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Chapter study
…described, and Scripture reserves it for moments that cost something. Jacob says it in Genesis 46:2, Moses at the bush in Exodus 3:4, Samuel in the night in 1 Samuel 3:4, Isaiah in the temple in Isaiah 6:8. In each case…
Chapter study
…the scandal Israel already sang of God as the shepherd of the nation. Jacob blessed Joseph in the name of the God who had shepherded him all his life (Genesis 48:15), and Asaph prayed to the 'Shepherd of Israel' who led…
Dig Deeper
…appears throughout the Old Testament as the family trade of Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Amos and David. The Bible itself tells us this, so it needs no outside support. It also shows shepherds sleeping with the flock,…
Verse study
…described, and Scripture reserves it for moments that cost something. Jacob says it in Genesis 46:2, Moses at the bush in Exodus 3:4, Samuel in the night in 1 Samuel 3:4, Isaiah in the temple in Isaiah 6:8. In each case…
Verse study
…the scandal Israel already sang of God as the shepherd of the nation. Jacob blessed Joseph in the name of the God who had shepherded him all his life (Genesis 48:15), and Asaph prayed to the 'Shepherd of Israel' who led…
Devotional
…at the bush is tied directly to His faithfulness to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God's existence depends on nothing outside Himself. His name is bound to His promises, not just His power. Knowing God's name means being…
Devotional
…God sent him ahead to preserve life. By chapter 50, after their father Jacob's death and their fear that Joseph will finally take revenge, he repeats and settles the same conviction. The repetition suggests forgiveness…
Devotional
…it. God introduces Himself in verse 6 as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob before He gives any instruction, and Moses hides his face in response to that identification, not only to the fire. Holiness here is…
Devotional
…and pray before you do it rather than after. Jesus grew weary at Jacob's well in John 4:6, yet he is the one who offers living water so that whoever drinks never thirsts again. He knows the weariness of waiting from the…
Biblical concept
…says Jesus Christ it is saying Jesus the anointed King. Genesis 28:18 Jacob pours oil on the stone at Bethel after his dream, the first anointing in Scripture, marking a place where God had met him. Exodus 30:30-32 The…
Biblical concept
…God a shepherd long before it calls Him a king in any settled sense. Jacob blesses his sons and speaks of the God who has been his shepherd all his life (Genesis 48:15). Asaph prays to the Shepherd of Israel who leads…
Biblical concept
…measured by whether they fed the flock or fed themselves. Genesis 48:15 Jacob, blessing his grandsons, speaks of the God who has shepherded him all his life, the first time Scripture applies shepherd language to God…
The Sunday Study
Verse-by-verse teaching with historical context, and a prayer to close. Nothing else in the email.