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• God Listens and Remembers

  1When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I shall die!” 2Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”…22Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened…

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  April 1, 2023

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• Deceivers

  15Then Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my kinsman, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?” 16Now Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance. 18Jacob loved Rachel.…

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  March 31, 2023

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• Hope for the Former Rascal

  13And behold, the LORD stood above it and said, “I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring. 14Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the…

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  March 30, 2023

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• Rebekah and God’s Plan

  5Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it, 6Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “I heard your father speak to your brother Esau, 7‘Bring me game and prepare for me delicious food, that I may eat it and bless you…

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  March 29, 2023

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• Remember Joseph Became Two

  4The people of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance.–Joshua 16 When we read the Joseph story, we recall both the hardship and the grace. Not only was God with Joseph, but Joseph in a way was with Israel. Through Joseph, Israel was saved from starvation and had a future. What his brothers meant for…

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  July 13, 2022

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