Then the Lord appeared to him and said: “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you. -Genesis 26:2 Let’s take a close look at the phrase “and the Lord appeared unto him“. This is interesting. How exactly did the Lord appear to him? Was it in […]
26-1: Isaac follows in his father’s footsteps
Today we begin Genesis Chapter 26. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James Bible, click here. When reading Genesis chapter 26, I imagine the first word that pops into our minds is “Dejavu” as we witness an exact repeat of what happened with Abraham a couple of chapters earlier. Although we […]
25-8: Jacob was cooking a Condolence Meal for the deceased Abraham
One day when Jacob had cooked some stew, ‘Esau came in from the open country, exhausted, and said to Jacob, “Please! Let me gulp down some of that red stuff — that red stuff! I’m exhausted!”–Genesis 25:29-30 This might not strike us as strange in our day and age but notice that Jacob was cooking. In […]
25-7: God reverses the Rules of the Firstborn with Esau and Jacob
The Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other; and the older will serve the younger.” -Genesis 25:23 During Rebecca’s childbirth, there appeared to be a violent struggle in her stomach like two animals clawing and […]
25-6: Does the soul really depart from the body at death?
This is a followup to one of my recent posts titled “25-2: Where did the Old Testament Saints go after death?“, which turned out to be one of my most popular posts ever. (Thank you everybody for reading and your support!!!) The reason for this followup is that I was kindly shown an alternative viewpoint […]
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