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†. Gen 33:5 . . Looking about, he saw the women and the children. Who, he asked: are these with you? He answered: The children with whom God has favored your servant. Because Jacob's response drew Esau's attention to the lads rather than the women, Jewish folklore proposes that Jacob did that...

†. Gen 33:1-2 . . Looking up, Jacob saw Esau coming, accompanied by four hundred men. He divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maids, putting the maids and their children first, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last. Well; that might suggest the value Jacob put...

†. Gen 32:25b . . And a man wrestled with him until the break of dawn. There's been some speculation regarding the identity of this man. Some say it was the pre-incarnate Jesus Christ. Some say it was Esau's evil angel. Some say it was one of God's holy angels. And some say it was God himself...

From his throne up in Heaven, God looked down on the lost souls of man. Thousands of men, lost forever, wandering a cursed forsaken land. Their dried-up souls searching for his presence: But they were wretched abominations, separated from his holiness. A select few suceeded in touching his hem...

†. Gen 32:14a . . After spending the night there, No one knows yet just exactly where Mahanaim was located. According to a Jordanian tourism web site, it was north of the river W. Zarqa (N. Yaboq) up in some elevated ground a few miles east of Deir Alla. If your map doesn't show Deir Alla; then...

†. Gen 32:4 . . Jacob sent messengers ahead to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom, The Hebrew word for "messengers" is the same word often used for angels. Since that word has such wide application, some have proposed that Jacob dispatched the holy angels on ahead to meet...

†. Gen 32:1 . . Early in the morning, Laban kissed his sons and daughters and bade them good-by; then Laban left on his journey homeward. Apparently nobody wanted to kiss Laban back, nor bid him a good-bye. The old boy didn't altogether lack at least some affection for his family. But he...

†. Gen 31:51 . . And Laban said to Jacob: Here is this mound and here the pillar which I have set up between you and me: Laban didn't set up anything. He only participated in dedicating the pillar. Jacob and his sons set it up with their own hands. And it was all their own idea, not his. †...

†. Gen 31:42 . . Had not the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, been with me, you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God took notice of my plight and the toil of my hands, and He gave judgment last night. In Jacob's opinion, Laban stood utterly condemned. For if...

†. Gen 31:33-35 . . So Laban went into Jacob's tent and Leah's tent and the tents of the two maidservants; but he did not find them. Leaving Leah's tent, he entered Rachel's tent. Rachel, meanwhile, had taken the idols and placed them in the camel cushion and sat on them; and Laban rummaged...

†. Gen 31:29c . . said to me last night: Beware of attempting anything with Jacob, good or bad. That was a very serious threat and I think the man knew it. If Laban tried to persuade Jacob to return to Paddan-aram; he would die. If he harmed Jacob; he would die. If he attempted to take the...

†. Gen 31:22 . . On the third day, Laban was told that Jacob had fled. Laban was off some distance from home shearing his sheep, which usually included a festival of some sort. The messengers probably waited till the shearing was done, and the party was over, before laying the bad news on ol'...

†. Gen 31:14-15 . .Then Rachel and Leah replied and said to him: Have we then still a share and an inheritance in our father's house? Are we not considered by him as strangers? For he has sold us and even totally consumed our money! Now the truth comes out. All along the girls had resented the...

†. Gen 31:1 . . Now he heard the things that Laban's sons were saying: Jacob has taken all that was our father's, and from that which was our father's he has built up all this wealth. People have a habit of using the "all" word just a little to the extreme. Jacob certainly didn't take all of...

The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want: I’m a created follower, I was made a worshipper, Of spirits, trees, people, stones, but now my idol’s left me all alone. This desire within me’s left me hollow, I need someone to follow! They need to know the way, or I won’t see the … Keep reading → Source

†. Gen 30:31-34 . . He said: What shall I pay you? And Jacob said; Pay me nothing! If you will do this thing for me, I will again pasture and keep your flocks: let me pass through your whole flock today, removing from there every speckled and spotted animal-- every dark-colored sheep and every...

†. Gen 30:22a . . Now God remembered Rachel; Does that mean The Almighty had somehow forgotten all about her? (chuckle) No. God's memory works just fine. Memories don't always have to be jogged. Case in point: can you remember how many toes are on each of your feet? Of course. You never forget...

†. Gen 30:17 . . God heeded Leah, and she conceived and bore him a fifth son. God was favorably inclined to grant Leah's wishes. But why doesn't God grant the wishes of all barren women? Is that fair? Why is God sensitive to some while ignoring the feelings of others? I wish I could answer...

†. Gen 30:7-8 . . Rachel's maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. And Rachel said; A fateful contest I waged with my sister; yes, and I have prevailed. So she named him Naphtali. rayyyrrr, scratch. Man that woman was scrappy! No second place winner; Rachel would keep kicking...

I really want to tell you, about this friend I’ve got, called mE. Signs their texts, with a simple little word, called me. Like you’re sitting in the chair at home, wondering what’s going on, When you hear a knock at the door and you’re no longer alone, Who’s there? Who’s here? It’s me! Yeah, …...