he trusted God.

Now, as we continue to read in the Patriarchs and beyond, you're going to encounter people who made mental assent, but they never entrusted themselves. And that's where the story gets really interesting. But what we see in Abram is he not only believed God, But it was counted for him as righteousness because he stepped out and he walked in it. He showed that he trusted God.

And so there's a remarkable demonstration here of what it means to walk with God, with Abram. And you can kind of measure Isaac and Jacob and beyond with the walk that Abraham had with God.

And so there's a remarkable demonstration here of what it means to walk with God, with Abram. And you can kind of measure Isaac and Jacob and beyond with the walk that Abraham had with God.

And so there's a remarkable demonstration here of what it means to walk with God, with Abram. And you can kind of measure Isaac and Jacob and beyond with the walk that Abraham had with God.