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Today's Bible Reading...
Bible Application -January 11 - Genesis 31-33
Questions:
1. “I am the God of _____________, where you anointed the pillar and where you
made a vow to Me. Now arise, get out of this land, and return to the land of
your family.” (31:13)
2. “For all these riches which God has taken from our father are really ours,and
our ____________, now then, whatever God has said to you do it.” (31:16).
3. “Also __________, because he said, ‘May the Lord watch between you and me
when we are absent one from another.” (31:49)
4. “Then ___________ sent messengers before him to _____, his brother in the
land of Seir, the country of Edom.” (32:3)
5. “Then Jacob said, ‘O god of my father ___________ and God of my father
_________, the Lord who said to me, ‘Return to your country and to your family,
and I will deal with you.’” (32:9)
6. “And He said, ‘Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but _________; for
you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.’” (32:28)
7. “And Jacob said, ‘No, please, if I have now found favor in your sight, then
receive my present from my hand, inasmuch as I have seen your face as though I
had seen the face of _______, and you were pleased with me.’” (33:10)
8. “And he bought the parcel of land, where he had pitched his tent, from the
children of ________, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.”
(33:19)
Chapter 31 - The Covenant at Gilead
Chapter 32 - Jacob wrestles with an angel
Chapter 33 - The kindness of Jacob toward Esau
What do we learn from this lesson?
1. Many times the voice of the Lord speaks to us through the voice of an angel
.or Christian people. In reality there are people among us whom the Lord uses to
advise us. Here the Lord tells Jacob to go home to his kindred. What a beautiful
command. “Go home”. Would to God many run-away young people today would hear
this command from some appointed angel of God. Go home to your family.
3. Rachel and Leah answered ,'“What ever God says we will do.'” How many souls
would be lost if many of the evangelists and good pastors of the day were to say
'no God, I ‘ m perfectly satisfied right here.' What would you do if God called
you to go?
4. What a beautiful way to make friends of someone we fear. Jacob and Laban
consent before God that they want to be friends and parted with the well used
blessing, which today is called, the Mizpah, asking God to protect each of them
until they come together again.
5. We always fight a losing battle when we fight against God. Its always a “no
win” fight. However Jacob persisted and refused to give up without a blessing.
He became known as Israel and had great power with God and men. Never give up
the good fight of faith. The rewards are terrific.
6. Jacob looked upon his twin brother, Esau. A brother from whom he had taken
his birthright and said, “I see your face as though I have seen the face of God.
Can we also with some effort by the grace of God turn our enemies into our
friends? To be able to patch up old qurrels is really a gift from God.
Prayer:
May we always, O God, be instruments of your healing power, ti bring healing
among our enemies and peace among families that are torn apart with envy and
greed. Amen.
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