by Blair Blakeslee | Mar 16, 2019 | Daily Bible Challenge
My eyes focus on Laban in this chapter. I see three qualities of Laban. 1. He loved his family . 2. He was a man of greed. 3. He was not sold out to God because he had false gods. And you can see how that transpired into his kids. His sons were greedy and Rachel...
by Blair Blakeslee | Mar 15, 2019 | Daily Bible Challenge
I'm thinking this chapter is how soap operas got started, lol. Jealousy, competition, seeking approval, seeking love. Every human being wants to be shown love. But we have to be willing to show love and not just expect it. We can't let jealousy interfere and destroy...
by Blair Blakeslee | Mar 14, 2019 | Daily Bible Challenge
What caught my attention in this account is Jacob was in love with Rachel but ended up marrying Leah first and Rachel second. God saw that Leah was not loved by Jacob and so blessed her with four Sons. Leah, like most of us, want to be loved and accepted particularly...
by Blair Blakeslee | Mar 13, 2019 | Daily Bible Challenge
When Jacob awoke from His dream he realized God was present which changed his attitude and behavior! 1. He was afraid. 2. God's presence meant the place was awesome. 3. He called the place God's house. 4. He made a vow to make God Lord of his life. 5. He said he'd...
by Blair Blakeslee | Mar 12, 2019 | Daily Bible Challenge
The key word for me today in this passage is deception. How did they get to the point where deception became a viable option? It was God's divine plan to have the younger brother receive the blessing and be served by the older brother. God told that to Rebekah before...
by Blair Blakeslee | Mar 11, 2019 | Daily Bible Challenge
So there are three things that stuck out to me. 1. People seem to love to hang around you or love to have you around unless their ego is challenged. It seems people want to be known as the more powerful one or better than everyone. Why are we envious when someone is...
