Tag: jacob
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Reflections: Israel – a people
Genesis 32: “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” 28 Then he said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.” When you hear ‘Israel,’ think ‘Jacob.’ When you read Jacob after Genesis 32, remember GOD has renamed him Israel. When you read…
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A Temporary Throne – 43
CHAPTER 43 The LORD had shown me Cain and Abel. The LORD had also shown me in the family of Noah; the blessing of Shem over Japheth and Ham. Now the LORD had shown me Jacob and Esau. The LORD was showing me his will for brothers. I was reminded once more of what the…
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A Temporary Throne – 41
CHAPTER 41 I then saw a tree, beside where the man Jacob stood, before his journey to the time, place and altar the LORD had just revealed. Genesis 35:2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you and purify yourselves and…
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A Temporary Throne – 40
CHAPTER 40 Genesis 35:1 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.” The LORD then showed me a heap of stones that reminded me of the stone fireplace my grandfather had built with…
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A Temporary Throne – 39
The LORD lifted me slowly above the hills of Gilead. I say ‘slowly,’ by comparison to my instantaneous placement from the clouds of glory to the Throne and transport to places near and far. Yet beneath us I observed the place in a way not visible in the print of Genesis. As the families of…
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A Temporary Throne – 38
CHAPTER 38 Genesis 27:41 So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” ESAU HATED A MAN I BLESSED. CURSED IS ANY MAN WHO HATES WHAT I…
