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Shouldering A Burden? Who Do You Run To?
“And Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments. Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress…
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PUSH Toward Favor Break Through
“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 God, and you were pleased with me. Please, take my blessing that is brought to you, because God has…
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Struggle LOVE This Fight Feels Different
“Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day.” Genesis 32:24 … “And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.” Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me Your name, I pray.” And…
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FAITH TO FLEE Toxic Family Members
“Then the Angel of God spoke to me in a dream, saying, ‘Jacob.’ And I said, ‘Here I am.’ And He said, ‘Lift your eyes now and see, all the rams which leap on the flocks are streaked, speckled, and gray-spotted; for I have seen all that Laban is doing to you. I am the…
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Breeding Competition
“Then Rachel said, “With great wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and indeed I have prevailed.” So she called his name Naphtali.” Genesis 30:8 Jacob and Laban make an agreement “So he said, “What shall I give you?” And Jacob said, “You shall not give me anything. If you will do this thing for…
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Longing For Family Relations
“So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed only a few days to him because of the love he had for her.” “Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.”” Genesis 29: 20-21 Longing for family relations? What if it’s…
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Dreaming Of Angels
“So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth,…
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Last Meal Last Right’s (Being Fed Deception?)
“Bring me wild game and make me a tasty dish to eat, and bless you in the presence of יהוה before my death.’ “And now my son, listen to my voice according to what I command you.” Berĕshith (Genesis) 27:7-8 TS2009 “What if my father touches me? Then I shall be like a deceiver in…