Genesis 35:2-3 Jacob told his family and all those who lived with him, “Throw out all the alien gods which you have, take a good bath and put on clean clothes, we’re going to Bethel. I’m going to build an altar there to the God who answered me when I was in trouble and has […]
Read moreGenesis 33:4 But Esau ran up and embraced him, held him tight and kissed him. And they both wept. Remarkable! This is Esau’s reaction when he saw his brother for the first time again after all those years. It is remarkable that Esau hugged Jacob rather than picking up a stone and throwing it at […]
Read moreGenesis 32:27-29 The man said, “What’s your name?” He answered, “Jacob.” The man said, “But no longer. Your name is no longer Jacob. From now on it’s Israel (God-Wrestler); you’ve wrestled with God and you’ve come through.” Jacob asked, “And what’s your name?” The man said, “Why do you want to know my name?” And […]
Read moreGenesis 32:30-31 Jacob named the place Peniel (God’s Face) because, he said, “I saw God face-to-face and lived to tell the story!” The sun came up as he left Peniel, limping because of his hip. Jacob’s life was filled with blessings, but he also experienced many ups and downs. After he had deprived Esau of […]
Read moreGenesis 28:15 Yes. I’ll stay with you, I’ll protect you wherever you go, and I’ll bring you back to this very ground. I’ll stick with you until I’ve done everything I promised you. Jacob was on his way to Canaan to find a wife, but in a way, he was also fleeing from his brother […]
Read moreGenesis 27:28 May God give you of Heaven’s dew and Earth’s bounty of grain and wine. Isaac and Rebekah had two sons, Esau and Jacob. They were twins, but they didn’t really like one another. Jacob had Esau by the heel at birth, and in the end, he was the reason that Esau stumbled. Reading the story of […]
Read moreGenesis 24:7 “God, the God of Heaven, took me from the home of my father and from the country of my birth and spoke to me in solemn promise, ‘I’m giving this land to your descendants.’ This God will send his angel ahead of you to get a wife for my son.” We are very familiar with […]
Read moreGenesis 21:6 Sarah said, God has blessed me with laughter and all who get the news will laugh with me! Sarah was 75 when Abraham received the promise of a son. It eventually only happened 25 years later. It wasn’t an easy wait. There were many questions, many uncertainties, and many tears. Nick Vujicic, born […]
Read moreGenesis 22:13-14 “Don’t lay a hand on that boy! Don’t touch him! Now I know how fearlessly you fear God; you didn’t hesitate to place your son, your dear son, on the altar for me.” Abraham looked up. He saw a ram caught by its horns in the thicket. Abraham took the ram and sacrificed […]
Read moreGenesis 22:1-2 After all this, God tested Abraham. God said, “Abraham!” “Yes?” answered Abraham. “I’m listening.” 2 He said, “Take your dear son Isaac whom you love and go to the land of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I’ll point out to you.” I would be […]
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