The sons of Jacob have had peculiar manifestations. They have talked with God as a man talketh with his friend; they have whispered in the ear of Jehovah; Christ hath been with them to sup with them, and they with Christ; and the Holy Spirit hath shone into their souls with such a ...
A Bible Study Commentary on Genesis 25-49 Bookfront cover|back cover Jacob is a troubling character in the Old Testament. He is conniving and he is spiritual too. He has moments of strong faith as well as of fear. His family is sometimes in disarray, and yet at the end he is the on...
Luke 13:28 brings Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets together in the kingdom of God, into which all the regenerate will enter. Abraham “looked for the city which has foundations...” (Heb 11:10; 13:14; 11:40). Hebrews 13:14 shows that to be the same city to which ...
That is perfectly true, so far as Jacob is concerned, so far as his information extends. "And Simeon is not." That also is literally correct, so far as the absence of Simeon may be regarded. "And ye will take Benjamin away." Precisely so, that is the very thing they have in view...
So Jacob named the place Peniel, for he said,“I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been delivered.”Amplified BibleSo Jacob named the place Peniel (the face of God), saying,“For I have seen God face to face, yet my life has not been snatched away.”Christian Standard ...
This principle, nowadays called “The Law of Attraction (LOA),” has actually been around for thousands of years and can be found in the Bible and many other spiritual texts and teachings. So it is important that we first identify our habitual thought patterns, to see which ones are ...
Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the LORD his God, Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever (Psalm 146:5-6). Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding; For her proce...
Kateri’s canonization was the healing of a five-year-old boy, Jacob Finkbonner, a descendant of the Lummi nation in Washington state. He was cured of a fatal flesh-eating disease that had attacked his face. Doctors had given up all hope of his recovery. Interestingl...
God’s people aren’t believing the promises of God. The LORD had told their forefathers – Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob –“I am going to make Israel a great nation; I’ll bless you to be a blessing!” And the LORD had just said in Exodus 13 that He was going to bring them into ...
Jacob Wright’s Affinity for Trains I met Jacob Wright a few years ago, and within moments I learned that he is an intelligent, enthusiastic, well-spoken young man who loves learning about, thinking about, and hunting down trains. His knowledge about them is mind-bending, and I asked him...