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May 2023
26m 26s

The Patriarchal Blessing

LIGONIER MINISTRIES
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The book of Genesis traces how God's promises to Abraham were passed from one generation to the next. Today, R.C. Sproul considers what we learn about God's plan of redemption from the life of Jacob, who received the Lord's blessing.

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