...................................................................LET US LEARN TOGETHER WHAT IS GOOD. Job 34:4b(NIV)................................................................Some people see the Bible as a long and boring book filled with incidents and events from the lives of ancient people who probably never existed. The biblical stories are seen as fables. Notably, Romans 15:4 reveals: For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.(KJV) In this blog, many of the situations and conversations found in the divinely inspired Scriptures of the Holy Bible have been placed in categories that correspond to expressive sayings and phrases. Reference information, background information and links connecting the people and places are given to help you find a place to begin reading the Bible for yourself.

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

What's for Sup

And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob. And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.-Genesis 25:28-34***Rebekah was the sister of Laban the Syrian (Aramean). Rebekah and Laban were born to Bethuel the Syrian (Aramean). Bethuel was born to Nahor and Milcah. Nahor, Abraham (Abram the Hebrew) and Sarah (Sarai) were born to Terah. When Abraham was 100 years old, Isaac, was born to Abraham and 90-year-old Sarah. When Isaac was 40 years old, he was married to Rebekah. When Isaac was 60 years old, fraternal twin sons Esau (Edom) and Jacob (Israel) were born to Isaac and Rebekah. Esau was the firstborn. The divinely inspired Scriptures of the Holy Bible reveal that there was contention between Esau and Jacob in the womb before there was harmful interaction between Esau and Jacob regarding a meal that Esau wanted and a birthright and blessing that Jacob wanted. Sometime after the birthright exchange, Jacob obeyed Rebekah, deceived Isaac and cheated Esau. The words that Rebekah spoke to Isaac led Isaac to send Jacob from the family home in Canaan to Bethuel's home in Haran, Padan Aram, in northern Mesopotamia. During Jacob's 7th year in Haran, Jacob was married to Laban's daughters Leah and Rachel. During the 20th year after Jacob arrived in Haran, Jacob began journeying to Canaan with Leah, and Rachel, and maidservants Bilhah and Zilpah, and their children, animals, and possessions. Jacob and Esau were reunited. In Canaan, near Bethlehem, Benjamin was born to Jacob and Rachel, and Rachel died. In Hebron, Jacob and Isaac were reunited. When Jacob was 130 years old, he moved with his family from Canaan to Egypt, the country wherein Jacob and Rachel's firstborn son Joseph was second-in-command. In Egypt, Jacob proclaimed Manasseh and Ephraim, the sons born to Joseph and his wife Asenath, to be his own sons. Sometime after 147-year old Jacob died in Egypt, and Jacob's family buried his body in Canaan, and 110-year-old Joseph and his siblings were dead, their descendants the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt. Miriam and her younger brothers Aaron and Moses were born into the tribe of Jacob and Leah's 3rd born son Levi. When Moses was 80 years old and Aaron was 83, they led the Israelites away from Egypt, across the divinely parted Red Sea, and into the desert wilderness of Shur, according to the commands of the Lord God. During the 40-year journey to Canaan, the Promised Land, Miriam died and was buried in Kadesh, in the desert wilderness of Zin. Moreover, in Kadesh, Moses sought permission from the king of the Edomites to pass through their territory, and the Israelites were denied permission. Upon Mount Hor, 123-year-old Aaron died. When Moses went upon Mount Nebo, the Lord God showed Moses the Promised Land, and 120-year-old Moses died and was divinely buried. Joshua, Moses' successor from the tribe of Ephraim led the Israelites across the divinely parted Jordan River and onto the land that the Lord God promised to give to Abraham, and Isaac, and to Jacob, and their descendants. Over 300 years after 110-year-old Joshua died and was buried in his tribe's portion of the Promised Land, the era of Israelite kings began. Oftentimes, the Edomites, and the Syrians (Arameans) were in battles against the Israelites. King Ahaz, from the tribe of Jacob and Leah's 4th born son Judah, was the 11th king to rule Judah, the southern nation in the Promised Land. Over 700 years after the Israelites fought their last battle against the Edomites during Ahaz's 16-year reign, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin.-Genesis, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 10:1-29:30, 2 Chronicles, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26

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