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  • Daily Devotional: Genesis 30:25-43

    Daily Devotional: Genesis 30:25-43

    Jacob strikes a deal with Laban to labor for him past the fourteen years he labored in order to marry Leah and Rachel. Laban wants Jacob to stay and continue to work because Jacob brings prosperity. So, Jacob develops a plan to breed Laban’s flock such that Laban does not prosper but Jacob does. We…

  • Daily Devotional; Genesis 30:1-24

    Daily Devotional; Genesis 30:1-24

    The sibling rivalry we see between Leah and Rachel leads to the prostitution of their maids and of Jacob, who is caught in the middle—even realizing that he cannot provide what only God can. With each new child born, the siblings praise God and claim He is rewarding them for their prostitution. The text does…

  • Jacob Meets Rachel and The Forsaken Firstborn; Genesis 29:1-35

    Jacob Meets Rachel and The Forsaken Firstborn; Genesis 29:1-35

    Jacob meets Rachel for the first time as she shepherds her flock. Jacob is more attracted to Rachel than Leah because she is beautiful, a trait juxtaposed with Leah’s weak eyes. Jacob would rather marry a strong, working woman with strong eyes. In this pericope, Jacob strikes a deal with Laban to marry Rachel. He…

  • Daily Devotional: Genesis 28:10-22

    Daily Devotional: Genesis 28:10-22

    Jacob has a dream of angels ascending and descending on a ladder to heaven. God speaks to him in the dream in order to reaffirm the promise He made to Jacob’s father and grandfather. Jacob is the seed of promise according to God’s will. Jacob was self-consumed, even taking the birthright that belonged to his…

  • Daily Devotional: Genesis 27:1-45

    Daily Devotional: Genesis 27:1-45

    Jacob steals Esau’s blessing. In the Old Testament, particularly the Torah, of Pentateuch, we see a “forsaken firstborn” motif. God favored Abel, not cain. He loved Jacob and hated Esau (cf Malachi 1:2-3; Romans 9:13). What was selfish ambition for Jacob was intentional divine providence for God. The forsaken firstborn motif is most clear in…

  • Obedience?

    Obedience?

    When we were last together, we discovered that as God brings us closer to Himself, it is He who cultivates our hearts. In response to God’s work within us, we are always observing our own priorities and, hopefully, rearranging them in a way that honors and glorifies God, whose image people were created in. Our…

  • Our Priorities, God’s Character

    Our Priorities, God’s Character

    Every year, I sit down personally to observe my own priorities. I sit down, make a list of the priorities that I have made, and then open the Scriptures to measure whether I have the correct priorities in my personal life. Every year, I am drawn to change when I do this. I am convicted…