Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Genesis 35:1-29

(35:1) God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau." (2) So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods that are among you and purify yourselves and change your garments. (3) Then let us arise and go up to Bethel, so that I may make there an altar to the God who answers me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone." (4) So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree that was near Shechem. (5) And as they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities that were around them, so that they did not pursue the sons of Jacob. (6) And Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him, (7) and there he built an altar and called the place El-bethel, because there God had revealed himself to him when he fled from his brother. (8) And Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried under an oak below Bethel. So he called its name Allon-bacuth. (9) God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him. (10) And God said to him, "Your name is Jacob; no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name." So he called his name Israel. (11) And God said to him, "I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body. (12) The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your offspring after you." (13) Then God went up from him in the place where he had spoken with him. (14) And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he had spoken with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it and poured oil on it. (15) So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him Bethel. (16) Then they journeyed from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and she had hard labor. (17) And when her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, "Do not fear, for you have another son." (18) And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin. (19) So Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem), (20) and Jacob set up a pillar over her tomb. It is the pillar of Rachel's tomb, which is there to this day. (21) Israel journeyed on and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder. (22) While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine. And Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve. (23) The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob's firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. (24) The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. (25) The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's servant: Dan and Naphtali. (26) The sons of Zilpah, Leah's servant: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram. (27) And Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, or Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had sojourned. (28) Now the days of Isaac were 180 years. (29) And Isaac breathed his last, and he died and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

2 comments:

  1. Summary: God speaks to Jacob, telling him to go to Bethel and dwell there. Jacob tells his family to put away their foreign gods; he builds an alter to God, thanking him for answering him and being with him for his whole life. God confirms his blessing on Jacob (as he did with Abraham and Isaac), telling Jacob to be fruitful and multiply and giving him Abraham and Isaac's land. Thus God changed Jacob's name to Israel. Rachel dies in child birth, giving birth to Benjamin. Isaac dies at 180 years old.

    Application: Lord Jesus, I love Jacob/Israel's simple response to your calling him. He gets rid of the baggage (foreign gods), purifies his family, and follows you. Help me to recognize that You are that god that answers me in all the days of my distress, for You are have been walking beside me always. Please forgive me for not celebrating Your presence with alters to you, building them simply for your glory. And, when I breath my last breath, I hope You gathered to my people, old and full of days, praising you as I come to sit by your throne and gave on my Dad's face.

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  2. Summary: God spoke to Jacob again and told him to build an altar and go to Bethel. Jacob instructed all his people to remove all their idols and bury them and follow God. God reminded Jacob his name is now Israel and said he will have many children who are kings and much land. Jacob’s son Reuben slept with one of Jacob’s concubine’s and someone found out about it and told Jacob. Isaac died at 180 years old, so Esau and Jacob buried him.

    Application: Heavenly Father… please guide me like you did Jacob. Be my Lord and instruct me in everything I do. Let me realize that You are in charge and leading me down the path. Please rid me of all the idols in my life… I love them, so I know I can’t get rid of them on my own. Thank you God for working on me and bringing me closer to depending on You. Thank you for the good you made of my broken back!

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