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by Dr. Joel Beeke
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  • Peniel: Contagious Blessing

    September 6, 2025 · 31 min

    “And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.”—Genesis 32:24  This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke begins his exposition of one of the most mysterious passages in all of Scripture…

  • Mahanaim: Two Camps (Part 2)

    August 29, 2025 · 31 min

    How should Christians who believe in God’s sovereignty face impending challenges?  This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke continues his sermon on Jacob’s confrontation with a raging Esau in Genesis 32, encouraging us to face…

  • Mahanaim: Two Camps

    August 22, 2025 · 29 min

    "And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.”—Genesis 32:1-2  This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke begins his…

  • Jacob's Commanded Exodus (Part 2)

    August 15, 2025 · 31 min

    "I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.”—Genesis 31:13  This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel…

  • Jacob's Commanded Exodus

    August 8, 2025 · 31 min

    “And the Lord said unto Jacob, 'Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.”—Genesis 31:3  This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke calls us to walk by faith in the face of an uncertain future…

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  • God Blesses Us Despite (Part 2)

    August 1, 2025 · 27 min

    “Christ may act the part of an enemy a little while. . . but it is to make way for acting His own part of mercy in a more seasonable time. He cannot restrain His compassion long.”  —Richard Sibbes  This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel…

  • God Blesses Us Despite

    July 25, 2025 · 31 min

    “Everyone knows what is most pleasant to him, but God alone knows what is most profitable.”  —Thomas Boston  This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke examines the story of Jacob and Laban, reminding us how God uses trials to bless…

  • God Transcends a Birth War (Part 2)

    July 18, 2025 · 30 min

    “God can make a straight line with a crooked stick, being righteous when He uses wicked instruments.”  —William Gurnall  This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke continues his exposition of the convoluted family dynamic between…

  • God Transcends a Birth War

    July 11, 2025 · 31 min

    “And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.”  —Genesis 29:30  This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke recounts the dramatic, dysfunctional relationship…

  • Jacob Meets and Marries Rachel (Part 2)

    July 4, 2025 · 31 min

    “God hath laid down in His Word, why He afflicts His people—namely, for their profit; for the purging away of their sins; for the reforming of their lives; and for the saving of their souls.”  —Thomas Brooks  This week, on Doctrine for…

  • Jacob Meets and Marries Rachel

    June 27, 2025 · 31 min

    "Every day is filled up with neglects: neglect of prayer, neglect of reading, meditation, conference, heart-watching, grace-cherishing work; forget this duty, pass by another, cold, sleight, formal in all. This spoils the prosperity of…

  • A Ladder to Heaven (Part 2)

    June 20, 2025 · 31 min

    "And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.”  —Genesis…

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The Doctrine for Life Podcast presents weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of the Rev. Dr. Joel R. Beeke. Listen to these biblical, Christ-exalting broadcasts to experience the truth of God's Word for real life.Want to access more resources from Dr. Joel Beeke? Visit Joelbeeke.org and find more solid content and resources.