Tag: sons
Biblical Principle #93: Jacob’s Twelve Sons
Biblical Principles List Principle Jacob had twelve sons. Explanation By the time Jacob returned to Bethel, he had quite the large family, including eleven sons. Genesis 29-30 records Jacob’s children as follows: Leah Bore: (1.) Reuben(2.) Simeon(3.) Levi(4.) Judah Bilhah (Rachel’s handmaid) Bore: (5.) Dan(6.) Naphtali Zilpah (Leah’s handmaid) Bore: (7.) Gad(8.) Asher Leah Bore:…
June 28 – Early Beginnings of Captivity
Reading 2 Kings 15:29; 1 Chron. 5:23-26 2 Kings 15:37, 31, 30; 17:1-2; 15:36, 38; 16:1-2a 2 Chron. 28:1b-4 Devotional The warnings of the prophets are beginning to come true. During the reign of Pekah king of Israel, the king of Assyria came and took several towns and regions, including Gilead and Galilee and all…
June 19 – GOD Stands Ever Ready to Forgive
Reading Hos. 10:1-15; 11:1-13:16; 14:1-9 2 Kings 14:17; 2 Chron. 25:26-28 2 Kings 14:21; 15:1-2; 2 Chron. 26:1, 3 2 Chron. 26:4-5 2 Kings 15:4 2 Chron. 26:2, 6-10, 15, 11-14 Devotional Despite GOD’s wrath towards His rebellious children and His firmness of intent to punish them for their sins, He remains ever ready for them…
April 30 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 12)
Reading Psalm 29; 33; 65; 66; 67; 68 Devotional Psalm 29 The LORD is full of glory, strength and holiness. GOD’s voice is powerful and majestic, thundering over the mighty waters, and splitting the great cedar trees of Lebanon into pieces. His voice shakes the desert, twists the oak trees and strips the forests bare.…
April 26 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 8)
Reading Psalm 1; 14; 15; 36; 37; 39 Devotional Today we begin the second section of Psalms which deal with righteousness and wickedness. We continue our focus on what we can learn about GOD’s nature and character. Psalm 1 GOD watches over the way of the righteous. Psalm 14 GOD looks down from heaven on…
April 19 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 1)
Reading Psalm 5; 6; 7; 10; 11 Devotional In today’s reading we begin our study of the Psalms. In The Daily Bible, the Psalms are organized into five major topical groupings, with the first being “Psalms of the Troubled Soul.” In our daily devotionals we will focus on what we learn of GOD in the…
March 26 – Opposites: Hannah and Eli
Reading 1 Sam. 1:1-2:36 Devotional There was a man named Elkanah of the tribe of Ephraim who had two wives, Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had children but Hannah did not. Elkanah loved Hannah more than Peninnah. Every year Elkanah and his wives would journey to Shiloh where the tabernacle was to offer sacrifices to GOD.…
March 27 – Signs of GOD Working
Reading 1 Sam. 3:1-7:17 Devotional A number of key events are recorded in the text of today’s reading. One common theme in these events is how GOD is continually active in the lives of His people as well as all men. GOD Calls Samuel When Samuel was a young boy he served under Eli in…
January 19 – The Weight of a Guilty Conscience
Reading Gen. 42:5-45:15 Devotional As GOD had revealed to Joseph by a dream, the seven years of severe famine had begun in Egypt and the surrounding region. Back in Canaan, Jacob and his family had run out of food, so he sent the 10 oldest sons to Egypt to buy food. They had no idea…
January 17 – Be Careful What You Say
Reading Gen. 37:1-38:30 Devotional Jacob had twelve sons, but he loved Joseph more than the others. The other sons saw that their father loved Joseph more than them and they hated Joseph. It was so bad that they couldn’t even speak peaceably with Joseph. The Bible doesn’t say whether Joseph knew that his brothers hated…