Tag: Jacob

TODAY'S SPECIAL: Genesis 33:1-11 TO CHEW ON: “If I have found favor in your eyes, accept this gift from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God, now that you have received me favorably.” Genesis 33:10 The day Jacob had looked forward to and dreaded was here. Today, after many years, ...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Genesis 37:12-36 TO CHEW ON: “... So Joseph went after his brothers and found them near Dothan. But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.” (Genesis 37:17b,18) Joseph’s brothers were far away from home, herding their father’s flocks. One ...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Genesis 37:1-11 TO CHEW ON: “His brothers were jealous of him (Joseph), but his father kept the matter in mind.” Genesis 37:11 Joseph was his dad’s favorite. Joseph’s brothers knew this because their dad made Joseph a special coat.Joseph also had dreams. In them his brothers and par...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Genesis 46:28-34 TO CHEW ON: "Joseph had his chariot made ready and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father, and wept for a long time." Genesis 46:29 Have you ever been separated from people you love? Perha...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Genesis 25:19-34 TO CHEW ON: "Jacob replied, 'First sell me your birthright.''Look, I am about to die,' Esau said. 'What good is the birthright to me?'"Genesis 25:31-32 Though Jacob and Esau (sons of Isaac and Rebekah) were twins, they were far from identical. What things do we know...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Genesis 27:1-41 TO CHEW ON: "But he said, 'Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.'" Genesis 27:35 Isaac was old and knew he would soon die. He asked Esau, his favorite son, to catch some wild game and make his favorite food. Then he would say a blessing over him. Reb...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Genesis 32:22-31 TO CHEW ON: "So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, 'It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.'" Genesis 32:30 Soon Jacob was a father, once, twice. three times... As he kept working for Laban, God blessed him with wealth and many children...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Genesis 29:15-28 Jacob falls in love with - Artist unknown TO CHEW ON: "When morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, 'What is this you have done to me? I served you for Rachel, didn’t I? Why have you deceived me?'" Genesis 29:25 Jacob eventually found his mother’s rela...

TODAY'S SPECIAL: Genesis 35:1-15 TO CHEW ON: "Jacob set up a stone pillar at the place where God had talked with him, and he poured out a drink offering on it; he also poured oil on it. Jacob called the place where God had talked with him Bethel." Genesis 35:14, 15 Jacob and his family had spent man...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Genesis 28:10-20 TO CHEW ON: “I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” Genesis 28:15 Have you ever run for your life? That’s what Jacob was doing. After he tricked...