Mark Call Torah Teaching – “ 'Patriarchy' is a Filter" (Genesis 12-17)

Mark Call Show · Oct 25, 2026 · 1h 29m

There is a suggestion concerning the first of the Bible's patriarchs, Abraham, that after the Days of Noach, and Babel, that YHVH decided to "take a different approach" to dealing with mankind. Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa says that, while there is some basis for the argument, it is still True that He "knew the end from the Beginning," and what played out was in accord with His Plan all along. And yet Abram, and we, do have free will. The challenges we face have consequences.

And there's a story, and a lesson, here that he argues don't get the focus they deserve.

The Erev Shabbat reading…