From the archives: Read Genesis 49:1-28 The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come, and the obedience of the nations shall be his. Genesis… Read More
Jacob said: “I am about to be gathered to my people.” -Genesis 49:29 Jacob was about to die. He found himself in the same position every single one of us will find ourselves. Jacob was about to be gathered… Read More
To see the previous post from Genesis, go to Can God Use a Sinner Like You, or Like Me? Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring, whose branches climb over a wall. With bitterness… Read More
Read Genesis 49:1-28 The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come, and the obedience of the nations shall be his. -Genesis 49:10 A Sinner… Read More
Read Genesis 49:1-28 “Simeon and Levi are brothers— their swords are weapons of violence. Let me not enter their council, let me not join their assembly, for they have killed men in their anger and hamstrung oxen as they pleased. Cursed be their… Read More
Read Genesis 49:1-28 Jacob called for his sons and said: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come.” Genesis 49:1 Living Life Like James Bond I have a friend, Kent, whose… Read More
Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Genesis 4:9 Am I my brother’s keeper?” (v. 9) Cain’s insolent answer to God’s question reminds us… Read More
Help, I’m Married to a Stranger: Genesis 49:29-31
“Bury me with… Leah.” -Jacob, Genesis 49:29-31 “The primary problem is… learning how to love and care for the stranger to whom you find yourself married.” -Stanley Hauerwas, Professor of Ethics, Duke University Married to a Stranger It’s… Read More
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Posted on March 23, 2013 by Kurt Bennett
Bible Commentary, Genesis, I Wish Someone Had Told Me This When I Was Young, Marriage
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