Wrestling with God
As Jacob returns to the promised land in Genesis 32, he’s attacked in the middle of the night. As the two men struggle until the […]
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As Jacob returns to the promised land in Genesis 32, he’s attacked in the middle of the night. As the two men struggle until the […]
Jacob was born to wrestle. According to Gen. 25:22, he struggled with his twin brother Esau even in his mother’s womb, and was born grasping […]
Genesis 29 relates the story of Jacob’s love for Rachel. And yet, on his wedding night, the deceiver was himself deceived. Though he had worked […]
In Genesis 29, Jacob the deceiver is himself deceived. Though he had intended to marry Rachel, he was first tricked into marrying her older sister. […]
Jacob was a man of conflict and struggle. In fact, even before he was born he wrestled with his brother in the womb, and was […]
Many people today think of religion as a metaphorical stairway that leads to heaven. Basically, it’s an upward path that all of us are meant […]
As we saw last week, difficulties arise when we attempt to read the story of Jacob and Esau as a traditional morality tale. In reality, […]
The story of Jacob and Esau raises a number of important questions. Why did God choose Jacob in favor of Esau? Was it due to […]
Why did God call Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac? Why would he ask a loving parent to even consider such a thing? Is this […]
There’s a wonderful anchor for the doctrine of justification by faith alone all the way back in Genesis 15:6. After God promised to be Abraham’s […]
The story of Abraham is a record of both faith and doubt. While we’re told in Genesis 15 that “Abraham believed the Lord and it […]
The Old Testament depicts a host of potential saviors who end up failing (often spectacularly) to show that even the best of us are not […]