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Tuesday
First Lesson
Genesis 27:30-40
30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing
Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of
Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his
father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat
of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.
32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said,
I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where
is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have
eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and
he shall be blessed.
34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with
a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless
me, even me also, O my father.
35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtlety, and hath taken
away thy blessing.
36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted
me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold,
now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not
reserved a blessing for me?
37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made
him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants;
and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I
do now unto thee, my son?
38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing,
my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted
up his voice, and wept.
39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy
dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of
heaven from above;
40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother;
and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion,
that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
1st Lesson Questions -
Isaac came to his father expecting one thing, but went away blessed in a totally different way. Does that relate to my life in any way? How so? RESOLVE.
Second Lesson
1 Corinthians 6:1-11
1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law
before the unjust, and not before the saints?
2 Do
ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the
world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest
matters?
3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things
that pertain to this life?
4 If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life,
set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.
5 I speak
to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you?
no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?
6 But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the
unbelievers.
7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye
go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong?
why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.
9 Know
ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of
God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor
adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor
extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified,
but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the
Spirit of our God.
2nd Lesson Questions -
Does my life reflect a calling to be part of the saints who will judge the world? (V. 2) Should it? Can it, or am I more as if Paul speaks to my shame? (V. 5) Are verses 9-10 still in effect today? Do I live life as if I believe them to be in effect? RESOLVE.