Daily Devotions

My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》

My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》
 
Day 
Day 281

Text: Genesis 35: 21-26

MEDITATION

Genesis 35:21-26

21 Then Israel journeyed and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder.
22 And it happened, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine; and Israel heard about it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
23 the sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun;
24 the sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin;
25 the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s maidservant, were Dan and Naphtali;
26 and the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s maidservant, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Padan Aram.

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. Jacob to Israel

a. Israel was the name God gave to Jacob.
b. Both names were used interchangeably.

2. A sad incident

a. Reuben was the firstborn son.
b. He went to lay with Bilhah (Rachel’s maid..
c. In this sin, he showed great disregard:
i. For his father, Jacob.
ii. For Bilhah.

3. The Twelve sons of Jacob

a. Leah’s sons (Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun)
b. Rachel’s sons (Joseph and Benjamin)
c. Bilhah’s sons (the maid of Rachel, were Dan and Naphthali.
d. Zilpah’s sons (the maid of Leah, were Gad and Asher)

4. Dinah was not mentioned, though her birth was noted (Genesis 30:21).

5. All the sons were born in Padan Aram, except for Benjamin.

经文:创世记 35:21-26

沉思

《创世记 35:21-26》
21 以色列起行前往,在以得台那边支搭帐篷。
22 以色列住在那地的时候,鲁本去与他父亲的妾辟拉同寝,以色列也听见了。雅各共有十二个儿子。
23 利亚所生的是雅各的长子鲁本,还有西缅、利未、犹大、以萨迦、西布伦。
24 拉结所生的是约瑟、便雅悯。
25 拉结的使女辟拉所生的是但、拿弗他利。

26 利亚的使女悉帕所生的是迦得、亚设。这是雅各在巴旦亚兰所生的儿子。

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 从雅各成为以色列

a. 以色列是上帝给予雅各的名字
b. 两个名字常交换使用

2. 不幸的事件

a. 鲁本是雅各的长子
b. 鲁本与辟拉同寝(拉结的使女)
c. 他犯此罪时,不尊敬:
i. 他的父亲,雅各
ii. 辟拉

3. 雅各的十二个儿子

a. 利亚的儿子们(鲁本,西缅、利未、犹大、以萨迦、西布伦)
b. 拉结的儿子们(约瑟,便雅悯)
c. 辟拉的儿子们(拉结的使女辟拉所生的是但、拿弗他利)
d. 悉帕的儿子们 (利亚的使女悉帕所生的是迦得、亚设)

4. 这里没有提到底拿,但她的诞生有被记载 《创世纪 30:21》

5. 除了便雅悯以外,雅各的儿子们都在巴旦亚兰诞生。