Currently reading…
Finished in 2010…
What I read in 2009
- The Pillars of the Earth
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
- Nineteen Minutes
-
The Stranger
- A High View of Scripture?
- The Blue Parakeet
- The Great Brain
- Introduction to the Bible
- Jesus Wants to Save Christians
- The Natural
- The Old Man and The Sea
- Candy Girl
- Fight Club
- Starship Troopers
- The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
- World Without End
- SimChurch: Being the Church in the Virtual World
- SuperFreakonomics
- No Country for Old Men
- Where the Red Fern Grows
- The Pillars of the Earth
Saturday, January, 12, 2008
Posted at: 10:00 pm
The various genealogies throughout the Bible are some of the toughest sections to read. What good does it do me to know who the descendants of Esau are and what kingdoms they ruled?
This passage illustrates that the blessings of God and Jacob that were extended to Esau were also fulfilled. Abraham is the forefather of many nations, not just the future nation of Israel. Esau has been blessed by Jacob with a long lineage of kings and rulers. Once again we have an illustration of the unforgetful nature of God. God will truly bless who he says he will bless (conversely we can probably assume that God will truly curse those he says he will curse).
How often do we remember to keep our blessings? Do we remember to fulfill the promises we make to other people? If we tell someone that we will pray for them do we? If we wish someone well do we work to make sure that our blessing comes to fruition? In the same way that God is faithful in fulfilling his blessings, we should be faithful in fulfilling our blessing of others.
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