Psalm: 83 Meditation: GenThis passage is the preparation for Jacob to be reunited with Joseph in Egypt. Pharaoh has sent many carts to carry their belongings and descendants. Jacob sacrifices and prays and God answers him, reassuring Jacob that his descendants would return to the promised land and create a great nation. Joseph would comfort …
Tag: Jacob
Thursday, March 2
Psalm: 119:49-72 Meditation: GenThe irony and cruelty in the stories of this family are truly amazing. Jacob had killed and shed the blood of a goat to deceive his father. Jacob also had been tricked by the blood of a goat on Joseph’s coat. God uses the greed and Jealousy of the brothers to keep …
Friday, February 24
Psalm: 102 Meditation: GenGod’s preservation and protection continue in the life of Jacob. In this passage the God of Jacob’s ancestors becomes the God of a humbled Jacob, now called Israel. Jacob, who had always relied on his own intellect, strength or cunning would be crippled but rely on God’s divine grace. Jacob’s meeting with …
Tuesday, February 21
Psalm: 97 Meditation: GenAfter 20 plus years, Jacob feels the pull of the Lord to return to the land of God’s promise. This chastened and humbled Jacob has been cheated to and lied to but relies on God’s provision and protection. We also see there is no love lost between Jacob’s wives and their father. …
Wednesday, February 15
Psalm: 119:97-120Meditation: GenGod will have favor on whom he chooses. God had told Rebekah that Esau would serve his brother. God’s favor would pass from Abram, to Issac, to Jacob and through his descendants. Favoritism would result in the worst character coming out in each family member. God would intercede many times in the lives …
Saturday, March 19
Psalm: 17 Meditation Jeremiah: The LORD refers to the house of Jacob as foolish and senseless which can neither see nor hear. More hardening of hearts - much as we saw in Pharaoh in Egypt, oddly with a similar result – death and destruction. The people won’t listen to God’s prophets but rather to the …
Thursday, March 11
Psalms: 217, 122 Meditation Genesis: Such a pity that we did not look at Joseph revealing himself to his brothers. Anyway, the eleven of them hurry off to Israel to tell him 1) Joseph is alive (a resurrection of sorts) and 2) they will all be off to Egypt. God visits with Israel and tells …
Saturday, February 13
Psalm 87, 90 Meditation: Genesis – If there has ever been a tale of love at first sight it was that of Jacob and Rachael, at least from Jacob’s side. She was the shepherd of her father’s flock, bringing them in for water when they first meet. She had probably been in the field for …
Wednesday, February 10
Psalm 119:97-120 Meditation: Genesis – Why did Rebekah instruct Jacob to deceive Isaac in order to obtain Esau’s blessing? The passage mentions that Rebekah and Isaac didn’t like Esau’s wives but that can’t be the only reason why Rebekah did this. Given Isaac’s reaction when he realizes the deceit, we can guess that he was …
Sunday, February 7
Psalm 93, 96 Meditation: Genesis – The blessing Rebekah’s family bestows upon her, while it may seem fairly generic for her travels and wedding, perfectly foreshadows the expansion of Israel. Rebekah becomes the mother of Jacob, who is given the name ‘Israel’ by God. She is the grandmother of the Twelve Tribes of Israel and …
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