In The Word Read Genesis 38-39 Judah and Tamar 38 And it came about at that time, that Judah departed from his brothers and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2 Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her and went in to her.3 So she conceived and bore a son and […]
Month: April 2016
DREAM AGAIN
In The Word Read Genesis 37 Joseph’s Dream 37 Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan. 2 These are the records of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, when seventeen years of age, was pasturing the flock with his brothers while he was still a youth, along with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s […]
YAHWEH KEEPS HIS PROMISES
In The Word Read Genesis 36 Esau Moves 36 Now these are the records of the generations of Esau (that is, Edom). 2 Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah and the granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite; 3 also Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, the sister of Nebaioth. 4 Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, […]
BUILD AN ALTAR FOR YAHWEH
In The Word Read Genesis 35 Jacob Moves to Bethel 35 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and live there, and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods which are among you, […]
RIGHT IS ALWAYS RIGHT
In The Word Read Genesis 34 The Treachery of Jacob’s Sons 34 Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land. 2 When Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force. 3 He was deeply attracted to […]
KILLING WITH KINDNESS
In The Word Read Genesis 32:3-32 3 Then Jacob sent messengers before him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. 4 He also commanded them saying, “Thus you shall say to my lord Esau: ‘Thus says your servant Jacob, “I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now; 5 I have oxen and donkeys and flocks and male and female servants; […]
A COVENANT WITH GOD
In The Word Read Genesis 31:1—32:2 Jacob Leaves Secretly for Canaan 31 Now Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s, and from what belonged to our father he has made all this wealth.” 2 Jacob saw the attitude of Laban, and behold, it was not friendly toward him as formerly. 3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, […]
VALUE OF INTEGRITY
In The Word Read Genesis 29:31 – 30:43 31 Now the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren. 32 Leah conceived and bore a son and named him Reuben, for she said, “Because the Lord has seen my affliction; surely now my husband will love me.” 33 Then she conceived again and bore a son and said, “Because the Lord has heard […]
DON’T BE DECEIVED
In The Word Read Genesis 29:1-30 Jacob Meets Rachel 29 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the sons of the east.2 He looked, and saw a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep were lying there beside it, for from that well they watered the flocks. Now the stone on the mouth […]
TRUST IN GOD
In The Word Read Genesis 27:46 – 28:22 46 Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am tired of living because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these, from the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?” Jacob Is Sent Away 28 So Isaac called Jacob and blessed […]