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Monthly Archives: January 2018
January 29, 2018: Day 35 – Genesis 35
A lot happens in this chapter. You find the journey of Jacob that takes place, and you see how God has blessed him and goes with him wherever he goes. You see that for a second time God changes his … Continue reading
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January 28, 2018: Day 34 – Genesis 34
So when we get to Joseph we can’t lose sight of this story of Dinah and her brothers. Remember, Joseph was also one of her brothers, but he does not figure in at all in this story. Notice how Jacob … Continue reading
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January 27, 2018: Day 33 – Genesis 33
The meeting between Esau and Israel/Jacob takes place. Now, you wouldn’t know it, but Jacob had his name changed last chapter to Israel, but he is still called Jacob in this chapter, and I’m not really sure why. So, the … Continue reading
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January 26, 2018: Day 32 – Genesis 32
I just get the feeling that Jacob is a bit of a coward after reading this chapter. He is commanded by God to go back to his home country, but the problem is that his brother, Esau, the one whom … Continue reading
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January 25, 2018: Day 31 – Genesis 31
The set up for Jacob running away from his father-in-law is interesting. Do you notice that he calls out to Rachel and Leah and asks them to meet him in the fields? It was probably the only place where the … Continue reading
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January 24, 2018: Day 30 – Genesis 30
There is a lot of trickery going on between wives and wives, Jacob and his father-in-law/uncle and just in general. We find Rachel and Leah both take on the practice of their grandmother-in-law Sarah by offering their slave women to … Continue reading
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January 23, 2018: Day 29 – Genesis 29
What a great story! I love Laban, I really do. He is pretty shifty and was able to get both of his daughters married off to a man that he knew would become something. What is there not to like … Continue reading
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January 22, 2018: Day 28 – Genesis 28
We find another blessing of Jacob by Isaac, now that it seems that the waters have calmed somewhat. Things are a bit more tranquil and maybe the Lord has spoken to both Rebekah and Isaac as to the role and … Continue reading
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January 21, 2018: Day 27 – Genesis 27
We find ourselves at the climax of the story where Isaac is deceived into blessing his youngest son, Jacob. Remember, it is his wife, and the mother of both of these children, who really takes the lead on deceiving her … Continue reading
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January 20, 2018: Day 26 – Genesis 26
We see that the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree. Isaac moves because of a famine and he tells the king of the land that his wife is in fact his sister. Why do they repeat this mistake? … Continue reading
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