Maryj

Stones were set as a reminder of God's promises...It was anointed because of being in the presence of God and God's promises...many think worship is about singing praise songs..but worship is ridding one's life of all that is against God and the stones were set up to remind the generations of God..

I came from a large family where there was favortism...I had asked my brothers and sisters to let me know if my mother went to the hospital that I could go and I was not told she was in the hospital for three days and had passed away...I was so hurt..Idid not have the chance like the others to say goodby...I remembered about the peace of God that passess all understanding and I rested in those words...When I went to the funeral, I felt I was surrounded by peace...The bible canbe read over and over, but it is more than just a book, it is God's word that is true and it comforts, encorages, even rebukes and we acan stand on His word...His promises are sure...There will be many disappointments in this life, wheter it be family or anyone, but I know for sure, Our Lord is above it all and through Him we can rise above it..

I do not think it a crime..as God could have intervened in it, but did not...yet...there were consequences, just like there are consequences today for wrong choices...There are some choices that can be fixed,,but then there are consequences that effect your life and never go away...In that day, sins were forgiven once a year as the Lord had not come nor the Holy Spirit...Did Jacob, Rebekah and Esau offer a sin offering?..Is that what led Jacob to see his brother that there would be forgiveness?..

Yes, she was..even though she had worshiped another God, she turned to the true God...She did not wait on God to fulfil His promise regarding Jacob and schemed to do it herself...which shows little faith..How many today try to 'help God out"...When Jacob feared to see Esau and was forgiven when he saw his brother was spiritual and Esau forgiving his brother was spiritual as forgiveness reconcilled them as it reconciles us to God...

Esau did not care about it's value at the time...Esau had intention of regaining it back and was upset that he could not...For a meal, he took advantage of his brother not knowing his brother tricked him, but their mother was the one who started the ordeal that came to pass as she was the one who favored Jacob...It is a situation of manipulation...It so reminds me of people who do not want to accept the Lord until they are ready not knowing the next day is not promised..There will be many Esaus trying to go to heaven on judgement day...

He is Holy and it dispells all the pride in me..

All my worship to God has been filthy rags...unworthy..I did not realize I was worshipping "church' an the people in church trying to fit in and do as much service as I could and failing because the only way I can go forward and give worship that is pleasing to God is to be obediant to His word..to understand that it is because of His love and mercy and being a Soveriegn God and still loving us inspite of ourselves this no one can repay but to obey and trust Him no matter what and I was only trusting in what I could do and failed miserably..I pray God will give me another chance..

Both had the knowledge of One God over all other gods which is so amazing as only God can give insight to this knowledge

I love this question...I have been through so many trials...The first few...I depended on helping the Lord..but after awhile and other trials came...trials that no one but God could handle...and I began to see miracles in my life that only God brought in the situation...I began to put complete trust and faith in God and not in myself or man...It is prayer that brought the trust and faith into my life to learn to wait on the Lord knowing He will answer and bring me through the trials that I do not face alone..for God is always with me...

People who blame God do not know God...God does not tempt anyone as it is the **** of the flesh that tempts people...Since the fall of Adam...God has given man mercy through Jesus...for Jesus the only Son of God paid the price for the sin man caused from the beginning when Adam sinned..God gives man a free will to choose...It is man that allows himself to sin for he is given the choice...a choice to accept salvation through Jesus Christ..or to reject Him...To reject the Lord leads to death and eternal seperation from God and that is a choice man takes...