Category: daily meditations

SCRIPTURE: Genesis 37 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: (Read my reflection from 2008) So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe he was wearing— and they took him and threw him into the cistern. [Genesis 37:23] Joseph was the favoured and spoiled son, and his brothers resented it. But he was also chosen by God…

SCRIPTURE: Genesis 36 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: (Read my reflection from 2008) Esau took his wives from the women of Canaan… [Genesis 36:2-3] Now that his father is gone, Esau is less concerned about pleasing him. We read earlier that Esau knew his father’s concern about who his sons married, so that the time he tried to please his father by…

SCRIPTURE: Genesis 35 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: (Read my reflection from 2008) And God said to him, “I am God Almighty; be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants. The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I…

SCRIPTURE: Genesis 34 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: (Read my reflection from 2008) Three days later, while all of them were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and attacked the unsuspecting city, killing every male. [Genesis 34:25] Oh my… This story is in the bible, does that make it good? No, this bible…

SCRIPTURE: Genesis 33 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: (Read my reflection from 2008) “No, please!” said Jacob. “If I have found favor in your eyes, accept this gift from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God, now that you have received me favorably. [Genesis 33:10] Jacob knows that at one time Esau wanted to kill him…

SCRIPTURE: Genesis 32 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: (Read my reflection from 2008) So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, “It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared. [Genesis 32:28] Who is this “man” that Jacob wrestles with? At first Jacob assumed it was just a man. But in the end he concludes that he…

SCRIPTURE: Genesis 31 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: (Read my reflection from 2008) Come now, let’s make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between us.” [Genesis 31:44] So Jacob took an oath in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac. He offered a sacrifice there in the hill country and invited his relatives to…

SCRIPTURE: Genesis 30 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: (Read my reflection from 2008) In this way the man grew exceedingly prosperous and came to own large flocks, and female and male servants, and camels and donkeys. [Genesis 30:43] This is a strange chapter: wives giving servant girls to their husband, spotted sheep and striped poplar branches affecting the coloration of the lambs……

SCRIPTURE: Genesis 29 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: (Read my reflection from 2008) When the LORD saw that Leah was not loved, he enabled her to conceive, but Rachel remained childless. Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, “It is because the LORD has seen my misery. Surely my husband will love…

SCRIPTURE: Genesis 28 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: (Read my reflection from 2008) When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.” [Genesis 28:16-17]…