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From Jacob to Israel

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Mar 1, 2022 12:55 PM America/Chicago

Genesis 33: Releasing Resentment

Jacob and Esau are on a collision course as we have already observed. The question is…who is having a more difficult journey at this point as they approach one another? Esau, who must forgive the scheming conniving brother of his, or Jacob, the scheming

Feb 24, 2022 6:20 AM America/Chicago

Genesis 32:22-32 God Wrestles With Jacob

In today’s text, Jacob is suddenly met by a man he only later realizes is God who both cripples and blesses him. This event would be an important turning point in Jacob's life. The emphasis of the narrative is certainly on the wrestling, but its purpose

Feb 16, 2022 3:16 PM America/Chicago

Genesis 32:1-21 Getting a Grip on Fear

Everyone experiencing pain and heartache must eventually answer the same questions. Will I trust God with my pain and heartache…my doubts…my fears or will I turn away in bitter confusion? Today we find fear gripping Jacob’s heart…how will his fait

In the 1970’s it was popular for a while for Christian guys to give their Christian girlfriend’s Mizpah Coin necklaces. The Mizpah Coin was split in two with the idea being your girlfriend would wear one-half of the coin on her necklace and then you w

Jan 31, 2022 11:11 AM America/Chicago

Genesis 30:25-31:16 Jacob & Laban Kid Around

In the movie, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Lawrence Jamieson, played by Michael Caine, is a cultivated, suave master con artist who operates in the deluxe hotels along the French Riviera. Steve Martin plays small-time American hustler, Freddy Benson, who inva

Jan 25, 2022 5:18 AM America/Chicago

Genesis 29:31-30:24 - Sibling Rivalry

Is sibling rivalry more pronounced among brothers or sisters? Studies show that sibling rivalry is caused by a great many different things, but having said that, gender does seem to play a role in the severity and nature of sibling rivalry. Still, these s

Jan 18, 2022 7:51 AM America/Chicago

Genesis 29:1-30 Love at First Sight; Shock at First Light

We tend to like poetic justice: We like to see liars lied to, we like to see con men get conned, we like to see bullies bullied, and so on and so forth. We like to think that the scales of cosmic justice somehow hang in balance…that there is a reaction

Jan 10, 2022 10:53 AM America/Chicago

Genesis 28: Jacob's Ladder the Stairway to Heaven

Jacob is a manipulative schemer who has had to flee his family home because of the mistrust, secrecy, and manipulative deception going on. His understandably angry brother, Esau, wants to kill him and yet in His grace, God has a plan to work in Jacob’s

Jan 4, 2022 11:50 AM America/Chicago

Genesis 27: Working Like the Devil Serving the Lord

In this story we discover four extremely self-willed people…each is determined to do things their own way and each learns a lesson that there is a price to pay when we do things our way. The story begins with the conspiracy between Isaac and Esau to ave

Dec 27, 2021 7:55 AM America/Chicago

Genesis 25:19-34 The Hero of the Story is a Heel

Jacob is devious and deceptive; he is crafty and conniving. He lies and he manipulates. He becomes a man who has the audacity to wrestle with God. Jacob lacked many fine qualities, but lack of ambition was not one of them. Jacob continually claws his way