April 28, 2024

When God created Adam from the dust of the earth, He gave him several commands: tend the garden, keep the garden, and stay away from that tree. He also gave him another command: Be fruitful and multiply (Genesis 1:28). To be fair, God also told the birds the same thing (Genesis 1:22). But later on […]

In Genesis 32, right before Jacob meets Esau for the first time after he stole the birthright, Jacob wrestles with God (or a representative of God) (Genesis 32:24-32). It’s an interesting scene; most likely, it represents the struggle that Jacob has engaged in his whole life. And will engage in for almost the entire rest

It’s easy to feel forgotten. Time moves forward, “important” events happen around you, and sometimes, you just feel like you’re not a part of anything or anyone’s life. I’ve felt that, and I’m sure you have too. To be honest, I almost did that to Deborah in Genesis 35:8. I read the verses beforehand, saw

When Jacob left his father’s tent after stealing Esau’s birthright, he was a lost, lonely individual. Sure, he had the guidance of his parents to go and “take a wife from the daughters of Laban” (Genesis 28:2), but everything outside of that was up to him. One of the stops he made on his way