Good Morning. Also God said to him: “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body. The land which I gave Abraham and Isaac I give to you; and to your descendants after you I...

Good Morning. And they journeyed, and the terror of God was upon the cities that were all around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob. (Genesis 35:5) How is it that such a small group of people could cause so many others to fear them? It certainly wasn’t...

Good Morning. And Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments. Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the...

Good Morning. “Will not their livestock, their property, and every animal of theirs be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.” (Genesis 34:23) In an effort to secure Dinah as his son’s wife, Hamor and Shechem agreed to terms presented by the...

Good Morning. But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife. And make marriages with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to yourselves. So you shall dwell with us, and the...

Good Morning. Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land (Genesis 34:1) Just after overcoming the crisis with Laban and then with Esau, Jacob encountered  another trying situation. His young daughter was...

Good Morning. And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, built himself a house, and made booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. Then Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan. (Genesis 33:17-18) It seems...

Good Morning.  And Esau said, “Now let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.” But he said, “What need is there? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.” So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir. (Genesis 33:15-16) When Jacob declined Esau’s...

Good Morning.  Then Esau said, “Let us take our journey; let us go, and I will go before you.” But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are weak, and the flocks and herds which are nursing are with me. And if the men should drive them hard one day, all...

Good Morning.  But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. (Genesis 33:4) Considering what we know about Esau and his opinion about Jacob, this display of affection was either a one-time genuine event or Esau was a...

Good Morning.  Now Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and there, Esau was coming, and with him were four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants. And he put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children...

Good Morning.  So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: “For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.” (Genesis 32:30 Not too many people can claim to seen God face to face and live to tell about it. In fact, years later, Moses was told: ““You...