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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July 21, 2021 — Children Are Not Weapons!

Who said, “All is fair in love and war”? Certainly not the Lord! He says love “is kind.” What a contrast! Our story in Genesis 30 describes, in quick-fire action, the matrimonial duel between Jacob’s two wives. What is their ammunition? Baby boys! In chapter 28, Leah shoots first, with Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah. […]

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July 19, 2021 — The Good Viewpoint Is God’s Viewpoint

Heaven’s perspective is always better than earth’s. Our eyes stop at the horizon; God sees all the way to forever. “Leah was unloved” (Gen 29:31). A lonely woman, living in a household with her younger sister who is more beautiful and the object of her husband’s affection. Used as a bartering chip by her father […]

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July 16, 2021 — Leah, The Woman Unloved

Don’t be disheartened when things seem not to be working out, Christian. Those who love God know a secret: all things will work together for good, sooner or later. At first, we read that Jacob “loved Rachel more than Leah” (Gen 29:30). Have you heard where an arrangement like that ever worked? I’m no mathematician, […]

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