The apostle opens this warning section of his epistle with a brief profile of false teachers in chapter 2 verses 1-3. He follow this summary with a reckoning perspective to encourage the true church …
The setting, characters, and conflict in this account continue to provide a stage for the revelation of God to and through His covenant son Jacob (soon to be named Israel). Half way between the Sea o…
Jacob's exodus continues escorted by heavenly hosts. This chapter in the patriarch’s experience continues to feature redemptive patterns reinforcing the Gospel through the life and calling of the cov…
The 6th stanza of the great acrostic psalm presents 8 verses beginning with the Hebrew letter 'Waw' in the original language. The great theme of the psalm namely: 'the sufficiency of the Word of God'…
If the present remnant of God's covenant people are not deceived by their imminent enemies, they are nevertheless often discouraged at their apparent power. Peter writes to a small number called to s…
“Ebenezer” means 'stone of help'. Aspects of this covenant arrangement between Jacob and Laban including its memorial monument and location will prove significant in ways these two could never have i…
As events of Jacob's departure from Paddan-Aram unto Canaan unfold, sinful and flawed patterns of behavior continue to mark the journey. Clearly Jacob's spiritual maturity is still a work in progress…
As our Psalm has opened with dual themes of the sufficiency of the Word of God and the trying journey of life, it seems fitting that the author would add to the record the presenting trial of worldly…
As we have observed, one of the intriguing paradoxes of the life of Jacob is the prominence his legacy represents in spite of the troubled life he led. As such, the testimony of Jacob is one of remar…
Jacob has been long suffering in service to his conniving father in law. Jacob's hesitancy to confront or leave the confines of his relationship to Laban proves less than noble however. Jacob appears…
Today, pastors in North America and beyond, have joined in unity of purpose to proclaim to courts, parliaments, legislatures, and magistrates, their obligation and accountability to Jesus Christ, on …
The sufficiency of God's Word is featured in section four of this great acrostic psalm in light of the heavy burden of sorrow that often attends our way. The authors of scripture were blessed with a …
In the first chapter of Peter's epistle, he instructs his readers on how to strengthen their faith. It is clear that this is an urgent matter and a priority for the apostle, so much so, that he vows …
Concluding this series with the record of descending angels unto Joseph, we have thus documented that the advent of incarnation was punctuated by the presence of divine revelation and by angelic acti…
As Jesus Himself proclaimed to Nathaniel, heaven's staircase touching ground would be signaled by divine revelation and angelic activity. We were introduced to one of the these emissaries of glory wi…
Genesis 28:12 “...behold there was a ladder set up on the earth, & the top of it reached to heaven, and behold angels of God were ascending and descending on it!” Throughout Old Covenant history ther…
This chapter signals a change in Jacob's life. He begins to trust the Lord, returning to the God of his fathers. Life circumstances are instruments in the hands of Yahweh, guiding His covenant son ba…
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