The Bushnell Project
John Bushnell shares his wisdom through Podcast, and the joys of reading the Bible. Join him currently as he walks through the Bible.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 1030
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Jacob leaves the land of his father-in-law
Genesis 31 continues with Jacob finally getting up the never, and being told by God, fleas the land of his father in law. Jacob has become very wealthy, so much so that his father in law and family …
Time to get to work
Jacob waste no time, and in just six years he will gain through hard work and paying attention to the details, a lot of wealth.
You to can gain incredible wealth in just 7 years
Genesis 30 - 33 is the story of Jacob finally earning wealth, and leaving his father in laws land to return to his own land, the land of Abraham and Issac.
We will spend some time in this, but here …
Fast times in Jacobs house
In 7 to 8 years Jacob will father 11 sons from 4 "wives". He also will have a daughter. An he is 84 when he gets married... no young man.
How many wives and children can an 80 plus year old man have?
Jacob starts off at 84 with two wives, has four sons by one of them, then gets another wife (servant of one of his wives) and has two more sons. And his second wife gives him her maid servant and sh…
Four sons for Jacob
How lonely do you feel? Do you feel hated? Look at Leah.
77 year old man forced to work 7 years to marry his girlfriend
What you focused on? This guy, is focused.
Genesis 29
How far would you go? Following God's will?
Genesis 29
Jacob travels to the land from which his mother came, over 550 miles away. Here he meets his cousin and uncle for the first time (That we know about).
Jacob is now around 77 years old.
The most famous dream
The ladder to heaven.
Is it for us to go up?
Genesis 28
Killing the future, not having a vision
what is the difference between 1 million and 1 billion? and 1 billion and 1 trillion?
Think in seconds,
1 million second = how long?
and 1 billion seconds?
and 1 trillion seconds?
Looking at current affa…
No perfect family
Genesis 27:41-46, as we finish this chapter, we see just how imperfect this family is, the family on the planet that is blessed by God, and once again, we have one son wanting to kill the other.
We ha…
Word matter, as does God's will
Here we see in Genesis 27:30-40 that the one to be blessed is blessed and that Issac is quick to realize that. He knows that God is in control. Do you?
The Trick (maybe the first wife to do this, but not the last)
We continue in Genesis 27, looking at vs 18-29. Oh the trickery, the lack of truth... need i say more.
The Set up (Momma is going to get her way)
Genesis 27 if a most interesting chapter. Here we look at the first 17 verses. Oh the details...
Do you make their life bitter? (Disappoint)
Genesis 26:34-35
Interesting end of this chapter, and transition into the next.
Are we making our loved ones regret having us around?
Try and try again, Genesis 26:12-25
First time sowing seed is used in the Bible, cool right.
Have land? You are going to want water... just like Issac. Be resourceful.
Do you and your spouse look happily married?
Isaac and his wife Rebekah are visibly in love. And they are not young. Isaac is 80 or older at this point, maybe even 100 years old. So what's our excuse?
Here in Genesis 26: 6-16 we find these tw…
Are we starving? Genesis 26
Is it possible to be starving and not know it? Maybe not, but maybe malnourished and not know it right? Feast on God's Word for a full month and good solid teaching every day for a month, and then …