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Enstoried invites listeners to ask themselves the question, what kind of story am I living into? Conversations around the Bible, movies, music, and all forms of stories both ancient and modern. A weekly podcast with new episodes releasing on Mondays.
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As his life draws to a close in Egypt, Jacob makes one last request to his son Joseph: when I die, take me home to be buried with my ancestors. Jospeh honors his father's dying wish, but the family of Israel are not the only ones who make the long journey to pay their last respects. Today on Enstoried, God's incredible vision for the future of the promised land. Jacob and Joseph lead the way at the end of Genesis, but who is following after them? And what would it really take to get not only Israel there in the end, but every nation in the world?
In Genesis, the blessing of one's father is a greatly desired thing. Jacob and Esau were rivals in seeking it from their father Isaac. When it comes time for Jacob to bless his twelve sons, who will come away with the lion's share? Today on Enstoried, the future of Israel, as told through the blessings given by Jacob. Some tribes will rise and others will fall, not because of their birthright or who Jacob loves most, but because of who they are already in the process of becoming through God.
After putting his brothers through a test to see if they've truly changed, Joseph reveals his true identity to them and they begin to reconcile. It's a relief, but the famine that ended up bringing them together is far from over, and everyone isn't out of the woods yet. Today on Enstoried, the family of Israel moves to Egypt. Canaan is still the promised land, but God is presently working out a plan through Joseph to not only advance the promises made to Abraham about preserving his family, but to save the nations through the blessings of Israel.
Our pasts can come back to haunt us. At least, that's how Joseph's brothers must have felt when they were caught red-handed leaving Egypt for the second time. But is God really out for justice and to punish them for what they did to Joseph all those years ago? Or does he have something truly great in mind? Today on Enstoried, one final test for the sons of Israel. Taking ownership for what they did to Joseph before God will not end in their being condemned. Instead, it is the only way forward on the path that God has set them for the healing of their family and the maintaining of a promise that God made to their ancestors.
Is revenge a dish best served cold, or not at all? When Joseph's deceitful brothers show up in Egypt looking to survive the famine in Canaan, he'll have the chance to decide. Today on Enstoried, Joseph sees his brothers for the first time in 13 years. Like his father Jacob and uncle Esau, they didn't part on the best of terms. But will their reunion end with Joseph taking care of unfinished business, or will it be the beginning of their family becoming whole once again?
Sometimes, dreams really do come true. But if Joseph is the one telling you what your dreams mean, then they always come true (which can be a good or bad thing). Today on Enstoried, Joseph's ability to interpret dreams earns him more than freedom from prison - it makes him the second most powerful person in all of Egypt. Even though seven years of famine threaten all of the known world, God has put his wise one in a royal position for a time such as this.
Joseph son of Jacob was a young man with big dreams. He dreamed that someday he would become like a king with others bowing down before him, but he never dreamed he would end up becoming a slave and a prisoner in the meantime. Today on Enstoried, we return to the story of Joseph. His journey away from home seems to get off to a rough start, and while God is with him and blesses him in the middle of hard circumstances, it is the people that God blesses most at this point in the story that might just surprise you.
If there is one tribe from Israel that stands out later in the story of the Bible, it's Judah. The whole southern kingdom of Israel is Judah, Jesus himself is called the Lion of Judah. So Judah must have been a great guy, right? Today on Enstoried, an unflattering look at Judah, son of Jacob. He struggles with his integrity in doing right by his family, but lucky for him he's got a very brave daughter-in-law who will go to great lengths to hold Judah accountable and honor her deceased husband.
In the Gospels, Jesus says that a prophet is not welcome in his hometown. In Genesis, Joseph learns this truth all too well after he decides to share his prophetic dreams with his family. Today on Enstoried, Joseph leaves home at an early age because he's on bad terms with his brothers. Just like with his father Jacob and uncle Esau, favoritism within the family has a big part to play in the fracture, and God will play a big part in making them whole again.
The descendants of Jacob's brother Esau cause no small amount of trouble for Israel in the story of the Old Testament. And they get called out for it on more than one occasion by the prophets. In light of this sibling rivalry, do the Edomites truly have hope for the future, or are they just destined to become ancient history? Today on Enstoried, the unchosen people of Genesis. What will be the final word for the people of Esau, after the entire story is told and the mission of the chosen people of Israel is finally accomplished?
Genesis, as its name implies, is a book of beginnings. Just as importantly, it is also a book of re-beginnings for humans with God. Today on Enstoried, we will see exactly that in the last of these stories that focus on the life of Jacob. His life hasn't been easy, it's not going to get easy, but for Jacob and all of us who consider him our spiritual forefather, it is a life that will always be marked by the presence of God.
After an intense reunion with Esau, Jacob and his family return to Canaan and settle down. But when his daughter Dinah soon becomes the victim of an assault, the family must decide how to react. Today on Enstoried, how Jacob responds to injustice against his family, and how it affects his sons. Action and inaction both have consequences, and the combination of the two in this story lead to disastrous results.
Family reunions - they can be wonderful or they can be stressful. The stressful kind would include seeing a brother for the first time in years who once said he would literally kill you if he ever gets the opportunity. Today on Enstoried, Jacob and Esau meet again 20 years after Jacob left home. Will their relationship pick right back up where it left off, or has Jacob's recent struggle with God given Jacob a reason to expect something better?
They say time heals all wounds. So is 20 years long enough for Esau to forgive his brother Jacob for stealing his blessing and birthright? Well, if he's planning to meet Jacob with 400 men, what would you think? Today on Enstoried, Jacob prepares to reunite with Esau. He prays for God's help, and God definitely helps, just not in the kind of way that Jacob might expect. It's a wrestling match, and Jacob's very own name is on the line.
Jacob and his family had a good head start, but Laban has caught up and is determined to take back all that he says belongs to him. God will protect Jacob physically, but Laban will try to do all of the damage he can with his words. Today on Enstoried, Laban oversteps his rightful place in the lives of Jacob and his family, but who will prevail in this contest of the gods is a matter of Jacob, Leah, and Rachel's choosing.
God calls Israel out from beneath the hand of an oppressive authority figure so that God can make Israel his very own family - but it's not the story of the exodus. Today on Enstoried, the first of a two-part look at Jacob and his family getting out of Laban's house. Jacob once again finds himself breaking cultural conventions, and Rachel makes sure she doesn't leave home empty-handed.
Someone once said, "you can't kid a kidder." Well, that someone never read the story of Jacob and Laban, where Jacob the deceiver becomes the deceived. Today on Enstoried, Jacob goes to Haran with God by his side, but that doesn't mean that Jacob's past isn't coming back to bite him. He'll get the wife he wants, but not in the way that he wants, because in this part of the Genesis story, the firstborn will not be denied their rights.
Who says you can't go home? That's the song Bon Jovi sings, and the hero of this week's story is hoping against all hope that Bon Jovi is right. Today on Enstoried, Jacob leaves home for the first time. He meets the God of his fathers who promises Jacob that he will be with him and keep him wherever he goes. Home is Jacob's desired destination, but trusting God is the only road to get there.
Isaac and Rebekah have two sons - Jacob and Esau. But apparently Isaac only has one blessing to give out, and it's causing problems at home. Does it really have to be this way? Today on Enstoried, the underhanded battle to be blessed in the home of Isaac and Rebekah, and the fallout that occurs when one family underestimates God's ability to bless abundantly.
Like father like son. That old adage was never more true than with the overlapping stories of Abraham and Isaac, who managed not only to make the exact same mistakes, but with the exact same group of people. Today on Enstoried, the promises of God are handed down from Abraham to Isaac. And while King Abimelech has to call out both of them for their potentially disastrous lies, he gets to witness firsthand the blessings of their God and enter into a covenant to become their allies.
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