The note is found in page 43, and before I write about this chapter, I’ve got some statements to make about it.
First off, why is he saying Jacob was demanding anything from Jesus here? Didn’t he know that Jesus loved him and was willing to propel him forward? I know I did. That was why I was willing to repent and follow Him in the first place, for I knew I couldn’t save myself or get my ancestors (particularly my mom) to ever want me as a son. In fact, my mom knows I said this all these years ago back in 2009 when I was in the therapist’s office with her and my brother (this was during some family drama we were going through). I wanted to get some help (that’s why I write this), and I’m pretty sure my niece might one day end up in the same boat because of divisive influences like this. For who has been divisive and repentant in the same life? I know I should be over this, but I’m seeing so many hateful things at work (many parents are like this, too, though probably not to the scale my mom had been, yet they will one day) — I wish I could put an end to it.
And second, the part of the note about changing as if God needed Jacob to earn His love for him… that never happened in the Bible. This never happened, period! This world just gets so religious that entire translations diss the Holy Spirit! Even certain languages with Scripture having been translated already — none of them have any Christians yet, I bet. I wish I could fix things with the note I’m writing about that’s in my VOICE copy…
And third, stop me if you’ve heard this one, Jacob NEVER deceived Laban when he was staying with him for 20 years. Check the previous chapter on God’s instruction to Jacob about sabotaging the livestock, and line that up with the fact that God never lies, as several Bible verses say, especially Hebrews 6:18. The note the commentator wrote on this chapter when the VOICE translation first came out eight years ago is just plain wrong.
I don’t wish to offend you or anyone on here, but let’s face it, it’s clear that this commentator and at least a few more, perhaps, are on Esau’s side. In fact, when I read a short note on the next chapter, I noticed they said Esau wanted nothing from Jacob. I think Esau rejected Jacob’s cry for forgiveness, as all divisive jerks love to denounce repentant men like Jacob about. But not even this is convincing evidence of Jacob’s new life, for he still plays favourites in chapter 37, as Isaac had done up until chapter 26 on this book. Oh, well, I’m sure Jacob became a follower of Jesus before he died, for He speaks of him in the kingdom of heaven in Matthew 8:11. I should mention that this chapter is found in pages 19-20 of my NKJV Bible, pages 24-25 of my NASB Bible, pages 42-44 of my VOICE copy, and pages 42-43 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.
I should mention that Jacob may or may not have known he was wrestling with Jesus (for He is God; see the footnotes of chapter 32 in this version — scroll to the bottom of that webpage), but there are so many interpretations that can be made from this, so I’m not really sure… I don’t think God saw Jacob as some schemer or anything, though. Too bad Esau’s words in Genesis 27:36 reverberated throughout his family line so that there’s almost no one left in his family tree today.
My story is similar to this to some degree… I grew up with a divisive mom, she represses my faith to the point that God sends her out of the house we live in back then… permanently… and even with a girl who’s nearly two years old as of now, my mom still gets inappropriate with others, even being unafraid to offend her. My mom wants nothing more than to eliminate the world of faith… permanently. And my niece’s second birthday is in less than a month. What I can tell her, though, is that God had something amazing in mind when He noticed the producers work on the first Frozen movie in 2013. I believe He’s responsible for both this and the second Frozen movie that came out last fall. I think I’ll preach the love of Jesus and His salvation gift to my niece when her second birthday party takes place, for it’s Frozen-themed. I believe Jesus wants me to do this so that she can be saved, and if she still doesn’t understand, I don’t think that’s very bad; I just pray she could understand Him one way or another. I just know getting through this punitive climate that’s being fostered by most of the parents who shop at my store (this includes parents of children who are now adults) is a total pain in the butt because apparently, the law enforces control instead of forbearance. I’d rather do a delivery job than see something like this take place so much, for at least then, I can do my work without a care in the world. The reason so many of us make bad decisions like partying and self-harm is almost always because the ones who should’ve introduced the Gospel and biblical truth to all of us never did that… and sadly, this isn’t likely to change in any nation. The worst part is that they actually praise the shooters who mercilessly kill so many students and civilians in the most random places, and it’s occurred so much in the last several years that the Columbine shooting that happened in 1999 is no longer one of the deadlier incidents of gun violence that happened.
I can’t ever get the right amount of confidence or heart to pray against any of it, like, ever, nor can I practice fostering a good environment for any customer long enough to give them an unforgettable experience most of the time… and in both cases, it’s because I see such hateful content of abuse and illicit “peacemaking” so often in and out of work. A customer named Anita mentioned to me that it’s so unfair that many under 35 (as I put it) are ravaged by the jerks who promote such violence, and that so many of us are taken out too soon, and I would completely agree. She knows my front end manager (and is 74 years old), and both women are from Germany. I wish I could learn from them… but I pray they become Christian, too! Oh, right, maybe Anita already is Christian, but in today’s world, you never really know… but in her case, I just want to know her more and not dismiss anything right away. In the meantime, I don’t expect to live long enough to make it to my niece’s second birthday party next month because of the unfair persecution of the U.S. population’s younger half. I don’t even expect to make it through the end of my shift tomorrow night because of it. I believe I can come close enough to victory where I think I might be able to prevent an evil incident from happening someday, but the massive amount of time I imagine it’ll take just to learn, except in my niece’s case, doesn’t seem worth it to me. If I ever manage to get enough money, I’d pay off all my debts, get some friends and family to move to a more peaceful place with me, and begin a ministry in which salvation would happen by the hundreds daily. If that happens, I don’t plan on ever returning to the U.S. again. The culture is just too violent, not to mention highly toxic, but it could be like this all over the world at a ridiculously high scale by the time I pay off my next debt in just three and a half years — God-willing, I make that happen! — I don’t know what this life is even worth if we’re just enduring so much crap that we can’t find any blessings even from God, like they’re eclipsed or something… I don’t know what to look for. Pray that things might turn better for me… maybe I just need to watch I’m Not Ashamed again, but I pray for God to tell me something I need to know quickly!
In the meantime, I hope to stick around long enough to write my next note on here, preferably on the first part of chapter 33. Sorry if I waited so long to write this down 😂😂😂 God-willing, I’ll write another note soon.
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