Jacob and Rebekah catfish Isaac to steal Esau’s blessing, while Isaac tries to defy the command of God. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Isaac reacts to different provocations that come against him from famine, fear, foes, and family. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

The family of faith drifts into selfishness, culminating in Jacob’s famous red soup being traded to Esau for his birthright. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Abraham and Ishmael die and are gathered to their people in the afterlife while the work of God continues in the family of faith. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Abraham’s servant avoids distraction and delay in order to finish his quest to find a wife for Isaac. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac in a faraway country, acting as a type of our service to the Lord and His providence in our lives. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Sarah dies, but Abraham has nowhere to bury her. How would the father of faith respond in light of the many promises of God? (Gene Pensiero Jr)

God asks Abraham to offer Isaac on Mount Moriah, a dress rehearsal for how Jesus would be offered in the same place to save us all. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Abimelech notices that God is present in Abraham’s life and wants to make a covenant with him, but first they have to resolve water rights. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Isaac is finally born, but problems arise between him and Ishmael, leading to Abraham driving Ishmael and Hagar out. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Abraham relapses into an old lie, telling Abimelech that Sarah is his sister, causing terrible problems for both Abraham’s family and the Philistine nation. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Lot, driven by his love for worldly things, hesitates in Sodom while the angels try to rescue him and his family. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Abraham serves the Angel of the Lord a meal and then talks with him about sparing Sodom and Gomorrah. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

God appears to Abraham and reveals more about His promises and a new responsibility Abraham and his sons will have. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Abraham and Sarah try a disastrous plan to get themselves a baby, leading to strife, disappointment and scandal. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Abraham’s conversation with God about the course of his life leads to one of the great covenants of the Bible. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Abraham returns from his rescue of Lot and encounters two kings: Bera of Sodom and Melchizedek of Salem, to whom Abraham gives a tithe of all. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Lot is swept away in Chedorlaomer’s military campaign so Abraham, along with three Amorite brothers, go on a rescue mission. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Abraham and Lot have to decide what’s next in life and where they will live. Each has a different mindset, leading to very different outcomes. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Abraham moves down to Egypt in an attempt to escape a famine but ends up causing much more trouble for himself and his family. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

We begin the story of Abraham, the friend of God, the father of the faith, who had a bit of a rough start in his walk with the Lord. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

The people of Babylon join in unified rebellion against God to build a city in an effort to make an immortal name for themselves. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

In the Table of Nations we learn about the descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japheth and how they spread out to fill the earth. Along the way, we meet a shady character named Nimrod. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Noah plants a vineyard and becomes drunk, being seen by his son, Ham and leading to a great rift in their family and a long-lasting prophecy. (Gene Pensiero Jr)