God chose certain of Abraham's family to continue the line which would eventually lead to Christ. He repeated the same PROMISES to them, promises which would be fulfilled through one particular descendant - Jesus Christ.
Abraham = Sarah
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Isaac = Rebekah
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Esau Jacob
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= Leah = Bilhah = Zilpah = Rachel
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Reuben Simeon Levi JUDAH Issachar Zebulun Dan Naphtali Gad Asher Joseph Benjamin
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| Manasseh Ephraim
CHRIST |
The sons of Jacob were called "The Children of Israel" (12 tribes)
| SUNDAY
Genesis 22 |
God "did tempt" (verse 1 - tested) Abraham to let him show his faith. This chapter points to the time when, later, God was to give HIS own Son! See how it is used in the New Testament (Galatians 3:8-9, 16). |
| MONDAY
Genesis 26 |
God's promises to Isaac (verses 1-4) are related to Abraham's obedience (verse 5) and again concern all nations of the world. |
| TUESDAY
Genesis 27 |
Rebekah knew Jacob was to be blessed (Genesis 25:19-34). Even so, she should have waited for God to do it. |
| WEDNESDAY
Genesis 28 |
God (not Isaac now) gives Jacob the PROMISES, as made first to Abraham (verses 13-15). He is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (verse 13). |
| THURSDAY
Genesis 29 |
Jacob had to learn patience and trust in God. He was 20 years in Laban's house, serving for Leah, Rachel and cattle (Genesis 31:41). |
| FRIDAY
Genesis 30 |
The sons born to Jacob, including Joseph's sons, were to be ancestors of the 12 tribes of Israel (Genesis 46:3 and Exodus 1:1-7). |
| SATURDAY
Genesis 31 |
God brought Jacob back again just as He promised (Genesis 28:15) to bring the nation of Israel back to the Land of Promise in our day (Jeremiah 30:3; 31:8-11). |