35 And she (Jacob’s wife Leah) conceived again and bore a son, and said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” Therefore she called his name Judah (meaning “Praise”). Genesis 29:35 (ESV) Despite making a series of deceptions and questionable choices, Jacob was blessed by God with a large, though complicated, family. Its history makes forContinue reading “The Lion of Judah – Genesis 29”
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False gods – Genesis 35
35 God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him “Put away the foreign gods that are among you and purifyContinue reading “False gods – Genesis 35”
Wrestling with God– Genesis 31-32
Reading from Genesis 31, English Standard Version: 31 Now Jacob heard that the sons of Laban were saying, “Jacob has taken all that was our father’s, and from what was our father’s he has gained all this wealth.” 2 And Jacob saw that Laban did not regard him with favor as before. 3 Then the Lord said toContinue reading “Wrestling with God– Genesis 31-32”
God appears to Jacob – Genesis 28
The Lord was with Jacob as he fled north to escape the wrath of his twin brother, Esau, whom he had enraged by tricking him out of the family blessing. Along the way on his journey, the Lord appeared to Jacob in a dream: 11 And he (Jacob) came to a certain place and stayed thereContinue reading “God appears to Jacob – Genesis 28”
Jacob and Esau – Genesis 25
The New Testament begins this way: 1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. Matthew 1:1-2 (ESV) As we have seen, God began to revealContinue reading “Jacob and Esau – Genesis 25”
A Spouse for Isaac – Genesis 24
24 Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years. And the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he had…swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that you will not takeContinue reading “A Spouse for Isaac – Genesis 24”
Daily Meditations from the Genealogy of Jesus 