“I would be much better off without my past.How could God allow this to happen?” God gets blamed for the bad and ugly, but God uses hardships for good. Think of characters in the Bible who went through hardship at the hands of others ...
30 So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and indeed he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years. This famous tale in the Bible offers us an easily overlooked point: Jake got played even though he did what was right and was following God’s plan. Let ...
We had an outstanding Bible study on this text by Bill Mallard at Annual Conference a couple of weeks ago. His observation was that there were a lot of decisions God wish we hadn't made, but none that would undo God's overall plan of total redemption. He said when Saria demanded of A...
Douay-Rheims BibleHe sent, and called Rachel and Lia into the field, where he fed the flocks, Catholic Public Domain VersionHe sent and called for Rachel and Leah, in the field where he pastured the flocks,New American BibleSo Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to meet him in the field ...
Lesson 3 covers three chapters. It's a wonderfully written story, so be sure to read it in your Bible. We'll be looking at the highlights.HaranHaran lies along the Jullab River just inside present day Turkey near its border with Iraq, 24 miles southeast of the Turkish city Urfa, and...