"Deliver the oppressed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest there go forth like fire my wrath"
הַצִּילוּ גָזוּל מִיַּד עוֹשֵׁק פֶּן־תֵּצֵא כָאֵשׁ חֲמָתִי

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Check out the Torah Portion reading for this week!

He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and reproach.
Proverbs 19:26 ESV

If you let your children run wild today, it's not just their lives that you're ruining, but your own.

While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine. And Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
Genesis 35:22

It was common practice in the ancient world for a usurper to take the deposed ruler's wives in a show of dominance. Reuben sleeping with Jacob's concubine, Bilhah, was a failed coup attempt. By taking one of his father's wives, he was making a claim to his father's place in the household. He's fortunate that he only lost his place as firstborn and not his life.

"Anyone with whom you find your gods shall not live. In the presence of our kinsmen point out what I have that is yours, and take it." Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.
Genesis 31:32

So Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem)...
Genesis 35:19

Was Rachel's untimely death in Genesis 35:19 a direct result of the rash curse that Jacob pronounced on the idol thief in Genesis 31:32? I suspect so. The words of a father and husband have real power in his family. Be careful what you say.

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And God said to him, "I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body."
Genesis 35:11

In this verse, God repeated to Jacob the command to be fruitful and multiply. The command applies to all mankind, but it is doubly important for God's faithful remnant to be fruitful, both naturally and spiritually. The world needs good people. We can create them by saving the lost or by making babies. Best to do both!

On this date in history, 12/10/1993: iD Software releases the video game DOOM, triggering the first-person shooter craze. #otd #tdih #techhistory

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WORD FOR TODAY “are you walking in the dark?” : Isa 9:2 The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them.

SPOKEN VERSE FOR TODAY: Pro 29:3 A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad, But he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.

“Faith comes by hearing” positive frequencies spoken out loud hourly.

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The Bible reminds us often of how important children are. No less than fifteen times are we told to teach our children what they should know. David writes in Psalm 127:3, “Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.” He is the one who gives them to us, He is the one who expects us to teach them to love Him. When we fail our children we fail our Creator as well.