But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him to be his wife. Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves. You shall dwell with us, and the land shall be open to you. Dwell andContinue reading “Genesis 34: 8-17…..A social dowry – proposed.”
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Genesis 34: 1-7….. Jacob’s (Israel’s) Daughter Dinah Defiled.
Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the women of the land. And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he seized her and lay with her and humiliated her. And his soul was drawn to Dinah theContinue reading “Genesis 34: 1-7….. Jacob’s (Israel’s) Daughter Dinah Defiled.”
Genesis 33: 9-20….Safely home!
But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.” Jacob said, “No, please, if I have found favor in your sight, then accept my present from my hand. For I have seen your face, which is like seeing the face of God, and you have accepted me. Please accept myContinue reading “Genesis 33: 9-20….Safely home!”
Genesis 33: 1-9…..On the surface all is well!
And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two female servants. And he put the servants with their children in front, then Leah with her children, and Rachel and Joseph last of all.Continue reading “Genesis 33: 1-9…..On the surface all is well!”
Genesis 32: 24-32….A sleepless night, yet profitable!
And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. Then he said, “Let me go, for the dayContinue reading “Genesis 32: 24-32….A sleepless night, yet profitable!”
Genesis 32: 17-24a…..Everything in place.
He instructed the first, “When Esau my brother meets you and asks you, ‘To whom do you belong? Where are you going? And whose are these ahead of you?’ then you shall say, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a present sent to my lord Esau. And moreover, he is behind us.’” HeContinue reading “Genesis 32: 17-24a…..Everything in place.”
Genesis 32: 9-16….Prayer and Planning.
And Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O LORD who said to me, ‘Return to your country and to your kindred, that I may do you good,’ I am not worthy of the least of all the deeds of steadfast love and all the faithfulness that youContinue reading “Genesis 32: 9-16….Prayer and Planning.”
Genesis 32: 1-8….Heading back to Canaan.
Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. And when Jacob saw them he said, “This is God’s camp!” So he called the name of that place Mahanaim.And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom, instructing them, “Thus you shallContinue reading “Genesis 32: 1-8….Heading back to Canaan.”
Acts 21: 8-16…To Jerusalem.
On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. He had four unmarried daughters, who prophesied. While we were staying for many days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. And coming to us,Continue reading “Acts 21: 8-16…To Jerusalem.”
Genesis 31: 48-55….A Good Answer Found.
Laban said, “This heap is a witness between you and me today.” Therefore he named it Galeed, and Mizpah, for he said, “The LORD watch between you and me, when we are out of one another’s sight. If you oppress my daughters, or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one is withContinue reading “Genesis 31: 48-55….A Good Answer Found.”
As I read it! 