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Abraham-Issac-Jacob 2024 Read the Bible in a Year January 9, 2024 Readings for Today: Genesis 24:1 - 25:18 Day 9 - Next Generations of the Promise Prayer: “May God give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.” (Psalm 20:4, NIV) Adapted from a devotion online. Basic Reflections: The unfolding of the promises continues with … Abraham tells the servant to find a wife for Isaac. Issac marries Rebekah. Abraham’s second marriage, kids, and death. 12 tribes of Ishmael and his long life. Esau and Jacob are born as twins. Prophesied to be two nations with Esau selling his birthright (Isaac’s blessing.) Question of the Day: Can you see how God has been in your family history? Tomorrow's Readings: Genesis 25:19 - 28:9 +++ 2024 Read the Bible in a Year is a featured Bible Study to inspire spirituality. This plan has been used on The Bible in Time blog site in the past and now includes new material and reflections. From Day 8 in 2019. By Dave Eitland. Free for faith commu...

Blessing of Jacob - Gerrit Horst Williamsz Google Art Project - Wiki Commons Images My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 1/10/2019 Day 10 Genesis 25:19 - 28:9 Reflection This reading deals with the birth right is to be given to the eldest but is not. Jacob’s mother conspires to take the birthright or the estate, lands, property, etc. from Esau to get Isaac to give it to Jacob. Jacob acquires this right from a starving Esau one night from Jacobs good dinner; then when Isaac is going blind and near death - Mom and Jacob get the birthright. Esau is mad being disinherited and Jacob flees for his life. Jacob has still won but is now in exile. Esau gets married. God still uses the line of Abe-Isaac-Jacob to create a new nation despite how it came to pass.  We don’t always see God’s ways in what happens to us. I am sure Esau didn’t at the time. (I have never understood the repeat of the Abe and...