Monthly Archives: April 2012

“Portraits of Prayer in Genesis” ‘Joseph the Dream Catcher’


Esau humbles himself after his father Isaac dies and takes all that he has and leaves Canaan, ‘The Promised Land’ for another country because he and Jacob/Israel are too great and have too much to dwell together. Why did he … Continue reading

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“Portraits of Prayer in Genesis” – Jacob The Angel Wrestler Part #5


Jacob safely arrives in Shechem Gen. 33:18 which is in the land of Canaan, ‘The Promised Land.’ There he erects an altar and calls it, “El-elohe-Israel,” ‘To the God of the God of Israel.’ Now Jehovah, Elohim, El Shaddai is … Continue reading

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“Portraits of Prayer in Genesis” ‘Jacob The Angel Wrestler – Part 4’


(Read our blog  isaiahfiftythree.org  we think you’ll like it! I should have entitled this, “Wrestling In Prayer” Gen. 32:13ff.. Jacob sends a gift to his distraught brother Esau, 550 animals, a gift to appease his enemy and the bigger the … Continue reading

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“Portraits of Prayer in Genesis” Jacob The Angel-Wrestler-3


I could have entitled this, “The Prayer of Fear!” In Gen. 31:1 Jacob is scared and in fear for his life and his family’s and that seems to be the only time he prays. In chapter 28 he is afraid … Continue reading

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