Oct 18, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
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...
Oct 17, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
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...
Oct 16, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
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...
Oct 15, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
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...
Oct 14, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
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...
Oct 13, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
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...
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