PEOPLE AND PLACES IN GENESIS: WEEK 6 (6 OF 52)
Scripture: Leviticus 14, Leviticus 15, Leviticus 16, Leviticus 17, Leviticus 18, Leviticus 19, Leviticus 20, Leviticus 21, Leviticus 22, Leviticus 23, Leviticus 24, Leviticus 25, Leviticus 26, Leviticus 27
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People and Places in Genesis: Week 6 (6 of 52)
Series: Moments with the Master
Donald Cantrell
Leviticus 14-27
Today's Reading Old Testament Leviticus 14 - 15
''Jabbok''
Title: ''Jabbok the Place of Clinging''
Theme: ''Jacob wrestled with God''
Text: ''Genesis 32: 22 - 32''
I - The Name of this Brook
II - The Need of this Brook
III - The Notoriety of this Brook
Adam Clarke, tells us that this little brook or ford rises in the mountains of Gilead and falls into the Jordan, at the south extremity of the Lake Gennesaret. The brook is merely ten yards wide where Jacob forded it and in the summertime it is very shallow.
The name ''Jabbok'' means ''emptying or to empty and devastate.''
Jacob is about to empty himself as he encounters the Lord in the middle of the night. There will be a time in our lives where we come to the ''Brook of Jabbok'' and when we find ourselves in this place, we will become a changed person.
Jacob was facing a bit of trouble with his past and he felt as if he was about to encounter a moment of vengeance with his brother, Esau. At the ''Brook of Jabbok'' we find Jacob having to face his fears, admits his failures, and accept his helplessness.
Esau was getting closer with every step and when the morning sunrise hits the skies, they will be meeting and Jacob is afraid. Have you ever been placed in a situation that is bigger than your capabilities? Jacob was alone, he was anxious, and he was afraid of what the future held for him.
In the midst of the darkness, the ''Angel of the Lord'' shows up and they begin to wrestle. At first Jacob is a worthy opponent, until daylight begins to approach and he is no longer fighting, but clinging.
The ''Angel of the Lord'' makes Jacob admit his true character and then he gives him a name change, but ultimately ''Jabbok'' prove to be notorious in his life, due to the limp that he carried with him the rest of his life. Jacob became Israel, and Israel became a man tha ...
Series: Moments with the Master
Donald Cantrell
Leviticus 14-27
Today's Reading Old Testament Leviticus 14 - 15
''Jabbok''
Title: ''Jabbok the Place of Clinging''
Theme: ''Jacob wrestled with God''
Text: ''Genesis 32: 22 - 32''
I - The Name of this Brook
II - The Need of this Brook
III - The Notoriety of this Brook
Adam Clarke, tells us that this little brook or ford rises in the mountains of Gilead and falls into the Jordan, at the south extremity of the Lake Gennesaret. The brook is merely ten yards wide where Jacob forded it and in the summertime it is very shallow.
The name ''Jabbok'' means ''emptying or to empty and devastate.''
Jacob is about to empty himself as he encounters the Lord in the middle of the night. There will be a time in our lives where we come to the ''Brook of Jabbok'' and when we find ourselves in this place, we will become a changed person.
Jacob was facing a bit of trouble with his past and he felt as if he was about to encounter a moment of vengeance with his brother, Esau. At the ''Brook of Jabbok'' we find Jacob having to face his fears, admits his failures, and accept his helplessness.
Esau was getting closer with every step and when the morning sunrise hits the skies, they will be meeting and Jacob is afraid. Have you ever been placed in a situation that is bigger than your capabilities? Jacob was alone, he was anxious, and he was afraid of what the future held for him.
In the midst of the darkness, the ''Angel of the Lord'' shows up and they begin to wrestle. At first Jacob is a worthy opponent, until daylight begins to approach and he is no longer fighting, but clinging.
The ''Angel of the Lord'' makes Jacob admit his true character and then he gives him a name change, but ultimately ''Jabbok'' prove to be notorious in his life, due to the limp that he carried with him the rest of his life. Jacob became Israel, and Israel became a man tha ...
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