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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...

Jacob blessing the sons of Joseph - Jan Victors Wiki Commons Images My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 1/15/2019     Day 15    Genesis 46: 1 - 50:26 Reflection: Jacob and the family are brought to Egypt; Joseph sets them up with Pharaoh’s permission; famine breaks out and Joseph acquires everthing - property, livestock, themselves for slavery - for Pharaoh that they have during these lean years; Jacob dies and buried in Canaan; Joseph forgives his brothers; Joseph lives a long life and dies in Egypt. Meditation/Contemplate: All things work for good for those who love God and are called according to God’s plan. Prayer: Keep us mindful that life is abundant in you; Guide and direct us in all that we do so that it will strengthen us for service to the world. Amen The Next Seven Days of Readings 1/16/2019     Day 16  ...

Jacob and Esau are reconciled -  Johannes van den Hoecke My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 1/12/2019     Day 12   Genesis 31:1 - 36:43 Reflection This long scripture tells a vary of Jacob and other family members. Of Jacob, kings of Edom, Isaac, Benjamin and Rachel, Dinah, Esau, WWF angel, Laban and Jacob’s wives. Meditation: Admits the good and bad, God travels with us. Prayer: I remember your stories, the good and the bad, and how you are with us always. Amen The Next Seven Days of Readings 1/13/2019     Day 13   Genesis 37:1 - 41:57 1/14/2019     Day 14   Genesis 42:1 - 45:28 1/15/2019     Day 15   Genesis 46: 1 - 50:26 1/16/2019     Day 16   Exodus 1:1 - 4:31 1/17/ 2019  ...

Jesus finds the Lost - Gary Olson https://www.godisreal.today/pictures-of-jesus/ My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 1/11/2019     Day 11    Genesis 28:10 - 30:43 Reflection Jacob dreams and then meets his wives in a convoluted deal that his father-in -law. Have you had a dream where God shows up beside you to tell you of the destiny of your family and lineage? The awe struck nature of that happening! But God does stand by us at every moment and is with us. Emmanuel … God with us. Oh the blessings of a wife in a life when a relationship is committed and works. (And I have had it for 40 years.) Meditation: God is with me and stands with me at all times. Prayer: Remind me God that you are with me all of the time. Let me not forget your presence in my life. Amen Thank you for giving me Katheryn. Amen The Next Seven Days of Readings 1/12/2019 ...

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...