Why do we repeat what broke us?

Genesis 26 shows Isaac, the son of promise, repeating Abraham’s fear driven failure. He carries covenant blessing, but under pressure, fear still gets into his mouth. In this episode of Through the Bible in a Year: Walking the Story of God, Dr. Shawn M. Greener walks through Genesis 26:1 to 11 and shows how famine, fear, family patterns, and compromise still speak directly to real people today.

This isn’t just ancient history. It’s the story of what happens when pressure exposes the patterns we thought we’d escaped. Silence. Anger. Control. Lying. Avoidance. Self protection. Fear of truth. Fear of being exposed.

Isaac’s lie put Rebekah at risk, and Genesis forces us to ask a painful question: where are we protecting ourselves in ways that wound the people closest to us?

But this passage also gives hope. God doesn’t need your compromise to keep His covenant. He doesn’t need your panic to protect your future. He’s faithful enough to meet you in the very place fear has been running your life.

Where is fear tempting you to compromise truth right now? Comment below.

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Why do we repeat what broke us? Genesis 26 shows Isaac carrying covenant promise while repeating Abraham’s fear driven lie. Dr. Shawn M. Greener connects this Ancient Near Eastern Bible passage to real life patterns, fear, family wounds, compromise, and God’s covenant faithfulness. God doesn’t need your panic to protect your future.

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Why would God choose Jacob when Esau looked like the obvious heir?

Genesis 25 isn’t just ancient family drama. It’s a mirror. It exposes how easily we trade tomorrow for whatever we’re hungry for today.

In Day 21 of Through the Bible in a Year: Walking the Story of God, Dr. Shawn M. Greener walks through Genesis 25:19 to 34, where Rebekah’s barrenness, Isaac’s prayer, the twins struggling in the womb, and Esau’s birthright all collide in one unforgettable question:

Are you living by covenant, or by appetite?

Esau didn’t just want stew. He treated something sacred like it was disposable. Jacob wasn’t mature, clean, or noble yet either. He was grasping. Calculating. Complicated.

And that’s the point.

God’s covenant purposes don’t move by human custom, birth order, physical strength, family preference, or emotional impulse. They move by His sovereign word.

This episode will confront your instincts, your appetites, your ambitions, and the way you make decisions when you’re tired, hungry, pressured, or desperate.

Chronological Reading:

Genesis 25:19 to 34 ESV

Genesis 25:19 to 34 CJSB

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Why doesn’t the Bible rush past Abraham’s ending?

Genesis 25:1 to 18 slows down to show something most people miss. God chooses Isaac for the covenant line, yet still blesses Ishmael. That tension reveals the true character of God.

In this episode, Dr. Shawn M. Greener unpacks the closing of Abraham’s life through Ancient Near Eastern context, covenant inheritance, and generational identity. This is about more than history. It is about how God works in your life right now.

You will learn:
• Why covenant inheritance is precise, not random
• Why God’s mercy extends beyond the chosen line
• Why endings matter in God’s story
• How to trust God when life transitions feel uncertain

If you are wrestling with purpose, calling, fairness, or change, this episode will challenge and ground you.

Tell me: Where do you need to trust God’s precision instead of resisting it?

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