---
title: "Character Study — Jacob, Part 2"
description: "Marty Solomon and Brent Billings finish the conversation for this particular character study of Jacob. They suggested in the last episode that God was with Jacob, even if He did not approve of his actions. Why does God delay justice and/or punishment?"
canonical: https://bema.jpamorgan.com/episodes/213
published: 2021-04-01
---

# Character Study — Jacob, Part 2

Family Dysfunction

- Published: 2021-04-01T08:00:00.000Z
- Episode slug: `213`
- Episode number: 213
- Session: 6
- People: Marty Solomon, Brent Billings

## Description

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings finish the conversation for this particular character study of Jacob. They suggested in the last episode that God was with Jacob, even if He did not approve of his actions. Why does God delay justice and/or punishment?

## Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings finish the conversation for this particular character study of Jacob. They suggested in the last episode that God was with Jacob, even if He did not approve of his actions. Why does God delay justice and/or punishment? Discussion Video for BEMA 213 Genesis: A Parsha Companion by Rabbi David Fohrman Aleph Beta Academy Subscribe to Aleph Beta Academy BEMA listeners can use code friendsofbema for one month off of a monthly Premium membership. Rashi — Wikipedia Sefaria: A Living Library of Jewish Texts Transcript for BEMA 213

## Sources and machine-readable records

- [BEMA Podcast Explorer episode page](https://bema.jpamorgan.com/episodes/213)
- [Official BEMA source page](https://www.bemadiscipleship.com/213)
- [Episode JSON](https://api.bema.jpamorgan.com/v1/episodes/213)
- [Audio](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7d8cc2be-fe66-43fb-ada4-e62e2f8c00e7/024f8eed-1d84-4d86-811f-db9c5ad475d0.mp3)
- [Official transcript source](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrQgcN-jsMoPvTt4qlXAlE6DXVC3yvjzXbpJKSLJ9jw/pub)
- [Transcript JSON](https://api.bema.jpamorgan.com/v1/transcripts/213)