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Genesis 30v1-2 - Theodicy, Suffering, and God in the Midst of Barrenness
12th January 2022 • The Bible Archives • Tyler Kleeberger and Amie Brodie
00:00:00 00:36:08

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The beginning of Genesis chapter 30 reveals a complicated theological picture that has come up several times in the book of Genesis and occurs frequently in the literature of the Bible: Does God cause bad things to happen?

This is a conversation on theodicy and Rachel's barrenness leads to Jacob claiming that God caused it. Why is barrenness treated like it is in the Bible and why does Jacob respond in such a perplexing way?

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