Category Archives: Jacob

Thinking about Jacob’s story in Genesis…

By Faith Jacob…

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Tom Brainerd

As I am away from my flock this weekend… Then he charged them and said to them: “I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron … Continue reading →

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Jacob’s Shepherd…

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Tom Brainerd

Over a decade ago, while we lived in Houston, I spent a season in Bible Study Fellowship. It is a good program, and I recommend it highly. I learned a great deal about the Bible, and also from the lives … Continue reading →

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Jacob…the inheritor

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Tom Brainerd

After Jacob stood in as substitute for his twin, Esau, and received the first-son-blessing from Isaac, Esau was furious. The Scriptures say: “So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in … Continue reading →

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Jacob…the substitute

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Tom Brainerd

Most of us know the story of the transactions between Jacob and Esau. In Genesis 25 we see Esau coming home to the family camp, famished from a day’s hunting. His younger-by-minutes brother, Jacob, has been cooking some tasty red … Continue reading →

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