genesis-34:1-35:15-niv

Shall we turn in our Bibles to Genesis chapter thirty-two? Now in the thirty-first chapter we had the parting of Laban, Jacob's uncle as he kisses his grandchildren goodbye, as he sets up the stone and as he gives a heavy-duty charge to Jacob saying, "you take care of my girls and my grandkids. And ... Read More

We easily perceive different measures of attainment, both in knowledge and grace, in the churches of old. The elevation, for instance, of that at Ephesus was much above that at Corinth. At Corinth the apostle had to occupy himself with the corruption of various errors and abuses, and was thus hinder... Read More

There is a great need in the body of Christ for consistent reading of the Holy Scriptures in their entirety, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. In this case we are encouraging a chronological reading of the Scriptures. Most of the confusion is created when certain teachers, groups, or... Read More

The prophecy of Jacob regarding Levi was remarkably fulfilled : "I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel" (Gen. 49. 7). You have to search for their dwellings in every corner of the land. They were scattered and divided over all Israel; for they got forty-eight cities, taken out of a... Read More

Proverbs 3:3 Do not let kindness and truth leave you; bind them around your neck… Romans 11:22 Behold then the kindness and severity of God… Too Soft Ahab was too soft, too kind. He let Ben-Hadad, the Aramean king, go, and it cost him – it cost him “his life” by a random Aramean arrow, 1Kg. 22.34. 1... Read More

A. Jacob returns to Bethel. 1. (1) God speaks to Jacob, calling him back to Bethel. Then God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother." a. Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there: The w... Read More

A. Jacob decides to let the brothers return to Egypt with Benjamin. 1. (1-2) Jacob gives the order to get more food. Now the famine was severe in the land. And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, "Go back, buy us a litt... Read More

Genesis 34 / Isaiah 53 2 paragraphs 13 vs. 5 The sinful nature and flesh harms people; let us deny ourselves to obey the will of God and save people. Psalm 34 / Revelation 12:4 Seek the Lord at all times and depart from the evil to do good, lest one be harmed by the enemy. Key Verses Genesis 34:14 /... Read More

True Religion—our Business By Thomas Watson "Don't you know that I must be about My Father's business?" Luke 2:49 These are the words of our Lord Jesus, whose lips dropped as a honeycomb. The occasion was this, Christ, having the Spirit of wisdom and sanctity poured out upon Him without measure, bei... Read More

The prophecy of Jacob regarding Levi was remarkably fulfilled : "I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel" (Gen. 49. 7). You have to search for their dwellings in every corner of the land. They were scattered and divided over all Israel; for they got forty-eight cities, taken out of a... Read More