Monday, July 2, 2007

Genesis 32 and 33

Gen 33:1 Jacob saw Esau coming with his four hundred men, so he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two concubines.
Gen 33:2 He put the concubines and their children first, then Leah and her children, and finally Rachel and Joseph at the rear.
Gen 33:3 Jacob went ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
Gen 33:4 But Esau ran to meet him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. They were both crying.

This is a beautiful story of brotherly love and reconciliation. Better read, not explained.

Gen 33:20 He put up an altar there and named it for El, the God of Israel.

Again a memorial for the Lord’s faithfulness to Jacob.

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