Then God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him,  “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.” -Genesis 31:24 Realizing that the keys to the family kingdom, his family gods, had been stolen, Laban and his men mount up a posse and go in hot […]

Rachel and Leah answered him, “We no longer have any inheritance from our father’s possessions; and he considers us foreigners, since he has sold us; moreover, he has consumed everything he received in exchange for us.  Nevertheless, the wealth which God has taken away from our father has become ours and our children’s anyway; so whatever […]

Today we begin Genesis Chapter 31. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. If you’re a King James diehard, click here. Patterns and principles! When wading through the vast sea of God’s Word, understanding these two factors is very important. A “pattern” is the repeated occurrence of an event in Scripture. The Biblical worldview is […]

“Laban said, “What should I give you?” “Nothing,” answered Jacob, “just do this one thing for me: once more I will pasture your flock and take care of it.  I will also go through the flock and pick out every speckled, spotted or brown sheep, and every speckled or spotted goat; these and their offspring […]

A common argument many often use to denounce the Scriptural validity of polygamy is to claim that God somehow “changed” his viewpoint on this topic in the New Testament era. Following on the heels of my last post, now is as good a time as ever to destroy this notion and bury it at the […]