Day 17: Why Would God Test Abraham Like This?

Genesis 22 is one of the most unsettling chapters in the Bible. God asks Abraham to surrender the very son He promised. So what is this chapter really about? Is it cruelty? Is it a test of blind obedience? Or is something far deeper happening on Mount Moriah?

In this episode of Through the Bible in a Year: Walking the Story of God, Dr. Shawn M. Greener walks through the Akedah with Hebraic and Ancient Near Eastern context, showing how Genesis 22 exposes idolatry, confronts false ideas about God, and reveals the Lord as the One who provides.

This is a powerful Bible teaching on surrender, costly obedience, covenant maturity, and what happens when God touches the thing you have built your future around.

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The Bible Rebinder I Mentioned on the Podcast

This is one of the three Bibles Melissa of MooseWorks Bible restored for me, beautifully rebound with a rugged new cover and exceptional attention to detail.

A Bible is more than a book. It is often a treasury of prayers, notes, promises, memories, and the record of a life spent seeking God.

If you have a treasured Bible that deserves to be preserved with excellence, I am honored to recommend Melissa of MooseWorks Bible.

Her work is marked by beautiful craftsmanship, thoughtful detail, and genuine kindness. She does not simply repair Bibles. She helps preserve the story they carry.

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Day 16: Why Did God Send Hagar Away?

Why does fulfilled promise still feel painful?
Genesis 21 gives us one of the most emotionally layered moments in Abraham’s story. Isaac is born, laughter fills the tent, and yet Hagar and Ishmael are sent into the wilderness. So what is God doing here? And what does this chapter say to people living with both gratitude and grief at the same time?

In this episode of Through the Bible in a Year: Walking the Story of God, Dr. Shawn M. Greener walks through Genesis 21 with Hebraic and Ancient Near Eastern context, showing how this chapter reveals covenant clarity, the cost of fear-driven decisions, the mercy of God in the wilderness, and the faithfulness of El Olam, the Everlasting God.

If you have ever seen God answer prayer while still living with the consequences of past choices, this episode is for you.

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The Bible Rebinder I Mentioned on the Podcast

This is one of the three Bibles Melissa of MooseWorks Bible restored for me, beautifully rebound with a rugged new cover and exceptional attention to detail.

A Bible is more than a book. It is often a treasury of prayers, notes, promises, memories, and the record of a life spent seeking God.

If you have a treasured Bible that deserves to be preserved with excellence, I am honored to recommend Melissa of MooseWorks Bible.

Her work is marked by beautiful craftsmanship, thoughtful detail, and genuine kindness. She does not simply repair Bibles. She helps preserve the story they carry.

Visit MooseWorks Bible today:

Click HERE to contact MooseWorks Bibles

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THE INESCAPABLE CONVERSATION

If your life went on trial today, would there be enough evidence to prove you belong to Yeshua?

In this powerful episode, Dr. Shawn M. Greener confronts one of the hardest questions a follower of The Way can face. Not, “Do you claim Jesus?” but, “Does your real life show allegiance to Him?” This message cuts through labels, appearances, shame, and religious noise to expose what true witness actually looks like.

If you’ve ever felt disqualified by your past, compromised in your walk, or convicted that your faith has become too private, this episode is for you. God doesn’t build His Kingdom with flawless people. He builds it with surrendered people.

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The Bible Rebinder I Mentioned on the Podcast

This is one of the three Bibles Melissa of MooseWorks Bible restored for me, beautifully rebound with a rugged new cover and exceptional attention to detail.

A Bible is more than a book. It is often a treasury of prayers, notes, promises, memories, and the record of a life spent seeking God.

If you have a treasured Bible that deserves to be preserved with excellence, I am honored to recommend Melissa of MooseWorks Bible.

Her work is marked by beautiful craftsmanship, thoughtful detail, and genuine kindness. She does not simply repair Bibles. She helps preserve the story they carry.

Visit MooseWorks Bible today:

Click HERE to contact MooseWorks Bibles

https://www.etsy.com/shop/MooseworksBibles

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