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Genesis 32:13

The Passion Translation

So he spent the night there. From what he had with him, Jacob sent a gift to his brother Esau:

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After considering their words, their father Israel said to them, “If that’s the way it has to be, then do this: Load your donkeys with the very best gifts you can find, choice products of the land, and offer them to the man. Take some balm and some honey, spices, and myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds.

Would you like to meet a very important person? Take a generous gift. It will do wonders to gain entrance into his presence.

Try giving a secret gift to the one who is angry with you and watch his anger disappear. A kind, generous gift goes a long way to soothe the anger of one who is livid.

Everyone wants to be close to the rich and famous, but a generous person has all the friends he wants!

Wise instruction is like a costly gem. It turns the impossible into success.

When Joseph came home, they presented to him the gifts they had brought with them into the house. They each bowed low before him with their faces to the ground.

Now Joseph was the governor of the land of Egypt, which meant he supervised the sale of grain to all the people. One day, Joseph’s ten brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces on the ground.

Jacob replied, “No, please. If I have found favor in your eyes, please take the gifts. For truly, seeing your face after all these years, it’s like looking upon the face of God! Since you have received me so warmly,

he looked up and suddenly saw three men standing nearby. As soon as he saw them, he ran from his tent to welcome them. He bowed down to the ground

two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,

Esau asked Jacob, “Why did you send all these animals to me?” “I was hoping to find favor with you, my lord,” Jacob replied.

I will multiply them until they are as numerous as the specks of dust on the earth. If anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could also be counted.

Then Yahweh brought him outside his tent and said, “Gaze into the night sky. Go ahead and try to count the stars.” He continued, “Your seed will be as numerous as the stars!”




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