Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Calvinist/Reformed Baptists often cite the the following verses associated with Jacob being selected as opposed to Esau as examples of supporting the Doctrine of Calvinism/Predestination(i.e. Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, etc….
In Genesis 25 we meet Isaac who marries Rebecca. Rebecca conceives and gives birth to twins Esau and Jacob. Isaac is above sixty years of age when the chapter closes.
Genesis 25 NASB
20 and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, …
How long did Jacob stay in Harran? The answer seemed to be in Genesis 31:38-41 (NIV)
38 “I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten rams from your flocks.
39 I did not bring you a…
Is it possible, on the basis of the text, to establish the approximate time span between God’s prophesy to Abraham about his descendants’ being mistreated in Egypt:
"And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a
s…
The prophecy reads (KJV):
Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil. (Genesis 49:27)
What does this mean, and was it fulfilled?
I think I have found a thread in the Bible where a traveller is tested while on the road. They are usually overtaken (sometimes ambushed) by someone in disguise or they are carrying a hidden item.
Are these passages actually linked, and if…
Genesis 43:7
They replied, “The man questioned us carefully about ourselves and our kindred, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’
When were these questions asked? I didn’t come across these questions in Gene…
The first mention of the concept of anointing is found in Genesis 31:13, refering back to the action Jacob took in 28:18:
I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me… -Gen 31:13
So early in the morning Jac…
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. – Genesis 32:24 Jacob was ambitious….
Genesis 35:16-18 NIV
16 Then they moved on from Bethel. While they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and had great difficulty. 17 And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife said to her…
How could Jacob not tell/ see the face of who he was sleeping with? That it was Leah and not Rachel.
22 So Laban gathered together all the people of the place and made a feast. 23 But in the evening he took his daughter Leah and brought he…
Jacob Arminues on #SANCTIFICATON