Not By Might or Power But By the Holy Spirit
Jacob was told to leave Padan Aram and go to promised land. He, in his own wisdom, decided to build a house, dwell in Shechem and as result of his disobedience, he was facing a major crisis in his family. His daughter was raped and his sons became murderers. He had perhaps become bit arrogant …
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The late November weekend in New York is beautiful. It is my favorite time of the year and probably my favorite weekend of the year. The days are usually crisp, you feel the cold air, yet it is nice enough to walk in the park on a sunny day. As America celebrates Thanksgiving day, the …
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Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. 2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her and lay with her, and violated her. 3 His soul was strongly attracted to Dinah the daughter …
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We learned a beautiful lesson in reconciliation back in chapter 25 where two brothers, Isaac and Ishmael reunited at the grave of their father Abraham. Once again, here two brothers are meeting after 20 years. As we saw in the last chapter, Jacob was very anxious about meeting Esau. As he was plotting and planning …
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Jacob was returning home after 20 years of running. You know the story, he tricked his father into blessing him and his brother was angry and to save his life, Jacob was sent away to his uncle's home in Padan Aram. Now, he is finally coming home. So Jacob went on his way, and the angels …
Continue reading "Gen 32: Jacob wrestles with God"
Now Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s, and from what was our father’s he has acquired all this wealth.” 2 And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and indeed it was not favorable toward him as before. 3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Return to …
Continue reading "Gen 31: Jacob’s return to Promised Land"
As we learned in the last chapter, Leah gave birth to four sons. She was hoping to win over her husband Jacob, but it did not quite a workout that way. On the other hand, Rachel was barren and she was not happy about it. In short, both sisters were unhappy in their marriage. Let's look …
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Next 3 chapters of Genesis deals with the life of Jacob in a foreign land. He spent 20 long years away from home and with his pagan worshipping, conniving uncle Laban. let's look at this chapter together and see what God will teach us. So Jacob went on his journey and came to the land …
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As we ended the last chapter, a decision was made by Rebekah to send Jacob to Padan Aram, where her brother lived to escape the wrath of Esau as well as find a suitable life partner. Let's look at chapter 28 where Jacob comes to know God and is saved. In next few chapters, we …
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This is one of the saddest chapter in Bible. Here in this chapter all are trying to get things done according to their understanding and in process not trusting God. Isaac by his actions is disobedient to the will of God and Rebekah's actions speaks of her lack of faith in God's promise. Let's look at …
Continue reading "Gen 27: Trust & Obey"
In last chapter we said farewell to one of the greatest character in scripture. Now our journey continues with Isaac, the promised son. This chapter will teach us a very important lesson on parenting as well as consequence of getting close to SIN. Let's look at this portion of scripture together and learn. There was …
Continue reading "Genesis 26: Like Father Like Son"
Abraham again took a wife, and her name was Keturah. 2 And she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, . 4 And the sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the chLetushim, and …
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