August 4, 2021 — Look Who’s Waiting For Jacob!

Jacob is soon going to meet Esau, someone known for both a long memory and a short fuse. With Laban in his rear-view mirror, look what’s straight ahead! “Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother” (Gen 32:3). Ah, yes, brother Esau—the man from whom Jacob first wrestled his birthright, then his blessing. […]

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August 3, 2021 — Men And Angels And God

The Lord is our Mizpah, our faithful Watcher; He who keeps you will not slumber or sleep. Galeed (in Jacob’s Hebrew), or Jegar Sahadutha (in Laban’s Aramaic) means “the Place of Witness.” Described in Genesis 31, it was really a kind of Iron Curtain between the two. Here’s how Laban described it: “This heap is […]

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July 29, 2021 — Flocks Breed Wealth; Wealth Breeds Jealousy

You’ve heard that “money doesn’t grow on trees.” But money does grow! Because loving it is “the root of all evil.” Due to Jacob’s God-given insights that led to remarkable breeding success, we read, “Thus the man became exceedingly prosperous, and had large flocks, female and male servants, and camels and donkeys” (Gen 30:43). With […]

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July 28, 2021 — Jacob The Cattle Wrestler

This stripping the bark from sticks of poplar, almond and plane trees—hocus-pocus? Science proves otherwise. Remember: Jacob’s name means “heel grabber.” His wrestling career began while he was still in the womb and had continued to this day. Laban was a match for him, as he said, “Your father has deceived me and changed my […]

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July 27, 2021 — Seeing Spots Before His Eyes

One timeline gives Jacob’s birth date as 1836. Gregor Mendel was born in 1822. But one is BC; the other is AD. How did Jacob know Gregor’s secret? Jacob said to Laban, “Send me away, that I may go to my own place and to my country.” That’s Genesis 30:25. Jacob’s family has grown substantially; […]

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July 26, 2021 — The Family Portrait

You don’t suppose Jacob’s family could be a picture of something much bigger, a family united from every nation? We haven’t seen the last of Jacob’s boys, Benjamin, born to Rachel. But it’s fitting to take a look at Jacob’s family’s portrait. God is always working behind the scenes. In fact, divine sovereignty is God […]

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