Jacob had had it! He was done! He called his two wives, they were sisters, into a field so they could have privacy. He had worked for his uncle for 14 years, seven years for each of his wives. Jacob also overheard his brothers-in-law scheming that Jacob was cheating Laban on the livestock. Uh-oh, trouble […]
The world is filled with all kinds of people, people who deceive and take advantage of those first stepping out on their own. Jacob was about to meet such a person, a close relative at that! Beware, and be aware, of people and their promises. Genesis 29:1-35 Jacob was looking for his mother’s people. He […]
Genesis 28:1-22 When you finally leave your family, that first night out can be liberating, or filled with fear. For Jacob, it probably was a relief to get away from his brother’s anger. It may have been relief mixed with fear. After all, he was going far away to where his mother’s family lived. He […]
God’s viewpoint Ephesians 4:31 “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice,” Esau’s point of view Bitterness is filled with pain, unpleasant emotions. Esau expected to be blessed with the best blessings, even though Jacob, his younger twin, received that blessing through deception. […]
Today, celebrate! Today is the day all of Christendom is celebrating, our Savior is risen from the grave… proof that God the Father accepted His sacrifice on the cross for our sins. Revelation 19:1 “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God;…” Let us say: Praise the LORD! Revelation 19:4 “Hallelujah! For the […]
Today is Good Friday, the day Jesus died on the cross for your sins and mine and Jacob’s. Deception and lies are sins. Real sins for which Jesus died. He took the punishment our sins deserve before the Holy God. God the Father never took away the pain and suffering Jesus endured for you and […]
Deceptions are lies and lead to more lies and deceptions. Genesis 27:13-17 Rebekah had a hastily put together plan … to deceive her husband, Isaac. Jacob, Rebekah’s favorite son, questioned his mother. Not about the act of deception but how were they going to convince his dad that he was the other twin brother, Esau. […]
Deceptions come from wrong motives. Deceptions are deliberate lies. Genesis 27:1-12 Isaac was old, and couldn’t see so well. He called his eldest and favorite son, Esau, and told him to go hunt and “bring me my favorite dish then I will bless you”. Isaac said that he didn’t know when he would die (he […]
What you choose to do today, you will live with tomorrow. Esau, the favorite son of Isaac, married two women, both women were not Jewish. Both brought grief to Isaac and his wife Rebekah. Esau apparently did not seek the counsel of his parents or ask the LORD about his choices. Genesis 26:24-25 The choices […]
We can choose to live in fear or we can choose to live in peace, no matter how we are treated or what is going on in the world. Jesus came to bring peace to our hearts. As we live in this week ending in Good Friday and on Sunday, the glorious resurrection of our […]