Genesis 35:23-36:43 Endless Genealogies

Genesis 35:23 – 36:43 Endless Genealogies CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO   This passage deals with several genealogies that contain historical facts and reveal some important information concerning contemporary characters of this time and geography.   First, we find the genealogy of Jacob’s direct descendants.  Since we are so familiar with...

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Genesis 35:21-22 Reuben’s Incest

  One of the things that people don’t like about the Bible is that it deals with all of the sin that Hollywood likes to deal with but it puts it in a light that Hollywood doesn’t like to portray.  The Bible shows you the wickedness of sin and its...

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Genesis 35:16-20 Rachel’s Death

  We will discuss three things in this passage:   The word used to describe Rachel’s condition before childbirth; The custom of erecting a pillar to mark her grave; and The departure of her soul at death.     Labour   Before Benjamin was born, the Bible says that Rachel...

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Genesis 35:6-15 Bethel – The House of God

  Although a church building is not really the house of God, we have heard preachers refer to the local church as the house of God, figuratively.  And, in truth, there are many similarities that we can find between “Bethel,” which means “the house of God,” and the local church. ...

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Is God a war-protester?

No!! Some people imagine that they are justified in conscientiously objecting to war by professing that God is all loving, peaceful and absolutely opposed to war. That presumption, taken alone, is absolutely false. Ex 15:3 states, “The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.” They might...

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Genesis 35:1-5 Back to Bethel

  God told Jacob to go back to Bethel and build an altar to the Lord.  Before the journey, Jacob made his household fix up some things to prepare them for Bethel, “the house of God.”  He told them to:   Put Away the Strange Gods (v.2) Comparing this passage...

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Genesis 34:14-31 Unholy Alliances

  In this text we find the major components of most political alliances.  Even though they sound good on the surface, they all fail just like this one did.   Political alliances are often made possible by:   The Promise of National Unity – v.16 Jacob’s sons promised Hamor and...

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