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In Genesis chapter thirty-two verse twenty-four, Jacob encounters a man at Peniel. He was thereby himself wrestling with a man. The “man” with Jacob is probably an “angel of the Lord” who identifies as God Himself. As the wrestling continues until dawn, Jacob desperately holds ground against the man for a promised blessing. However, during […]

In Genesis, chapter thirty-two, verse nine, Jacob was fearful and distressed as he approached Esau’s territory. Would he and his family suffer violence at Esau’s hand because of Jacob’s deception more than twenty years earlier? Jacob is terrified to hear that his estranged brother, Esau, is riding in his direction with four hundred men. Jacob

In Genesis, chapter thirty-one, verse nineteen, Rachel went to her father’s house while he was out and stole his “household gods.” These household gods were a collection of small, commonly used idols; The question is, why did Rachel steal them?Archaeological discoveries in that area show that possession of these images may guarantee a double portion

In Genesis chapter twenty-nine verse thirty-one, God allowed Leah to have a child: From her was born Judah, and Judah’s line was born the Christ. However, in situations like these, God often takes the side of those who have experienced oppression and received treatment wrongfully. Leah might have grown in affection for Jacob during those

The blessing of Abraham is the land: “that thou mayest inherit the land……which God gave unto Abraham.” What did God give to Abraham? The land. The blessing of Abraham has been misinterpreted so many times by many people for physical means rather than spiritual. First, how did the blessing of Abraham become the blessing of

In Genesis, chapter twenty-seven, verse thirty-eight, Esau changes his mind and wants the blessing with tears, yet his tears are tears of disappointment and anger, not of sorrow for his own sinful choices. Esau is sad. He is crying loudly before his old, blind father, Isaac, who gets tricked into giving his blessing to the

In Genesis chapter twenty-seven, verse nineteen, Jacob begins his quest of inheriting something that rightfully belongs to his brother Esau. Jacob lied twice to obtain his father’s inheritance in his way. Lies tend to lead to more and deeper lies. Jacob has lied by claiming, to his blind, elderly father, Isaac, that he was the

In Genesis chapter twenty-seven, verse six, Rebekah and Jacob sought to fulfill God’s covenant purposes through deception and manipulation. They have lost sight of the reason for God’s blessing: to bring about a godly and just people who walked with God in faith and obedience. Rebekah overheard Isaac’s plan to give his blessing to Esau,

In Genesis chapter twenty-six verse thirty-four, Esau marries Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite. Both women are Hittites of ungodly descent and are not similar to Esau’s background. Esau was indifferent to standards set by his parents, for he married two women that were not followers

In the Old Testament, wealth awards sometimes come as a reward for faithfulness. In Genesis chapter twenty-six, verse twelve, Isaac received in the same year a hundredfold. However, he did follow in the footsteps of his father Abraham with righteousness and obedience. Abraham is one of the pioneers in receiving a blessing from God, as