Thursday, January 10

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Thursday, January 10, 2013                  Genesis 25, 26                         Matthew 8:1-17

Friday, January 11, 2013                      Genesis 27, 28                         Matthew 8:18-34

Saturday, January 12, 2013                  Genesis 29, 30                         Matthew 9:1-17

Sunday, January 13, 2013                    Genesis 31, 32                         Matthew 9:18-38

Monday, January 14, 2013                   Genesis 33, 34, 35                   Matthew 10:1-20

Tuesday, January 15, 2013                   Genesis 36, 37, 38                   Matthew 10:21-42

Wednesday, January 16, 2013              Genesis 39, 40                         Matthew 11

Thursday, January 17, 2013                  Genesis 41, 42                         Matthew 12:1-23

Genesis 25:1-11  This does not say much for good family relationships.  Notice that verse 6 says he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines.  Apparently Abraham had Sarah as his first wife, Keturah was his second wife, and he had concubines besides his two wives.  All other sons received gifts and Isaac inherited everything.  In Abraham's sight Isaac was the son of promise.  More importantly, Isaac was also the son of promise in God's sight.  God blessed Isaac.  God loves each of us no less than he loves Isaac.

25:21  For a woman to be barren seems to be very Biblical!  But often the children then had an important role to play when they grew up.  Notice verses 20 and 26.  Isaac must have prayed for children for nearly 20 years before God answered.

25:23  "The older will serve the younger.  Was that what God wanted or did God just know that is how it would turn out?

25:27-34  The boys could not have been more different.

26  Isaac did all he could to be at peace.  The wells were his and the Philistines were wrong to plug them.  But Isaac just moved on to another place.

Matthew 8:1-4  If the crowds were still watching, they would have been as amazed by Jesus healing this leprosy as they had been with His teaching.  First, he touched the man.  That was a real taboo.  Jesus is also eager to do for us what we need.  His common answer is, "I am willing."

8:5-13  This man's faith was indeed amazing.  Verse 10 uses the word, astonished, but it could have been amazed.  There were only a few times when Jesus was amazed.  The man realized that Jesus held a position of authority.  And that position was higher than the position of sickness.  It was all very clear to the man.  If Jesus told the disease to leave it had to leave.  Jesus had more authority.  May our faith be as simple and direct.

8:14  Peter is the only disciple that we know was married.  This story is the only way that we know that.

Please post your comments.  I want us to help each other understand God's word.

Larry