by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 28, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 32:10-11 (NKJV) “I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which You have shown Your servant…Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him…” Help begins with a genuine confession of our need....
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 27, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 32:4-5 (NKJV) “And he commanded them, saying, ‘Speak thus to my lord Esau, “Thus your servant Jacob says: ‘…I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, and male and female servants; and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight.’”‘” Jacob, the...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 26, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 32:1-2 (NKJV) “So Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. When Jacob saw them, he said, ‘This is God’s camp.’ And he called the name of that place Mahanaim.” A simple reading of the Scriptures shows a regular interaction of angels with the...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 25, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 31:44-45 (NKJV) “‘Now therefore, come, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it be a witness between you and me.’ So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.” In the days of old, a covenant between two people was binding once there was a witness. It...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 24, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 31:39 (NKJV) “That which was torn by beasts I did not bring to you; I bore the loss of it. You required it from my hand, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.” Don’t be an Egyptian taskmaster with your workers. Be considerate and understanding, and they...
