[Discoveries] 03-26-08 God's answer -- Genesis 35:1

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/*Then God said to Jacob, "Go up to Bethel and settle there, and build 
an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you were fleeing from 
your brother Esau." -- Genesis 35:1*/

Things fell apart for Jacob. His daughter went out to find some female 
friends. The most eligible bachelor in the area found her, and turned 
her into a piece of property. Her brothers were, of course, enraged, so 
they cooked up a scheme to kill him and all the men in the city, 
claiming all their women and children for themselves. It doesn't take a 
Philadelphia lawyer to figure out that Jacob and family quickly became 
Public Enemy Number One in the eyes of the other inhabitants of the land.

When wisdom is absent, problems have a way of escalating until they are 
entirely out of control. Simeon and Levi, Jacob's violent sons, seem to 
have a short memory. They have forgotten the stories of how God 
delivered their great-grandmother back to her husband not once, but 
twice, without a shot being fired.

Enter God. God is pragmatic. He knows what He's dealing with. In this 
case, He knew that the fuse was short, the match was near, and this 
whole thing could explode. So He gave the direction of wisdom: "Start 
over somewhere else."

I don't know what your situation is, but whatever it is, God has the 
solution for you. It might mean moving and starting over. It might not. 
His solution will involve the practical things you can do (Jacob and his 
family moved), and the supernatural things that only God can do (the 
terror of the Lord fell upon the surrounding people as Jacob set out).

No problem is too complicated for God to solve.

Be encouraged!
Dwight

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