OCTOBER 9, 2020 Genesis 34:23 “Will not their livestock, their property, and every animal of theirs be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.” In an effort to secure Dinah as his son’s wife, Hamor and Shechem agreed to terms pr…

OCTOBER 8, 2020 Genesis 34:8-10 But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife. And make marriages with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to yourselves. So yo…

OCTOBER 7, 2020 Genesis 34:1 Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. Just after overcoming the crisis with Laban and then with Esau, Jacob encountered another trying situation. His young d…

October 1, 2020 Genesis 32:30 So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: “For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.” Not too many people can claim to have seen God face to face and live to tell about it. In fact, years later, Moses…

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 Genesis 32:27-28 So He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob.” And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.” To walk as Israel is t…

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 Genesis 32:27-28  So He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob.” And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men,and have prevailed.” I don’t think it’s lik…

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 Genesis 32:25 Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him. It is fascinating to me that the man — who most believe to b…