by TheRestlessPilgrim | Dec 9, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 49:3-4 (NKJV) “Reuben, you are my firstborn, My might and the beginning of my strength… Unstable as water, you shall not excel…” Although he was the firstborn and was to be the heir of the father, Jacob rejected him because of his instability in personality...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Dec 8, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 49:1 (NKJV) “And Jacob called his sons and said, ‘Gather together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days:’” A father’s words are creative and prophetic. The words spoken by a godly parent can mold and fashion the destiny of a child...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Dec 7, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 48:16 (NKJV) “…Let my name be named upon them, And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac…” Although your children are part of a historical genealogy, they are first and foremost your children and your primary responsibility. They will listen to you. They...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Dec 6, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 48:15 (NKJV) “God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, The God who has fed me all my life long to this day.” God is faithful. Israel was testifying before his son and grandsons, that the same God who had been true to His fathers, was also faithful...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Dec 5, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 48:14 (NKJV) “Then Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn.” Israel “guided his hands knowingly,” which means...
