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28 Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome.” The name change only takes place after the struggle and touch. Jacob, the deceiver, has spent twenty years running from his past. He is about to come face toContinue reading “14Jan 2011 Genesis 32:28”

20 So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her. Love can make time fly. Love for a bride-to-be made seven year pass by quickly. Love of what you do daily can make the day fly by. The opposite isContinue reading “12Jan 2011 Genesis 29:20”

20 Isaac asked his son, “How did you find it so quickly, my son?” “The LORD your God gave me success,” he replied. Jacob, Isaac’s father, is ready to give his firstborn the family blessing. But Isaac is not the firstborn. He did buy the rights to the blessing with a bowl of soup, butContinue reading “11Jan 2011 Genesis 27:20”

35 They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah. Sometimes even the best families have wayward children. Esau is such a son. I am sure Isaac and Rebekah spent many nights in agony filled prayer as Esau went about his rebellious ways. He ends up marrying two local women as an act ofContinue reading “10Jan 2011 Genesis 26:35”

6 Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.” Laughter borne out of joy is a wonderful thing. This is what happens when the very old woman Sarah gives birth to her first child, a child of promise, a miracle child. There is a big differenceContinue reading “8Jan 2011 Genesis 21:6”

1The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.  Did Lot always sit at the gateway of the city and provide lodging to late arrivingContinue reading “7Jan 2011 Genesis 19:1”

6 Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness. It is just that simple. Believe God. When He said He created everything, believe Him. When He says He will take care of us, believe Him. But believing requires you to know what God says. That is why He provided the Scriptures.Continue reading “6Jan 2011 Genesis 15:6”

13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. This verse is the central verse in this section found in 9:8-17 which is tied together with a beautiful literary structure called a chiasm. Look at verses 9 & 17. They bothContinue reading “4Jan 2011 Genesis 9:13”

27 Altogether, Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died. Old age is always seen as a blessing in the Scriptures. That is why I always cringe when people say they don’t want to live to a really old age. I see old age as a real blessing. I have a couple of relatives whoContinue reading “3Jan 2011 Genesis 5:27”

9 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?” We are our brother’s (and sister’s) keeper! That is one of the big points of Scripture. We do have a responsibility to each other. God has placed us in a world where weContinue reading “2Jan 2011 Genesis 4:9”