The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: but his bow abode in strength. Genesis 49:23, 24. The life of Joseph illustrates the life of Christ. It was envy that moved the brothers of Joseph
A Home in Trouble
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him. Genesis 37:4. The sin of Jacob, and the train of events to which it led, had not failed to exert an influence
Separate Ways
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life. John 3:36. Jacob and Esau met at the deathbed of their father. Once the elder brother had looked forward to
Reunion
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. Ephesians 4:32. While Jacob was wrestling with the Angel, another heavenly messenger was sent to Esau. In a dream, Esau
Seven Short Years
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. Genesis 29:20. How different his [Jacob’s] arrival from that of Abraham’s messenger nearly a hundred years before!
Hope for a Fugitive
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. Genesis 28:12. Threatened with death by the wrath of
A Bitter Price
He found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears. Hebrews 12:17. No sooner had Jacob left his father’s tent than Esau entered. Though he had sold his birthright, and confirmed the transfer by a solemn oath,