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Genesis 29:15-28 The stories of Jacob, along with the stories of Abraham, Isaac and Joseph, are part of the ancestral stories of the second part of Genesis. This particular story of Jacob and Laban’s convoluted relationship follows the first cycle of Jacob stories where his relationship to Isaac is also one filled with trickery. Jacob’s…
Génesis 29:15-28 Las historias de Jacob, junto con las historias de Abraham, Isaac y José, son parte de los relatos ancestrales de la segunda parte de Génesis. Esta historia en particular de la relación complicada de Jacob y de Labán sigue el primer ciclo de historias de Jacob, donde su relación con Isaac está también…
Genesis 28:10-19a Jacob is on the run. He and Rebekah, his mother, have connived to deceive his father, Isaac, into giving Jacob his older brother Esau’s birthright. Jacob’s deception, which led Isaac to grant him the blessing due the first-born son, fuels hatred in Esau. When Rebekah is told that Esau plans to kill Jacob,…
Génesis 28:10-19a Jacob está en fuga. Él y Rebeca, su madre, han conspirado engañar a su padre, Isaac, para que dé a Jacob la primogenitura de Esaú que es el hermano mayor. El engaño de Jacob, llevó a Isaac a concederle la bendición del hijo primogénito, lo cual alimenta el odio en Esaú. Cuando a…
Genesis 25:19-34 Our narrative opens with Isaac and Rebekah’s marriage. After many prayers, Rebekah, who was barren, miraculously conceives twins who “struggle together within her.” In great pain, Rebekah inquires of the Lord why she should be subjected to such suffering. The Lord reveals to Rebekah that she is carrying within her womb the founders…
Génesis 25:19-34 Nuestro relato se inicia con Isaac y el matrimonio de Rebeca. Después de muchas oraciones, Rebeca, que era estéril, concibe milagrosamente gemelos que “luchan dentro de ella”. En un gran dolor, Rebeca le pregunta al Señor por qué debía ser sometida a tal sufrimiento. El Señor le revela a Rebeca que ella está…
Zechariah 9:9-12 Writing after the return from exile, the prophet Zechariah expresses the vision for the restoration of the Kingdom. In the case of today’s passage, the vision is one of God as the Divine Warrior “triumphant and victorious” as he protects Jerusalem from invaders, brings peace and reigns “to the ends of the earth.”…
Zacarías 9:9-12 Escribiendo después del regreso del exilio, el profeta Zacarías expresa la visión para la restauración del Reino. En el caso del pasaje de hoy, la visión es una de Dios como el Guerrero Divino “triunfante y victorioso”, de manera como Él protege a Jerusalén de los invasores, para traer paz y reinar “hasta…
Genesis 22:1-14 This passage has troubled readers for centuries. The image of God asking for the sacrifice of a child is both disturbing and a view of God not universally held by Christians. The passage has provided a number of interesting and varied interpretations from the notion that it is not God testing Abraham, but…
Génesis 22:1-14 Este pasaje ha preocupado a los lectores durante siglos. La imagen de Dios pidiendo el sacrificio de un niño es a la vez inquietante y una visión de Dios que no universalmente es mantenida por los cristianos. El pasaje ha proporcionado una serie de interesantes y variadas interpretaciones de la noción de que…
Genesis 21:8-21 It seems that every night on the news, there is some story involving religion, often a story involving religious intolerance or persecution by one group or another; these stories are a steady reminder that even if most of our friends and family are part of our own faith tradition, the world is filled…
Génesis 21:8-21 Parece que todas las noches en las noticias, hay alguna historia con respecto a religión, con frecuencia es una historia que involucra a la intolerancia religiosa o persecución por parte de un grupo u otro; estas historias son un recordatorio constante de que incluso si la mayoría de nuestros amigos y familiares son…
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