Genesis 31, Part 1
April 2, 2012
In Genesis 31, as Jacob packs up his family and leaves to head home, God confirms His will to Jacob through circumstances and His Word. How can we know God's will for our lives?
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Genesis 31
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Jacob’s family was extremely dysfunctional, and he was very poor at interpersonal relationships. Leah bore him more children, but it was Rachel who really controlled him.
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God uses the foolish things of the world to confound the wise. He used the superstitious relatives of Jacob to do a powerful work in the midst of human failure.
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When Jacob met Rachel, it was literally love at first sight. But her father tricked Jacob into working for him for 14 years for her hand. Jacob the deceiver had been deceived.
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Jacob was on the run, and he had an amazing dream in which God spoke to him and gave him the promise of provision and protection. Up until now, Jacob hadn’t really listened to God.
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Although Jacob was not deserving of blessing, the grace of God was poured into his life. And although we may reap what we sow, God's grace is sufficient for us.
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Jacob deceived Isaac so that he would get his father’s blessing rather than Esau, the firstborn son. But Jacob reaped what he sowed, as he was deceived by his father-in-law, and later his sons.
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Jacob was concerned about what others thought, not about what he was. Your reputation is what others think you are. Your character is who you really are, even when no one is looking.
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The family of Isaac was prone to selfishness, distrust and scheming. And there was a continual battle between Esau and Jacob. But God still worked in the family, despite all their dysfunction.
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From a human standpoint, the failures of Isaac are disappointing. But from a spiritual perspective, they show the faithfulness of God. God’s mercy is always there, even when we stumble.
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