Download or read book The Patriarch Jacob and Some of the Lessons of His Life written by Alexander Gregory and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Discipleship Lessons from the Life of Jacob written by Ralph F. Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-15 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You'll Learn from Jacob, Who Moved from Manipulation to Trust in God. Jacob is a troubling character in the Old Testament. He is conniving and he is spiritual too. He has moments of strong faith as well as of fear. His family is sometimes in disarray, and yet at the end he is the one who sets it straight. Jacob the Patriarch is a bit too much like us -- with very human strengths and weaknesses, but a man with a striving for spiritual things. From this imperfect man we learn important lessons of faith. especially, about God's grace. The events described in Jacob's story comprise most of Genesis chapters 25-49. If you haven't read the Old Testament much, you'll be pleased to find that God will speak to you here -- loud and clear. Each of the seven detailed lessons include probing discussion questions and can be used for personal enrichment, by small groups and classes, and by teachers and preachers.
Download or read book Heroes Of Faith written by Pearly Locorriere and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-08 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jacob, later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jacob first appears in the Book of Genesis, where he is described as the son of Isaac and Rebecca, and the grandson of Abraham, Sarah, and Bethuel. According to the biblical account, he was the second-born of Isaac's children, the elder being Jacob's fraternal twin brother, Esau. Jacob is not the biblical "hero" that we talk about. There are no children's songs about Jacob. No one sings "Dare to Be a Jacob." His story is more embarrassing than impressive. Yet God ties His name for all eternity to Jacob. Why? Because all of us are like Jacob in some regard. We are all "heel catches," struggling to make life work, wrestling with God, fighting to figure out who we are. Jacob's story is our own.
Download or read book Lessons for Life Based on the Lives of Abraham Isaac Jacob and Joseph written by Peter Elwood and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-03-22 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1970s and 1980s, my wife and I were privileged, together with a group of friends, John and Sally, Dennis and Freda, Dave, Richard and Gill, to lead a series of intensive Bible studies with a changing group of undergraduate students each Sunday evening during university term. In preparation for a study, we would meet one evening during the week to discuss the passage of scripture proposed for the following Sunday, and we would share together what we had each learned from commentaries and other sources. On Sundays, one of us would present the passage for perhaps an hour, and after coffee and biscuits, we would have forty minutes or more of open discussion. Those were life-changing evenings for me. I developed a deep respect for scripture, a longing to live it out, and a desire to share it. The studies came to an end smoothly and happily when John and Sally moved to Oxford. This prompted Margaret and me to leave our comfortable downtown church in Cardiff and offer to throw our lot in with a struggling small Baptist church in one of the Welsh valley towns. I offered to take a lead in Bible teaching within the church, and Margaret became involved in time off, a group for older women, and in a number of other community-based initiatives. After a few months, I was invited to accept leadership of the church as a layperson, an untrained Baptist pastor. After much thought and prayer, I accepted, and so commenced the happiest period of my married life and the busiest period for the both of us! Fourteen years later, the church moved to larger premises, led by a gifted local lad with reference to whom I often said, “I lectured the church. Wayne communicates to the people!” For each service in the church, I typed out an A4 essay on the Bible passage that had been preached, and at the end of the service, I stood at the door, said farewell to each person, and gave each of them a copy of my essay. In this way, I hoped that I might increase both the respect for scripture throughout the church and perhaps reinforce the memory of each passage presented in the sermon. When Margaret and I resigned from leadership of the church, I rewrote a series of twenty-eight sermons I had given in the church. I had these printed and bound together into a booklet and I gave a copy as a farewell gift to every person who attended the church. These essays have been further edited and are now published under the title A Medical Scientist Examines the Life of Jesus. The present volume is based on another series of sermons I had given in the church. These, too, have been edited and rewritten as a series of essays under the title Lessons for Life Based on the Lives of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.
Download or read book Jacob written by Yair Zakovitch and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIV A powerful hero of the Bible, Jacob is also one of its most complex figures. Bible stories recounting his life often expose his deception, lies, and greed—then, puzzlingly, attempt to justify them. In this book, eminent biblical scholar Yair Zakovitch presents a complete view of the patriarch, first examining Jacob and his life story as presented in the Bible, then also reconstructing the stories that the Bible writers suppressed—tales that were well-known, perhaps, but incompatible with the image of Jacob they wanted to promote. Through a work of extraordinary “literary archaeology,” Zakovitch explores the recesses of literary history, reaching back even to the stage of oral storytelling, to identify sources of Jacob's story that preceded the work of the Genesis writers. The biblical writers were skilled mosaic-makers, Zakovitch shows, and their achievement was to reshape diverse pre-biblical representations of Jacob in support of their emerging new religion and identity. As the author follows Jacob in his wanderings and revelations, his successes, disgraces, and disappointments, he also considers the religious and political environment in which the Bible was written, offering a powerful explication of early Judaism. /div
Download or read book Profiles of the Patriarchs Volume 2 written by Cyril J. Barber and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work" (2 Timothy 3:16-17). In his remarkably perceptive book entitled The Life and Times of the Patriarchs, William H. Thomson, MD, LLD (son of William M. Thomson, author of The Land and the Book) draws our attention to the fact that the "story of the life of Jacob and of his family occupies more than half of the book of Genesis." He continued, "This is no more than it should, considering how full that story is of instruction. Thus Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are repeatedly named together, but Jacob differed more from his father and grandfather than men usually differ from each other. "Every human being grows up in an environment which inevitably reacts upon his personality. So true is this that the experience of each life has its own lesson. In Jacob's case we see how one experience after another was needed for Jacob to become the prevailing Prince with God." "Isaac's unreasoning partiality toward Esau was no justification for the wicked imposition practiced on him by his wife, whereby Jacob secured the birthright. This resulted in Jacob being sent to his mother's brother in order to escape the wrath of Esau. But instead of departing on his long journey laden with gifts, his going had to be in secret." He returned many years later to face new challenges, and one by one God took pains to remove from his life the things that were impediments to his spiritual growth. How the Lord did this is the subject of this book. "O how happy are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord. O how happy are those who observe His testimonies, who seek Him with all their heart" (Psalm 119:1-2).
Download or read book Inspiring Lessons From The Life Of Jacob written by Jewel Lapadula and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-08 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jacob, later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jacob first appears in the Book of Genesis, where he is described as the son of Isaac and Rebecca, and the grandson of Abraham, Sarah, and Bethuel. According to the biblical account, he was the second-born of Isaac's children, the elder being Jacob's fraternal twin brother, Esau. Jacob is not the biblical "hero" that we talk about. There are no children's songs about Jacob. No one sings "Dare to Be a Jacob." His story is more embarrassing than impressive. Yet God ties His name for all eternity to Jacob. Why? Because all of us are like Jacob in some regard. We are all "heel catches," struggling to make life work, wrestling with God, fighting to figure out who we are. Jacob's story is our own.
Download or read book The Biblical Aspect of Jacob s Life written by Ike & Queen Ozuome and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-11-10 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Biblical Aspect of Jacob’s Life is a detailed study of the life of a wealthy and powerful Old Testament believer who is just like today Christians in many aspects, but whose life right from the start was consumed by struggles and tension, and was used by God to accomplish His plans and purpose. Written by pastors Ike and Queen Ozuome, this book offers some helpful insights into Jacob’s wise and unwise actions within the biblical context and in terms of a contemporary understanding of Christian life. �� It is designed to help the Christian who is struggling in his or her walk with Christ to have a better understanding of how God interacts with His people. �� It is also a useful resource material for understanding your strengths and weaknesses, and for identifying both the opportunities open to you and threats you face in your Christian walk with Christ. �� It can serve as a flashlight for anyone who is walking a dark path or who wants to learn from the mistakes of someone in the past as to avoid the same mistakes or pitfalls. �� It is a book that will help you link the things that have happened in the past with experiences that you have in the present. Ike and Queen Ozuome are pastors of Alayo Miracle Church of Christ in Lagos, Nigeria, Africa. They are known for their profound love for God, their compassion for people, and for their unwavering commitment to reaching others with the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Download or read book The Lives and Lessons of the Patriarchs Unfolded and Illustrated written by John Cumming and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wrestling with Life written by Bob Buller and published by Standard Publishing Company. This book was released on 1999-04 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was smothered by an overprotective mother, trapped in a loveless marriage, swindled by his in-laws in business, and burdened by the violent crimes of his children. Yet the life of Jacob ultimately was triumphant, standing as an example to us today. Sessions include Childhood: Can I survive a dysfunctional family? Marriage: How should I conquer its disappointments and temptations? Business: What is my response to a hostile work environment? And much more!
Download or read book Stewarding Life written by Paul Chappell and published by . This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jacob and Joseph and the Lesson of Their Lives for the Young written by Elihu Burritt and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life and Times of the Patriarchs Abraham Isaac and Jacob written by William Hanna Thomson and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book God s Grand Plan of the Ages written by Chicago Bible Students and published by Chicago Bible Students. This book was released on 2016-02-03 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "God's Grand Plan of the Ages" captures the highlights of the more comprehensive book The Divine Plan of the Ages. Though brief in nature, this 96-page booklet shares a satisfying explanation of age-old questions: Why does a God of love permit the evil we see in the world? Why are there tsunamis and earthquakes that kill thousands—and wars that kill millions? Why must we experience pain, heartache and finally death? When will God's Kingdom come and His will be "done on earth as it is in heaven?" "God's Grand Plan of the Ages" also covers the signs of the "Time of the End" prophecied in the book of Daniel (Daniel 12:1-4). Daniel's predicition that knowledge would be increased is happening before our very eyes as we see the Brain Age coming in at an unprecedented rate. Though technology has been a blessing in many ways, man's selfishness and greed is also leading the world to an ever increasing "time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation." What a comfort to know, that this trouble is a prophetic sign indicating that we are on the brink of the "Golden Age" that mankind has longed for since the dawn of history! God's Kingdom will be more wonderful, more glorious, more all encompassing, than all the dreams of philosophers, poets and sages. There will be a world of peace (Psalm 46:9) The heal ing of all the defects of humanity (Isa iah 35:5,6) Moral integrity will be planted in every heart (Jeremiah 31:33) All the dead of past ages will be raised to life again (1 Cor. 15:22) Sorrow, pain, tears and death itself will cease (Revelation 21:4) "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him" (1 Corinthians 2:9) We hope you will receive a blessing from reading this booklet. We also recommend reading The Divine Plan of the Ages, available FREE on a DVD offered on the back of the booklet. It is but the first book in a series of six that covers every major doctrine of the Bible as a topical study with a harmony that is unprecedented in Christian literature. This six-volume set is also available FREE on the DVD—or at cost, in a hard bound edition.
Download or read book The Last of the Patriarchs written by John Cumming and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Isaac written by Shaul Bar and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout his life, Isaac remained a passive tent dweller. He did not go to find a wife; his servant brought a wife to him. He did not go to war; and when conflict arose, he withdrew. In the story of his binding, he was passive, and it appears as though he was bound forever on the altar. Isaac was dominated by his father Abraham, his wife Rebecca, Abimelech king of Gerar, and his sons Jacob and Esau. For most of his life, he is led by others, and his actions are reactions to the developing situations. He appears to have little personality and is better known as the son of his father Abraham, or the father of his sons Jacob and Esau.
Download or read book End Times written by Stephen Armstrong and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in a new Bible study series from Verse By Verse Ministry International (vbvmi.org). This 12-week VBVMI Group Study on End Times features thought-provoking teaching of core biblical concepts in prophecy. The workbook prepares both individual students and small groups for a deeper study of eschatology by examining key ideas and highlights from the book of Revelation, Daniel and other scripture. Students will gain a foundational understanding of God's plan for Israel, the Church and the end of the age. The VBVMI Group Study series is designed to suit the needs of students new to a study of end times while still offering a challenge to experienced Bible students. Each lesson in this study includes a video available to stream for free over the internet. The videos feature the teaching of Stephen Armstrong, acclaimed for his unique and gifted approach to explaining the Bible. The 12 videos are available for viewing or download for free at: http://www.vbvmiendtimesstudy.org. A printable PDF copy of the workbook may also be downloaded for free.
