I Bless You
When you want to pronounce a formal blessing over someone, which Bible verse do you choose? I generally reach for Numbers 6:22-26 – the priestly blessing. Aaron, the high priest, spoke this blessing over the nation of Israel regularly.
Today I read in the notes . . .
Jacob was Created; Israel was Formed
Jacob (Father of the 12 tribes) was created, but Israel was formed (transformed). Our patriarch, Jacob, wrestled with God by the brook called Jabbok. There God changed his name to Israel. You can review the story in Genesis 32.
I see in this a picture of our regeneration in Jesus Christ. It foreshadows the “born again” experience. Jacob was created, as we all are, . . .
Hidden in Christ
I am contemplating how being hidden in Christ is a little like Jacob (grandson of Abraham) using the skin of goats to hide his identity. (Gen. 27)
Jacob’s twin brother, Esau, was born moments before him. Thus Esau obtained all the rights and . . .