Sublime

The old, crafty Jacob would easily have seen through their deception. The new Jacob was completely taken in. He believed them, and wept, saying: “It is my son’s tunic. A wild beast has devoured him. Without doubt Joseph is torn to pieces.” This, the breaking of the strength of nature, is the point to which all God’s people must come. “Jacob was

3The son[35] of Uzzi: Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, five, all of them chiefs; 4and along with them, by their generations, according to their ancestral houses, were units of the fighting force, thirty-six thousand, for they had many wives and sons. 5Their kindred belonging to all the families…

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For reflection Genesis 22:1–19

Manasseh will become a people, but Ephraim will become a multitude.

A second wave of immigration was linked with Abraham’s grandson Jacob, who was renamed Israel (‘May God show his strength!’);

Abraham lived before God and demonstrated the power of a man's faith. He showed God that a man's faith is something that can be trusted and that will not be spoiled if God draws near to bless it.

Let me now inquire as to your salvation. Are you saved by what you have done? Is your religion the product of your own natural strength? Do you feel able to achieve everything that salvation may require? Do you conclude yourself to be in a safe and happy condition because of your natural excellence and moral ability? Then you take after the manner