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#50 | Jacob and the Blessing
In this episode we look at how the dysfunctional family situation that led Jacob to conceal his true identity to receive the blessing from his father Isaac illustrates certain dysfunctional aspects of penal substitutionary atonement. In penal substitution, Jesus essentially changes the way God sees us by allegedly "covering" us and hiding our sin from the Father. In this way, Jesus is kind of like the animal skins used to trick Isaac into thinking he was dealing with the other son that he loved - Esau. This kind of approach to the atonement amplifies already existing dysfunctional family and…
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