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.”
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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.”
Genesis 31: 41-47….Agreeing to differ!
These twenty years I have been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times. If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been on my side, surely nowContinue reading “Genesis 31: 41-47….Agreeing to differ!”
Genesis 31: 33-41a….Jacob comes to the boil!
So Laban went into Jacob’s tent and into Leah’s tent and into the tent of the two female servants, but he did not find them. And he went out of Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s. Now Rachel had taken the household gods and put them in the camel’s saddle and sat on them. Laban feltContinue reading “Genesis 31: 33-41a….Jacob comes to the boil!”
Genesis 31: 25-32…..A Confrontation.
And Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country, and Laban with his kinsmen pitched tents in the hill country of Gilead. And Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done, that you have tricked me and driven away my daughters like captives of the sword? Why did you fleeContinue reading “Genesis 31: 25-32…..A Confrontation.”
Genesis 31: 17-24….Pack up and flee!
So Jacob arose and set his sons and his wives on camels. He drove away all his livestock, all his property that he had gained, the livestock in his possession that he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to the land of Canaan to his father Isaac. Laban had gone to shear his sheep, andContinue reading “Genesis 31: 17-24….Pack up and flee!”
Genesis 31: 9-16….The women had been following the situation.
Thus God has taken away the livestock of your father and given them to me. In the breeding season of the flock I lifted up my eyes and saw in a dream that the goats that mated with the flock were striped, spotted, and mottled. Then the angel of God said to me in theContinue reading “Genesis 31: 9-16….The women had been following the situation.”
Genesis 31: 1-8….Frustration leads to Fleeing
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.” And Jacob saw that Laban did not regard him with favor as before. Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Return to the land of yourContinue reading “Genesis 31: 1-8….Frustration leads to Fleeing”
As I read it! 