The Bushnell Project

This is the amazing story of Jacob becoming Israel. He is so stressed about leaving his father in law and now headed to be reunited with Esau... and he finally yields to God and becomes a true worshiper of the Lord God.

What is eating your lunch?  Jacob is very worried about his reunion with his twin brother

Genesis 31 continues with Laban catching up to Jacob, but God has appeared to Laban in a dream, and has put a little fear into his head.

Genesis 31 continues with Jacob finally getting up the never, and being told by God, fleas the land of his father in law.  Jacob has become very wealthy, so much so that his father in law and family are very bitter toward Jacob... funny how that works

Jacob waste no time, and in just six years he will gain through hard work and paying attention to the details, a lot of wealth.

Genesis 30 - 33 is the story of Jacob finally earning wealth, and leaving his father in laws land to return to his own land, the land of Abraham and Issac.   We will spend some time in this, but here we see some of Jacobs talent with the animals, and the wealth his is blessed with in just six years.  

In 7 to 8 years Jacob will father 11 sons from 4 "wives".  He also will have a daughter.  An he is 84 when he gets married... no young man.

Jacob starts off at 84 with two wives, has four sons by one of them, then gets another wife (servant of one of his wives) and has two more sons.  And his second wife gives him her maid servant and she has to sons... and it then there is even more, but that is all we have time for today...  Busy guy.

How lonely do you feel?  Do you feel hated?  Look at Leah.

Genesis 29... 

What you focused on?  This guy, is focused. Genesis 29

Genesis 29 Jacob travels to the land from which his mother came, over 550 miles away.  Here he meets his cousin and uncle for the first time (That we know about). Jacob is now around 77 years old.

The ladder to heaven. Is it for us to go up? Genesis 28

what is the difference between 1 million and 1 billion?  and 1 billion and 1 trillion? Think in seconds, 1 million second = how long? and 1 billion seconds? and 1 trillion seconds? Looking at current affairs, and what is going on in Genesis 28. Esua is acting much like many people today... ouch.

Genesis 27:41-46, as we finish this chapter, we see just how imperfect this family is, the family on the planet that is blessed by God, and once again, we have one son wanting to kill the other. We have a mother who wants to be in control. We have a son who will now run for his life, and into more trickery, so you can say he is headed to sleep in the bed he has made. Nothing new here.

Here we see in Genesis 27:30-40 that the one to be blessed is blessed and that Issac is quick to realize that.  He knows that God is in control.  Do you?

We continue in Genesis 27, looking at vs 18-29.  Oh the trickery, the lack of truth... need i say more.

Genesis 27 if a most interesting chapter.  Here we look at the first 17 verses.  Oh the details...

Genesis 26:34-35 Interesting end of this chapter, and transition into the next. Are we making our loved ones regret having us around?

Genesis 26:23-33 Being kind to those who hate us.

First time sowing seed is used in the Bible, cool right. Have land?  You are going to want water... just like Issac.  Be resourceful.

Isaac and his wife Rebekah are visibly in love.  And they are not young.  Isaac is 80 or older at this point, maybe even 100 years old.  So what's our excuse? Here in Genesis 26: 6-16 we find these two not fooling anyone.  They are married.

Is it possible to be starving and not know it?  Maybe not, but maybe malnourished and not know it right?  Feast on God's Word for a full month and good solid teaching every day for a month, and then ask yourself the same question.

FYI... Edom, in Hebrew is similar to the word red.  (Esau) So do your emotions control you?  Your stomach?

Genesis 25:19-28 I kill some of these names:(... Waiting on God's timing.