Jacob finally arrives at his uncle's house, where he discovers that he has a crush--on his cousin. This is a problem, but for all the wrong reasons. Eventually, he gets his uncle's blessing. What follows is family drama that resembles bingeworthy TV. A family member with a disability is repeatedly trashed (TW) and we discuss what it's like to feel invisible, even among friends and family. We learn that those who are forgotten by humans are often given special attention by God. This episode also sets up the final confrontation between Jacob and God that will occur next time in the finale to this three-part series on Jacob.

I'm aware that there are noticeable issues with the audio quality both in the last episode and this episode. It's the result of me trying a new method of audio editing. The next episode has been prerecorded and unfortunately will have similar issues, but going forward the problem has been fixed.

CONTENT WARNING:

Violence: 1/5

Consensual Sexual Contact: 4/5

Sexual Assault: 2/5

Discrimination: 4/5

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS:

"SilentCrafter - Activation" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) license. ⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/channel/UCuwFIeJU...⁠⁠

"Modern Superheroes" by Evgeny_Bardyuzha.

"Stomping Grounds - Silent Partner" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠⁠

"CloudGazing" by Gvidon.

Evoke Music.

We start the saga of the Biblical legendary hero, Jacob, a touted trickster who barely pulls off one deception thanks to incredible incompetence on the part of everyone else. The remainder of the time, he's offering very obviously bad deals and unfortunately people are gullible enough to bite. Nonetheless, he's a shady character, partially of his own volition and partially forced into it by his environment. The deception he does manage to pull off quickly catches up to him, and he finds himself running for his life through the desert, when he comes face to face with God. To be continued.

In our discussion of the story, we discuss why God is more upset with Jacob's gullible brother than the deceptive Jacob, and why monasteries completely miss the point.

CONTENT WARNING:

Violence: 1/5

Consensual Sexual Contact: N/A

Sexual Assault: N/A

Discrimination: 1/5

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS:

"EuGenius - Caravan" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license: ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠

"INOSSI - Infinite" Music by INOSSI Listen: ⁠https://fanlink.tv/b3xg⁠ Watch: ⁠ • INOSSI - Destiny (Official) ⁠

Evoke Music

"Good News - The Piano Says"

We follow Job, who suffers a series of increasingly unfortunate events. When he turns to his religious friends for support, they tell him that he deserves to suffer. In desperation, Job begs God to show up in person and give him answers. A teenager named Elihu shows up and helps explain the problem of suffering--and then God makes an appearance to set everything right. We look for answers to the question of why, if God is so good, there is so much suffering. We also discuss how, as Christians, how seriously God takes using our faith to dismiss people's pain.

CONTENT WARNING:

Violence: 2/5

Consensual Sexual Contact: N/A

Sexual Assault: N/A

Discrimination: 3.5/5

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS:

"Aftertune - Colors" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) license. ⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKf...⁠⁠

Evoke Music

"Vlad Gluschenko - After a While" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠⁠ / @vladgluschenkomusic ⁠ Terms of Use: ⁠https://vladgluschenkomusi.wixsite.co...⁠