SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 Genesis 32:7-87 In great fear and distress Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, and the flocks and herds and camels as well. He thought, “If Esau comes and attacks one group, the group that is left may escape.” That Jacob — soon to be known as Israel […]
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 Genesis 6-8 When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.” In great fear and distress Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, and the flocks and herds […]
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 Genesis 32:3-5 Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. He instructed them: “This is what you are to say to my lord Esau: ‘Your servant Jacob says, I have been staying with Laban and have remained there till now. I […]
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 Genesis 32:1-2 Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him. When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God!” So, he named that place Mahanaim. After Laban departed for his home, Jacob resumed his journey to the land of Canaan, and it is at […]
SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 Genesis 31:45-47 So, Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar. He said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So, they took stones and piled them in a heap, and they ate there by the heap. Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed It is interesting […]
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 Genesis 31:45-47 So, Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar. He said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So, they took stones and piled them in a heap, and they ate there by the heap. Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed. Before they parted […]
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 Genesis 31:22-24 On the third day, Laban was told that Jacob had fled. Taking his relatives with him, he pursued Jacob for seven days and caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead. Then God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, “Be […]
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 Genesis 31:20-21 Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him he was running away. So, he fled with all he had, crossed the Euphrates River, and headed for the hill country of Gilead. To say that Jacob deceived Laban might not be the best of ways to describe what happened. It […]
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 Genesis 31:4-6 So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field, to his flock, and said to them, “I see your father’s countenance, that it is not favorable toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me. And you know that with all my might I have served your father.” There are two very […]
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 Genesis 31:3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your family, and I will be with you.” Have you ever been in a situation — a job or a relationship — that wasn’t conducive to your health, physically or spiritually, but you felt trapped? You felt like you […]
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 Genesis 31:1-2 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.” And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and indeed it was not favorable toward him as before. Messiah said that those who have a “good eye” are full of […]
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 Genesis 30:29-30 So Jacob said to him, “You know how I have served you and how your livestock has been with me. For what you had before I came was little, and it has increased to a great amount; the Lord has blessed you [l]since my coming. And now, when shall I also provide for my own house?” These verses describe a […]
