Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongues;for I see violence and strife in the city.Day and night they go around iton its walls,and iniquity and trouble are within it;ruin is in its midst;oppression and frauddo not depart from its marketplace.For it is not an enemy who taunts me—then I could bear it;it is not an adversaryContinue reading “Psalm 55: 9-15….A friend betrays.”
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Genesis 34: 27-31…..The bigger picture.
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister. They took their flocks and their herds, their donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field. All their wealth, all their little ones and their wives, all that was in the houses, they capturedContinue reading “Genesis 34: 27-31…..The bigger picture.”
Genesis 34: 18-27…..Nasty, nasty!
Their words pleased Hamor and Hamor’s son Shechem. And the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob’s daughter. Now he was the most honored of all his father’s house. So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men ofContinue reading “Genesis 34: 18-27…..Nasty, nasty!”
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!”
Acts 20: 26-38….A different future lies ahead.
Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all, for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God. Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church ofContinue reading “Acts 20: 26-38….A different future lies ahead.”
Genesis 27: 39-46….Murder threatened.
Then Isaac his father answered and said to him:“Behold, away from the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be,and away from the dew of heaven on high.By your sword you shall live,and you shall serve your brother;but when you grow restlessyou shall break his yoke from your neck.”Now Esau hated Jacob because of theContinue reading “Genesis 27: 39-46….Murder threatened.”
Genesis 27: 18-25…..1+2=4
So he went in to his father and said, “My father.” And he said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?” Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me; now sit up and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.” But IsaacContinue reading “Genesis 27: 18-25…..1+2=4”
Genesis 27: 9-17…..A meal – planned and prepared.
Go to the flock and bring me two good young goats, so that I may prepare from them delicious food for your father, such as he loves. And you shall bring it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.” But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, myContinue reading “Genesis 27: 9-17…..A meal – planned and prepared.”
Genesis 26:34 -27:9….Bad blood and sneaky!
When Esau was forty years old, he took Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite to be his wife, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and they made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah.When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his olderContinue reading “Genesis 26:34 -27:9….Bad blood and sneaky!”
As I read it! 