Becoming Mature Disciples
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Genesis 7-12Hopefully, like me, you've now settled into our four year reading schedule. I'm finding I really like this pace - hope it's working for you, too.… Read MoreGenesis 19-24In Genesis 20 Abraham takes things into his own hands by saying Sarah is his sister for the second time. To me this is why it is so easy to believe th… Read MoreGenesis 13-18Keep up the good work. Even if I don't always respond to all of your posts, I'm reading them all and benefiting from your insights.… Read MoreGenesis 31-36One thing that makes the Bible so believable to me is that the people in the Bible are portrayed realistically. None of them are larger than life - th… Read MoreGenesis 25-30I'm really enjoying focusing on what the text is revealing about the heart of God. I'm consistently seeing a God who delights in keeping His promise t… Read More
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Time after time, we see the men God chose messing up, doing things that are dishonest, but we see God blessing them anyway. We sometimes see them having some unpleasant consequences of their sin, but God's mercy triumphs.
The baby competition between Leah and Rachel with their servants added in seems really strange to us. I imagine it wasn't so strange in that culture. We see human rivalry and polygamy having bad consequences, and yet God continues fulfilling his purpose through it, rapidly moving along his promise to make a great nation of Abraham's, Isaac's, and Jacob's descendants. God can bring good even from man's wrong doing.
Great insight Loren. God neither commanded nor condoned polygamy and we can see the horrible consequences of that practice throughout Scripture. While God doesn't always take away those consequences, He certainly does remain faithful to His promises and treat His people with mercy.
Interesting allusion to the story of Jacob's ladder in John 1:51: And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
It appears that the ladder is a picture of Christ, providing the way for us to have access to God, perhaps, though it is the angels who are ascending and descending. Thoughts?
Loren, I'm wondering if the reference in John isn't just a means of proclaiming the deity of Jesus - the angles ascending and descending on him in a similar manner in which the Father revealed Himself to Jacob.
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