#Jacob returns to Bethel

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Jacob Returns to Bethel

1 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”

2 So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments. 3 Then let us arise and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to God, who answered me in my day of distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.”

4 So they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and all their earrings, and Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem.

5 As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons. 6 So Jacob and everyone with him arrived in Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan. 7 There Jacob built an altar, and he called that place El-bethel, because it was there that God had revealed Himself to Jacob as he fled from his brother.

8 Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bachuth.

9 After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him. 10 And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel.

11 And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you. 12 The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.”

13 Then God went up from the place where He had spoken with him.

14 So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken with him—a stone marker—and he poured out a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil. 15 Jacob called the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.

Benjamin Born, Rachel Dies

16 Later, they set out from Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult. 17 During her severe labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid, for you are having another son.”

18 And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.

19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). 20 Jacob set up a pillar on her grave; it marks Rachel’s tomb to this day.

The Sons of Jacob (1 Chronicles 2:1–2)

21 Israel again set out and pitched his tent beyond the Tower of Eder. 22 While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it.

Jacob had twelve sons:

23 The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

24 The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.

25 The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.

26 And the sons of Leah’s maidservant Zilpah were Gad and Asher.

These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.

The Death of Isaac

27 Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.

28 And Isaac lived 180 years. 29 Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. — Genesis 35 | Berean Standard Bible (BSB) Berean Standard Bible is produced in cooperation with Bible Hub, Discovery Bible, OpenBible.com, and the Berean Bible Translation Committee. Cross References: Genesis 9:1; Genesis 12:6-7; Genesis 13:18; Genesis 15:15; Genesis 17:5; Genesis 17:22; Genesis 18:1; Genesis 18:19; Genesis 24:59; Genesis 25:8; Genesis 25:20; Genesis 25:26; Genesis 27:43; Genesis 28:15; Genesis 28:18-19; Genesis 28:22; Genesis 29:31; Genesis 30:5; Genesis 30:10; Genesis 30:22; Genesis 30:24; Genesis 42:4; Genesis 47:9; Genesis 48:7; Genesis 49:4; Exodus 15:16; Joshua 15:21; Ruth 1:2; Ruth 4:11; 1 Samuel 10:2; 1 Samuel 17:12; 1 Chronicles 2:1 Micah 4:8; Acts 7:8

Divine Terror

[greater-than-the-sword]

Re Jacob wrestling the angel: not very theologically researched, but I thought it was the culmination of Jacob's main "thing" where he sins by trying to get God's blessing even though God already gave it to him, but God blesses him nonetheless.

Before Jacob is born, God tells Rebekah that the younger son would be the stronger (not the firstborn, as cultural custom), but Jacob is born clutching at Esau's heel trying to grab the firstborn position. Jacob tries to manipulate Esau out of the birthright with the whole stew trade, then Rebekah and Jacob deceive Isaac into blessing Jacob as the firstborn. Yet God forgives that sin, and still blesses him at the dream at the Bethel.

(I suspect the Rachel and Leah story and the speckled sheep story are also about him conniving his way to get blessing, but can't really articulate it as clearly given they're clearly about other things too)

Then as Jacob returns to meet Esau, he acknowledges God's blessing in his prayer, but then personally sets up a lot of protection like sending gifts and splitting up his camp. The passage is very ambiguous about how God comes and how it starts, but the way it ends is Jacob tries to literally wrestle the blessing out of God by his own strength. God could beat Jacob, but God just wants Jacob to trust in his generosity rather than work, fight, and deceive to get the blessing.

Jacob's fight has some consequences because God strikes Jacob's hip socket, but God (barely) spares Jacob's groin for him to have the children from the blessing. Jacob is humbled by that, God gives him the blessing and a new name nonetheless.

TLDR - Jacob keeps sinning by trying to take an already-promised blessing, even up to fighting God, but God as always forgives and blesses nonetheless

That makes a lot of sense, actually. Thank you. Hmmm....

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On August 9th or 9th 1296 the Scottish Coronation Stone was removed from Scone Abbey.

The Stone of Destiny was taken on the orders of King Edward I of England, and was transported to Westminster Abbey, where it was used to crown English monarchs until it was returned to Scotland in 1996.

The Celtic name of the stone upon which the true kings of Scotland have traditionally been crowned is Lia Fail, “the speaking stone,” or the stone which would proclaim the chosen king.

Originally, the stone played a part in the crowning ceremonies of the Scots kings of Dalriada, in the west of Scotland, an area just north of Glasgow now called Argyll.

Kenneth I, the 36th king of Dalriada, united the Scots and Picts kingdoms and moved his capital to Scone from western Scotland around 840 AD. The Stone of Destiny moved there too. All future Scottish kings would henceforth be enthroned on the Stone of Destiny atop Moot Hill at Scone Palace in Perthshire.

The stone in question is no ornately carved megalith; just a simple, oblong block of red sandstone. It measures 650 mm in length by 400 mm wide, and 27 mm deep, with chisel marks apparent on its flat top.

So where did this magical or mythical stone originate from, and why was it held in such reverence by the kings of old?

One legend dates back to biblical times and states that it is the same stone which Jacob used as a pillow at Bethel. Later, according to Jewish legend, it became the pedestal of the ark in the temple. The stone was brought from Syria to Egypt by King Gathelus. He then fled to Spain following the defeat of the Egyptian army. A descendant of Gathelus brought the stone to Ireland, and was crowned on it as King of Ireland. And from Ireland, the stone moved with the invading Scots to Argyll.

What is sure, however, is that the Stone of Destiny remained at Scone until it was forcibly removed by English King Edward I (“Hammer of the Scots”) after his Scottish victories in 1296, and taken to Westminster Abbey in London.

Still another interesting legend surrounds this mystical stone. This one suggests that as King Edward I approached the Abbot of Perth, the monks of Scone hurriedly removed the Stone of Destiny and hid it. He replaced it with a drainage cover stone of similar size and hid the real stone on Dunsinnan Hill. It was the drainage cover which the English king carried off in triumph back to London.

Perhaps this legend is not so far-fetched. It could help to explain why the coronation stone is so geologically similar to the sandstone commonly found around Scone.

On St. Andrew’s Day, on November 30th, 1996, ten thousand people lined Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to witness the return of the Stone of Destiny to Scotland. It had been away for 700 years.

[abraao-vidal-galdino]

Bom dia

Pois sucedeu que, ao tempo em que o rebanho concebia, levantei os olhos e num sonho vi que os bodes que cobriam o rebanho eram listrados, salpicados e malhados. Disse-me o anjo de Deus no sonho: Jacó! Eu respondi: Eis-me aqui. Prosseguiu o anjo: Levanta os teus olhos e vê que todos os bodes que cobrem o rebanho são listrados, salpicados e malhados; porque tenho visto tudo o que Labão te vem fazendo. Eu sou o Deus de Betel, onde ungiste uma coluna, onde me fizeste um voto; levanta-te, pois, sai-te desta terra e volta para a terra da tua parentela. Então lhe responderam Raquel e Léia: Temos nós ainda parte ou herança na casa de nosso pai? Não somos tidas por ele como estrangeiras? pois nos vendeu, e consumiu todo o nosso preço. Toda a riqueza que Deus tirou de nosso pai é nossa e de nossos filhos; portanto, faze tudo o que Deus te mandou.

Gênesis 31:10-16

And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled. And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I. And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee. I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred. And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house? Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money. For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.

Genesis 31:10-16

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Line Upon Line Lesson 035: Be Holy for God is Holy

Genesis 35:2 - And Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments.

‭‭Jacob was instructed by God to settle in Bethel.  Jacob was also to build an altar to God there.  Jacob then instructed his household to remove any idols or graven images from their presence.  Jacob also instructed them to purify themselves and put on new clothes.  Why did Jacob give these instructions?

Let’s read together Genesis 27:41-46; Genesis 28:10-22; Joshua 24:15; and 1 Peter 1:16.

God finally brought Jacob back home after fleeing his brother Esau many years ago.  Jacob had changed so much since then.  Jacob’s faith and relationship with God had grown stronger and more intimate.  Jacob had left with nothing, but he returned with a family and how much possessions.

Jacob was given a fresh start by God.  Jacob wanted his household to follow God wholeheartedly and dedicate themselves to the Lord.

How did Jacob’s household respond to his request?

Let’s read together Genesis 35:4; Exodus 20:3-6; and 1 Pete 3:3-4.

Jacob’s household and all who were with him gave Jacob their idols and graven images.  They also gave all their earrings to him.  Why did they give up their earrings?

There is nothing inherently wrong or sinful with earrings.  However, anything that puts the focus on self can become an idol.  Jacob’s household did not have to give up their earrings, but they did not want anything to distract them from God.

Friend, are you willing to give up and throw away anything that could be an idol in your life?

[roman-catholic-mass-readings]

10th July >> Mass Readings (Except USA)

Monday, Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time 

(Liturgical Colour: Green: A (1))

First Reading Genesis 28:10-22 Jacob's dream of the ladder at Bethel.

Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. When he had reached a certain place he passed the night there, since the sun had set. Taking one of the stones to be found at that place, he made it his pillow and lay down where he was. He had a dream: a ladder was there, standing on the ground with its top reaching to heaven; and there were angels of God going up it and coming down. And the Lord was there, standing over him, saying, ‘I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. I will give to you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. Your descendants shall be like the specks of dust on the ground; you shall spread to the west and the east, to the north and the south, and all the tribes of the earth shall bless themselves by you and your descendants.

‘Be sure that I am with you; I will keep you safe wherever you go, and bring you back to this land, for I will not desert you before I have done all that I have promised you.’

Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, ‘Truly, the Lord is in this place and I never knew it!’ He was afraid and said, ‘How awe-inspiring this place is! This is nothing less than a house of God; this is the gate of heaven!’ Rising early in the morning, Jacob took the stone he had used for his pillow, and set it up as a monument, pouring oil over the top of it. He named the place Bethel, but before that the town was called Luz.

Jacob made this vow, ‘If God goes with me and keeps me safe on this journey I am making, if he gives me bread to eat and clothes to wear, and if I return home safely to my father, then the Lord shall be my God. This stone I have set up as a monument shall be a house of God.’

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 90(91):1-4,14-15

R/ My God, in you I trust.

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High and abides in the shade of the Almighty says to the Lord: ‘My refuge, my stronghold, my God in whom I trust!’

R/ My God, in you I trust.

It is he who will free you from the snare of the fowler who seeks to destroy you; he will conceal you with his pinions and under his wings you will find refuge.

R/ My God, in you I trust.

Since he clings to me in love, I will free him; protect him for he knows my name. When he calls I shall answer: ‘I am with you,’ I will save him in distress.

R/ My God, in you I trust.

Gospel Acclamation cf. John 6:63,68

Alleluia, alleluia! Your words are spirit, Lord, and they are life; you have the message of eternal life. Alleluia!

Or: cf. 2 Timothy 1:10

Alleluia, alleluia! Our Saviour Jesus Christ abolished death and he has proclaimed life through the Good News. Alleluia!

Gospel Matthew 9:18-26 'Your faith has restored you to health'.

While Jesus was speaking, up came one of the officials, who bowed low in front of him and said, ‘My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and her life will be saved.’ Jesus rose and, with his disciples, followed him. Then from behind him came a woman, who had suffered from a haemorrhage for twelve years, and she touched the fringe of his cloak, for she said to herself, ‘If I can only touch his cloak I shall be well again.’ Jesus turned round and saw her; and he said to her, ‘Courage, my daughter, your faith has restored you to health.’ And from that moment the woman was well again.

When Jesus reached the official’s house and saw the flute-players, with the crowd making a commotion he said, ‘Get out of here; the little girl is not dead, she is asleep.’ And they laughed at him. But when the people had been turned out he went inside and took the little girl by the hand; and she stood up. And the news spread all round the countryside.

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

[walkwithgod07]

12 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.

2 The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.

3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:

4 Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;

5 Even the Lord God of hosts; the Lord is his memorial.

6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment and wait on thy God continually.

7 He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.

9 And I that am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.

10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.

11 Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.

12 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

13 And by a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

14 Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.

[steveezekiel]

OBEDIENCE IS BETTER THAN SACRIFICE 3

21 THIS is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Take your burnt offerings and your other sacrifices and eat them yourselves!

22 WHEN I LED YOUR ANCESTORS OUT OF EGYPT, IT WAS NOT BURNT OFFERINGS AND SACRIFICES I WANTED FROM THEM.

23 This is what I told them: ‘OBEY ME, AND I WILL BE YOUR GOD, AND YOU WILL BE MY PEOPLE. DO EVERYTHING AS I SAY, AND ALL WILL BE WELL!’"

Jeremiah 7:21-23 (NLT)

"SO Samuel said: “HAS THE LORD AS GREAT DELIGHT IN BURNT OFFERINGS AND SACRIFICES, As IN OBEYING THE VOICE OF THE LORD? Behold, TO OBEY IS BETTER THAN SACRIFICE, And TO HEED THAN THE FAT OF RAMS."

1 Samuel 15:22 (NKJV)

• This principle of giving to God in order to receive is also demonstrated between Isaac and his son. He called Esau to bring a venison that he might pronounce the blessing on him. Being the first son, in order to transfer the generational blessing that was passed down to him from His father, Abraham (Genesis 27:1-4,33).

- Jacob also demonstrated this when he had an encounter at Luz, which was later changed to Bethel, that the tenths of whatever he was blessed with in his Journey would be given to God (Genesis 28:20-22).

- Giving upfrontness or in advance as a seed for whatever you needed is biblical and acceptable to God. The woman who poured an expensive alabaster oil on Jesus Christ's Head, who was scolded by some people for wastefulness; Jesus said she should not be criticized or spoken against, that she did it for His burial and her name would be talked about all over the world as a memorial to her—for what she did (Mark 14:3-9).

- Would you say the woman was wrong, or she was trying to bribe Jesus Christ in order to be blessed? Whoever is giving to God, or sowing a seed, in order to receive from God, is not bribing Him at all. Such is honouring God with his or her substances or resources or money.

- Would you say Hannah who promised to give a child to God upfrontness; in advance or towards the prayer request, ever before the prayer was answered, was trying to bribe God? (1 Samuel 1:11).

- Whoever is teaching that people should give in order to receive from God is not teaching contrary to the Bible. However, there is nothing being done in the body of Christ which had not be abused or bastardized.

• Having said that, there are those who Use gimmicks to collect money and other material things from people, promising them that they would get one thing or another in return.

- They even sell some articles like clothes, oil, water, and whatever, which they call anointed materials that would bring fortune to the people who purchased the items.

- Such people or so-called ministers are not of God, and what they are doing are not biblical and ethical—not right or correct (2 Corinthians 11:13-15).

- Their God is their belly. You should depart from such people (Philippians 3:18,19; 1 Timothy 6:5).

- The fact that some people are abusing the biblical principle of Giving does not negate the genuiness or the authenticity of the principle. It is a biblical principle and through it, whoever practices or does it with a right heart will truly be blessed by God (2 Corinthians 9:6-10; Galatians 6:7).

- You cannot bribe God with sacrifice, however, whoever loves God will not hesitate to honour Him with whatever he or she has. When you love Him with all your heart, Giving to God would not be burdensome to you. It would not be a thing you are being persuaded heavily before you do.

• The basic or primary requirement of whoever claimed to be His, is the person's obedience to His Word, living in line with His principles found in the Bible (Joshua 1:8; Ecclesiastes 12:13; James 1:22-25).

- Walking in the light of God's Word, obedience to His principles, is of paramount importance to get to whatever level of relationship and fellowship you wanted to attain in your walk with Him.

- Those who are willing to do God's Will, obey and adhere to His instructions, would always get the best of Him.

• God would not hesitate to scatter or destroy whatever might be the trust of whoever is not obedient to Him, in order to Humble such:

14 SO JUST AS I DESTROYED SHILOH, I WILL NOW DESTROY THIS TEMPLE THAT BEARS MY NAME, THIS TEMPLE THAT YOU TRUST IN FOR HELP, THIS PLACE THAT I GAVE TO YOU AND YOUR ANCESTORS. 15 AND I WILL SEND YOU OUT OF MY SIGHT INTO EXILE, JUST AS I DID YOUR RELATIVES, THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL'" (Jeremiah 7:14,15 NLT).

- Your title or status in your local church does not matter to God like your relationship and fellowship—your uprightness in Him, or walking in the light of His Word.

- How much you give as offerings, or how dedicated to His work you are, does not matter to Him If you are doing whatever you are doing in rebellion and sins.

• You will not fail in Jesus' name.

- If you are having any sickness in your body as you read this piece, I declare you healed in Jesus' precious name.

- The hold is broken totally and the affiction will not rise the second time in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.

Peace!

STEPS TO SALVATION

• Take notice of this:

IF you are yet to take the step of salvation, that is, yet to be born-again, do it now, tomorrow might be too late (2 Corinthians 6:1,2; Hebrews 3:7,8,15).

a. Acknowledge that you are a sinner and confess your Sins (1 John 1:9); And ask Jesus Christ to come into your life (Revelation 3:20).

b. Confess that you believe in your heart that Jesus Christ is Lord, and that you confess it with your mouth, Thus, you accept Him As your Lord and Saviour (Romans 10:9,10).

c. As you took the steps A and B your name is written in the Book of Life (Philippians 4:3; Revelation 3:8).

- If you took the steps As highlighted above, congratulations, It means you are saved—born-again. Join a Word based church in your area and Town or city, and be part of whatever they are doing there. Peace!

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Jacob Flees from Laban

Now Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken away all that belonged to our father and built all this wealth at our father’s expense.” And Jacob saw from the countenance of Laban that his attitude toward him had changed.

Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”

So Jacob sent word and called Rachel and Leah to the field where his flocks were, and he told them, “I can see from your father’s countenance that his attitude toward me has changed; but the God of my father has been with me. You know that I have served your father with all my strength. And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me. If he said, ‘The speckled will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore speckled offspring. If he said, ‘The streaked will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore streaked offspring. Thus God has taken away your father’s livestock and given them to me.

When the flocks were breeding, I saw in a dream that the streaked, spotted, and speckled males were mating with the females. In that dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’

And I replied, ‘Here I am.’

‘Look up,’ he said, ‘and see that all the males that are mating with the flock are streaked, spotted, or speckled; for I have seen all that Laban has done to you. I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and made a solemn vow to Me. Now get up and leave this land at once, and return to your native land.’ ”

And Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we have any portion or inheritance left in our father’s house? Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? Not only has he sold us, but he has certainly squandered what was paid for us. Surely all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has told you.”

Then Jacob got up and put his children and his wives on camels, and he drove all his livestock before him, along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land in Canaan.

Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols. Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was running away. So he fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.

On the third day Laban was informed that Jacob had fled. So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead. But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”

Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead when Laban overtook him, and Laban and his relatives camped there as well. Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You have deceived me and carried off my daughters like captives of war! Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps. But you did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. Now you have done a foolish thing.

I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’ Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”

“I was afraid,” Jacob answered, “for I thought you would take your daughters from me by force. If you find your gods with anyone here, he shall not live! In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself if anything is yours, and take it back.” For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols.

So Laban went into Jacob’s tent, then Leah’s tent, and then the tents of the two maidservants, but he found nothing. Then he left Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s tent. Now Rachel had taken Laban’s household idols, put them in the saddlebag of her camel, and was sitting on them. And Laban searched everything in the tent but found nothing.

Rachel said to her father, “Sir, do not be angry that I cannot stand up before you; for I am having my period.” So Laban searched, but could not find the household idols.

Then Jacob became incensed and challenged Laban. “What is my crime?” he said. “For what sin of mine have you so hotly pursued me? You have searched all my goods! Have you found anything that belongs to you? Put it here before my brothers and yours, that they may judge between the two of us.

I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flock. I did not bring you anything torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or night. As it was, the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes.

Thus for twenty years I have served in your household—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times! If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”

But Laban answered Jacob, “These daughters are my daughters, these sons are my sons, and these flocks are my flocks! Everything you see is mine! Yet what can I do today about these daughters of mine or the children they have borne? Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.”

So Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a pillar, and he said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and made a mound, and there by the mound they ate. Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.

Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.”

Therefore the place was called Galeed. It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other. If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”

Laban also said to Jacob, “Here is the mound, and here is the pillar I have set up between you and me. This mound is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this mound to harm you, and you will not go past this mound and pillar to harm me. May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.”

So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain. Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home. — Genesis 31 | The Reader’s Bible (BRB) The Reader’s Bible © 2020 by Bible Hub and Berean Bible. All rights Reserved. Cross References: Genesis 4:21; Genesis 15:1; Genesis 16:5; Genesis 20:3; Genesis 21:22; Genesis 21:27; Genesis 21:30; Genesis 24:50; Genesis 25:20; Genesis 26:3; Genesis 27:19; Genesis 27:44; Genesis 28:13; Genesis 28:18; Genesis 29:20; Genesis 29:23; Genesis 29:32; Genesis 30:29; Genesis 30:32; Genesis 30:39; Genesis 30:43; Genesis 35:2; Genesis 37:5; Genesis 37:25; Genesis 44:9; Exodus 3:7; Exodus 18:2; Leviticus 19:32; Numbers 20:3; Deuteronomy 8:15; Joshua 22:34; Judges 11:10; Judges 11:29; 2 Samuel 19:39; Hebrews 13:5

The Lord visits Laban

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Jacob's Blessing to Benjamin

Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder." Genesis 49:27

The tribe of Benjamin will be a fierce war like tribe taking land and spoils of their enemies. The tribe is known for its warrior-like people who wee skilled in archery, slinging rocks, and left-handed fighting.

The image of the wolf is of a powerful predator that hunts in packs. But wolves are also seen as being vicious. Think of all the fairy tales with wolves. Little Red Riding Hood for example. The tribe was almost wiped out during a rebellion in Judges. The Book of Judges 19-21 recounts a horrible incident where a gang from the tribe of Benjamin brutally rape the concubine of a man from the tribe of Levi causing her death. The Levite cuts up her body and sends it throughout Israel.

"When he reached home, he took a knife and cut up his concubine, limb by limb, into twelve parts and sent them into all the areas of Israel. 30 Everyone who saw it was saying to one another, “Such a thing has never been seen or done, not since the day the Israelites came up out of Egypt. Just imagine! We must do something! So speak up!” Judges 19: 29

The other tribes get together and are appalled at what happened.

"The tribes of Israel sent messengers throughout the tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What about this awful crime that was committed among you? Now turn those wicked men of Gibeah over to us so that we may put them to death and purge the evil from Israel.”

But the Benjamites would not listen to their fellow Israelites. From their towns they came together at Gibeah to fight against the Israelites. " Judges 20: 12-14

There was a three day battle. The Benjamites were initially successful and killed over 40,000 Israeli troops, but on the third day the tide turned.

"On that day twenty-five thousand Benjamite swordsmen fell, all of them valiant fighters. But six hundred of them turned and fled into the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, where they stayed four months. The men of Israel went back to Benjamin and put all the towns to the sword, including the animals and everything else they found. All the towns they came across they set on fire." Judges 20: 47, 48

As a consequence all but 600 of the Benjamites were killed. Not only that, the men of Israel vowed to not let any of their daughters wed a Benjamite. It looked as though the tribe of Benjamin was doomed. But the Israelites repented of their vow. They realized that no one from Jabesh Gilead had come to the camp for the assembly. As a punishment for joining in the fight, the Israelites attacked and killed everyone in that town, but spared 400 virgins. But 200 men still did not have wives.

"Then the whole assembly sent an offer of peace to the Benjamites at the rock of Rimmon. So the Benjamites returned at that time and were given the women of Jabesh Gilead who had been spared. But there were not enough for all of them." Judges 21 13, 14

 “With the women of Benjamin destroyed, how shall we provide wives for the men who are left? The Benjamite survivors must have heirs,” they said, “so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out. We can’t give them our daughters as wives, since we Israelites have taken this oath: ‘Cursed be anyone who gives a wife to a Benjamite.’ But look, there is the annual festival of the Lord in Shiloh, which lies north of Bethel, east of the road that goes from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.”

So they instructed the Benjamites, saying, “Go and hide in the vineyards and watch. When the young women of Shiloh come out to join in the dancing, rush from the vineyards and each of you seize one of them to be your wife. Then return to the land of Benjamin. When their fathers or brothers complain to us, we will say to them, ‘Do us the favor of helping them, because we did not get wives for them during the war. You will not be guilty of breaking your oath because you did not give your daughters to them.’”

So that is what the Benjamites did. While the young women were dancing, each man caught one and carried her off to be his wife. Then they returned to their inheritance and rebuilt the towns and settled in them." Judges 21: 16-23

We all know that the first king of Israel was Saul. He was tall and handsome, but he was a vicious king. He wanted to kill David just because he was jealous of the man. Saul lost his anointing because he was disobedient to God and eventually was tormented by an evil spirit.

So Judah who loved his son Benjamin so much that he would not let him travel to Egypt, prophesized harshly against his favored child. I am sure that Judah would have preferred a nicer prophecy like he gave Joseph, but God knew what was going to happen.

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Devotional: Day Thirty-Five (Gen. 35, John 7, Psa. 35)

Devotional for February 18, 2025 Reading: Genesis 35 | John 7 | Psalm 35 Genesis 35 Genesis 35 continues the account of Jacob and his family’s journey to Hebron. There are three significant sections of this chapter. The first (35:1-3) highlights the way we worship God. After God commands him to return to Bethel, Jacob gives instructions to his family regarding foreign gods. He tells them to “put…

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Insights from the India-England Series

The recent India-England series has provided cricket enthusiasts with a plethora of memorable moments and strategic insights. Spanning multiple formats, this series not only showcased individual brilliance but also highlighted the evolving dynamics of international cricket.

One-Day International (ODI) Series: A Display of Dominance

In the ODI leg of the tour, India asserted their supremacy by clinching the series with a game to spare. The second ODI, held in Cuttack, was particularly noteworthy. Chasing a formidable target of 305 set by England, Indian captain Rohit Sharma led from the front with a scintillating 119 off 90 balls. His innings was a masterclass in pacing a chase, blending caution with aggression. Support came from Shubman Gill, who contributed a valuable 60 runs, and Axar Patel, whose unbeaten 41 ensured India crossed the finish line with 34 balls to spare.

England's innings had its moments, with Ben Duckett and Joe Root scoring 65 and 69 respectively. However, their inability to capitalize on good starts and a late-innings collapse, triggered by Ravindra Jadeja's impressive 3 for 35, left them short of a par score.

T20 Series: A Battle of Strategies

Prior to the ODIs, the T20 series was a closely contested affair. India emerged victorious with a 4-1 margin, but the scoreline doesn't fully capture the intensity of the matches. England's aggressive approach, often referred to as 'Bazball' under coach Brendon McCullum, was met with India's tactical acumen. The hosts effectively utilized their spin resources and strategic batting depth to counter England's aggression.

Also Read:- Pak Vs Nepal Asia Cup Dream11 Prediction

Key Takeaways from the Series

Rohit Sharma's Resurgence: The Indian skipper's return to form is a significant boost ahead of major tournaments. His century in the second ODI not only silenced critics but also reaffirmed his status as one of the premier batsmen in world cricket. reuters.com

England's Middle-Order Woes: Despite strong starts, England's middle order struggled to convert, leading to subpar finishes. Addressing this inconsistency will be crucial for their future campaigns.

Spin as a Decisive Factor: India's spinners, particularly Ravindra Jadeja, played pivotal roles in restricting England's scoring and taking crucial wickets. This underscores the importance of quality spin bowling in limited-overs cricket.

Emergence of Young Talent: Players like Shubman Gill and Axar Patel showcased maturity beyond their years, contributing significantly in pressure situations. Their performances augur well for India's bench strength.

England's Injury Concerns: The visitors were hampered by injuries, notably to Jacob Bethell, which affected team balance and performance. Depth in the squad will be an area to focus on moving forward.

Looking Ahead

The series has set the stage for an exciting cricketing calendar ahead. With the Champions Trophy on the horizon, both teams will be keen to fine-tune their strategies and address the areas of concern highlighted during this tour.

For India, the focus will be on maintaining the momentum, ensuring key players remain in form, and further integrating young talents into the setup. The successful combination of experienced campaigners and emerging stars has provided a balanced team composition, which they will aim to preserve.

England, on the other hand, will look to reassess their strategies, especially in the middle-order batting and spin bowling departments. The series exposed certain vulnerabilities that the team management will be eager to address. Additionally, managing player fitness and building a more robust squad depth will be high on their agenda.

Conclusion

The India-England series was a testament to the competitive spirit and evolving strategies in modern-day cricket. While India emerged as the dominant side, England showcased moments of brilliance that promise thrilling encounters in future engagements. Both teams have gleaned valuable insights that will shape their preparations for upcoming challenges, ensuring that fans worldwide have much to look forward to.

Also Read:- Pakistan vs Afghanistan Dream11 Prediction CWC

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India vs England Khelojito247 2nd T20I Match Prediction

The second Twenty20 International between India and England is expected to be an exciting match when the two elite teams play each other on January 25, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. IST at Chennai's famed MA Chidambaram Stadium. India won the first game by an amazing seven wickets, and now leads the series 1-0. India will aim for a similar showing to round out the series, and England will be eager to return to continue the contest. Fans may anticipate an exciting match where elite players will showcase their skills. India vs England 2nd T20I Match Details

Date: 25th January 2025

Day: Saturday

Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Time: 07:00 PM

Match Prediction: https://diamond-999.com/

IND VS ENG 2nd Cricket Prediction

India Performance Prediction

In the first T20I, India put up a strong show, batting England out for 132 runs. With three wickets, Varun Chakravarthy stole the show, and Axar Patel and Arshdeep Singh provided excellent support. Abhishek Sharma's spectacular 79-run was sufficient to give the hosts an easy victory as the chase went on. Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, and Rinku Singh make up India's powerful batting lineup, while their bowling attack is playing at full capacity. India comes into the game as the favorites because of their home field advantage and their current form.

England Performance Prediction

In the first game, England struggled and their finest players did not perform well. The only noteworthy aspect of Jos Buttler's dismal batting performance was his grit. Under Jofra Archer's leadership, the bowling team failed to get through to the Indian hitters. Players like Adil Rashid, Liam Livingstone, and Harry Brook must perform better if England is to win the game. To improve their batting depth, the England team's management might also consider making little adjustments.

India vs England predicted XIs:

India predicted XI:

Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi/Mohammed Shami, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c)

England predicted XI:

Liam Livingstone, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood/Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Philip Salt (wk), Ben Duckett, and Jos Buttler (c)

India vs England Pitch Report:

Although Chennai's surface is typically thought of as being spin-friendly, during the most recent IPL season, it was a well-balanced pitch that improved favor batting in the second innings.

In the 2024 IPL, the average innings score at the Chepauk was 170. In fact, during the previous year's event, pacers bowled at a higher average than spinners. Six of the nine games were won by the pursuing team.

IND vs ENG Weather Report

The forecast indicates that the humidity will progressively rise throughout the evening. Temperatures were consistently above 25 degrees with clear skies.

India vs England Probable Winners: The visitors need to improve significantly since India can also go a few levels in this game, even though it would be unusual if England were as unlucky, especially with the bat. We anticipate another home win since we do not think that will occur. It is anticipated that India will win this match given the lineup.

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Some Special Facts related to the India vs England T20I series

A 5-match T20I series is going to start between India and England on January 22. Both the teams last faced each other in the T20I format in the World Cup semi-finals held in 2024 where India defeated England by 68 runs to make it to the finals. If we talk about the two teams, till now a total of 8 T20 series have been played between the two teams. In which India won 4 times, England 3 times and the series was drawn 1 time. At the same time, both the teams have faced each other 24 times in T20I cricket, in which India has won 13 matches while England has won 11 matches. India has not lost any T20I series to England in the last 10 years. India never lost a T20I series since Suryakumar Yadav became the full-time captain of the T20I team. In his Captaincy, India firstly won 3–0 against Sri Lanka, 3–0 against Bangladesh and finally 4–1 against SA. He also wants to continue his winning streak.

Mohammed Shami is back after 14 months

If we talk about the Indian T20I squad, the team is almost the same as the one who went to South Africa earlier. Mohammed Shami, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar and Dhruv Jurel are the players who will play against England, while Ramandeep Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyashk, Yash Dayal & Avesh Khan are not considered for the upcoming T20I series. The biggest news for Indian fans is the return of Mohammed Shami. Fans have been waiting for Shami’s return for a long time. Shami played his last international match in the ODI World Cup 2023.

India’s squad against England in T20Is

Suryakumar Yadav ©, Dhruv Jurel, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy

England’s squad against India in T20Is

Jos Buttler ©, Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Phil Salt, Jamie Smith, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

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31 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory.

2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.

3 And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

5 And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.

6 And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.

7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.

8 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked.

9 Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.

10 And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled.

11 And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.

12 And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.

13 I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.

14 And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?

15 Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.

16 For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.

17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;

18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

19 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.

20 And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.

22 And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.

23 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

25 Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.

26 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?

27 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?

28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.

29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

30 And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?

31 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.

32 With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.

33 And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maidservants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.

34 Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.

35 And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched but found not the images.

36 And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?

37 Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.

38 This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.

39 That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.

40 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.

41 Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.

42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

43 And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born?

44 Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

46 And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.

47 And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.

48 And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;

49 And Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.

50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.

51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee:

52 This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.

53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.

54 Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.

55 And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.