Oct 21, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. And so it was, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-Oni; but his father called him Benjamin. (Genesis 35:16) Obviously, Jacob didn’t want his son’s name to be associated with the mourning of his beloved Rachel, and so he...
Oct 20, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. Then they journeyed from Bethel. And when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel labored in childbirth, and she had hard labor. (Genesis 35:16) As it turned out, her labor was so intense that it resulted in her death. As she died, she...
Oct 19, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
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...
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...
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