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Going through and discussing the Word of God each day. Sharing our hearts, minds and experiences as it applies to the Word of God. We'll read a chapter daily starting with the essences of it all...Genesis💕 DISCLAIMER...I am not nor do I profess to be a theologian. I'm a lover and devote follower of Jesus Christ. I'm lead by the Holy Spirit to do deep study, read, write and share my understanding of the Bible as given to me by the Lord. Welcome all. May All About God be a blessing to you💕💗

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belladoc The Book of Genesis (The history of Creation) Genesis 1:1~ In the first chapter of Genesis pointers: God is a God of order! From the very beginning, before God even created man, He created a place for us to dwell and food for us to eat. That would be the foundation. Always place the foundation first and start with the essentials. cont...

Sep 02Reply

belladoc God gave us light! Even in the darkness He made that have some form of light so that we are able to see. So even when we are going through our darkest times, our God is always there to shine the light. To me this says that even in the darkest hours there is always a glimpse of hope. So every vital is the fact that God just spoke "A Word" and all things obeyed. He did not fight with anything to make it happen nor did He "hope" for it to happen. He merely spoke and it happened!... cont...

Sep 02Reply

belladoc As such, this shows us how we too have the ability, through faith in Jesus' name to command a thing to happen and that thing will happen! Amen! Additionally, let's look at what sort of light God provided in the Night portion of a day. Astrology, as defined by the Merriam Webster dictionary is "the study of how the positions of the stars and movements of the planets have a supposed influence on events and on the lives and behavior of people." cont...

Sep 02Reply

belladoc So is astrology a bad thing? Is it really how us Christians have come to understand it? When we hear astrology, we associate it with a bad thing, myself included until recently. However, the Lord opened my eyes to this a few weeks ago and then reinforced it again today. Oddly enough I have read Genesis several times and this never stuck out to me. cont...

Sep 02Reply

belladoc Well back on track, astrology in its pure and untainted form is a blessing from God. It is man who perverted the meaning and use of astrology. Genesis 1:14-18 clearly shows us that the stars are meant to help us differentiate between the various seasons, the day from the night, days from years and to give light on the earth. The sun, moon and stars are rulers of day and night. cont...

Sep 02Reply

belladoc So God provided us with a means to know when to sow and when to reap, when to rest and when to labor and even a way to become revitalized! The how beautiful God made everything. Everything God created He blessed and saw that it was good. So everything God made, He made for a purpose. God didn't waste time making frivolous things. God set out to do a thing and it was done. cont...

Sep 02Reply

belladoc Not only was it done, but all that was done was deemed necessary and was done orderly and perfectly. Amen! God clearly shows His impartiality as He states that He gave man, beasts, bird and everything that creeps on the earth and everything that has life the He provided food. Man has dominion and authority over everything nonman. cont....

Sep 02Reply

belladoc God has blessed us abundantly and as such we are to be thankful for each and everything God allows us to attain, no matter how big or how small. In Jesus' name I pray that this day will be a blessed day for you. Amen and thank you all for coming together as one for the bible says, "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." Matthew 18:20 KJV Love SophieBella3

Sep 02Reply

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Sep 02Reply

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Sep 02Reply

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Sep 02Reply

belladoc Oh and ladies please don't forget to give your take on our daily reading. It doesn't have to be about what I said, it's all of our views as I am always eager to learn :) Love you all tons~Bella

Sep 02Reply

nic39 To me the biggest thing that stands out is "In the beginning God created" not we evolved from something or bam we were here! It shows God is truly the Creator of everything and that is how we began!😊🌺🌺🌺 To me totally debunks people who don't believe God created us, that we came from some other "source"

Sep 02Reply

belladoc No big bang theory here for sure! I sooooo agree Nic! I just knew you'd be first on line :) @nic39

Sep 02Reply

nic39 @belladoc Exactly!!! No Big Bang!! You know me😀💕💕💕🌺🌺🌺

Sep 02Reply

belladoc @nic39 yes ma'am 💕🌺💕🌺💕😚

Sep 02Reply

ladymaria Many blessing to my sisters out there in Poshland! May the Lord give you favor and empower you from on high, may you walk continuously in His love as you give love and may your joy be full because of who He is in you! Stand strong, be strong and stay encouraged! 💕🌈🌼🌺

Sep 02Reply

belladoc Thank you so much Maria. Your prayer means the world to me sister as I pray the same for you that God continues to bless and keep you always! Amen. @ladymaria

Sep 02Reply

sbousquet12 This is beautiful and food to the soul thank you

Sep 02Reply

creative2 @belladoc 🙏🏻Beautiful Beginning to our Genesis chapter. "Even in our darkest hour"...After reading your share about the lady whose husband just lost his job; I thought how appropriate this phrase is! I have shared that info & am focusing on this as well; 🙏🏻for all. God will surely shed "light on them" ...putting out positive "vibes" for this family.💓💞

Sep 02Reply

belladoc @ldosramos Hey yah Linda! Hope you're doing well :) @sbousquet12 Thank you kindly Sue. I am humbled by your words. To God be the glory!

Sep 02Reply

belladoc @creative2 Hey yah Heidi girl! Thank you so much sis. I am humbled and giving God all the glory. It is so distressing for our sister in Christ, however, we know and trust that God is in all things. Nothing happens outside of His knowing, therefore we must rely on and trust in Him continually. It's hard to trust when we're afraid, but we just have to let go and let God knowing that He will never leave us nor will He forsake us. Thanks for reading sis :)

Sep 02Reply

shauniegirl @belladoc oh Bella this is beautiful I love it sorry I'm late ❤️😘💋

Sep 03Reply

tazze @belladoc 🙌🏽💜Go head girl this is absolutely wonderful, it amazes me how men can twist the truth or twist what God made pure. I agree with Nic, I love when God shows up and bam revelation is reveal. This blessed me so much, I've been so busy today, now I'm smiling at word of God feeling calm🙌🏽💜😘Thanks

Sep 03Reply

belladoc Aww my precious sisters. I love you both and thank you for your kind and humbling words. God gets all the glory, Amen! I'm happy you like it Shaun and girl it's never too late sis. Happy you're here. Tazze girl ain't God grand....lol Remember ladies, feel free to start it off daily if you don't see me here :) @shauniegirl @tazze

Sep 03Reply

belladoc Genesis 2: God’s Sabbath day. God rested from all work on the 7th day. This rest that the omnipotent God rested was not a rest due to fatigue, it was a rest due to the completion of a “cycle” or better said He rested from His achievements. God did not instruct man to work 6 days and then rest on the 7th every week here in Genesis. God did not command a Sabbath of man in the book of Genesis. cont...

Sep 03Reply

belladoc Mention of the Sabbath as it applies to man and as it was commanded by God for man to rest every 7th day was not said until 2,513 years later as we will see in the book of Exodus. God sanctified the 7th day. Sanctification: “to separate from a profane to a sacred purpose.” cont...

Sep 03Reply

belladoc Adam was formed prior to the Garden of Eden. God planted this garden eastward of Eden and there He placed Adam, instructing him to tend and keep the land. Adam was to be the “watcher” of God’s garden, protecting the garden from all intruders. So here it’s clear that there was “an” opposing force to God prior to Adam! cont..

Sep 03Reply

belladoc God gave Adam a tremendous amount of knowledge! This is known because Adam was given the authority to name all, not some, but all the animals God created. Wow, how amazing is that! Then once Adam named all the animals God presented to him, God did not change not one, indicating He accepted the naming of His animals. This shows the extensive language Adam must have been given by God in order to create all those names. cont..

Sep 03Reply

belladoc God also noted that man cannot recreate himself, he is unable to procreate as the animals that Adam named. God made a male and female for the animals, but did not make a female initially when He made Adam. As such, the first surgical procedure with anesthesia was performed, by God! God put Adam to sleep, a deep sleep, removed a rib and then closed the area He opened. Fascinating! cont...

Sep 03Reply

belladoc From the rib He made Adams counterpart, equal but opposite in form. After making Adams counterpart, God again gave Adam the authority to name His creation and so Adam named his counterpart, woman, meaning man with a womb. The rib was taken from Adam’s side indicating that man and woman are to be cleaved as one. cont...

Sep 03Reply

belladoc Woman is man’s help mate, is supposed to be close to man’s heart, not under his feet or above him in ruler ship. Man and women are to be one working together. God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” Genesis 2:18 cont...

Sep 03Reply

belladoc Final note, it is not proper for a woman to leave her family and “find” a husband. The bible tells us that a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife and they shall become one flesh. Blessings and love~SophieBella3

Sep 03Reply

mistielee @belladoc Beautiful Post Bella✨I enJOY the study of creation! Some of it it tough for me I just believe by faith and that is alright💖I like you do believe many are miss guided when it comes to Astrology. Like reading a daily Astrology Reading. We must never worship creation...but the CREATOR!!🙏🏻 ...and we must live by truth through reading Gods Word. Have a great holiday weekend!! Xo

Sep 03Reply

marywkariuki Me too! 🙈😍 I look the book about creation!! I read my daily devotional on my bible app, but lately I've fallen behind, so I'd love to read about it here too!! ❤️

Sep 03Reply

sbousquet12 🙏🏽🙏🏽🌈🌈

Sep 03Reply

jamdown1 @belladoc Hallelujah, amen beloved sister. Wonderful words (๑ˇεˇ๑)•*¨*•.¸¸♪

Sep 03Reply

shauniegirl @tazze @nic39 Amen I agree with you sisters, yes it is amazing how man turns Gods word around. @creative2 Heidi I agree with you too Hun this word give her hope & encourage her with her struggle for job for her husband... I just thank God for all of you Sisters & you Bella bsc I'm in my darkest time right now, but I don't care what it looks like I do know my God is so much bigger than what I see🙌👏🙏@belladoc

Sep 04Reply

belladoc GENESIS 3: The Serpent. Clarification of the serpent and Satan is vital here. Some think the serpent was Satan himself who was transformed into a snake, yet this is not so. The serpent was indeed a snake who was the most cunning of all the beasts of the field, made by God, had the power of speech, had powers of reasoning and deception, walked upright, had knowledge of God’s plan and was used as an instrument of Satan.

Sep 04Reply

belladoc This serpent was something else! Satan does not have the power to change into the serpent, but he as the power of persuasion and suggestion which he used. In this instance, Satan used the serpent to do his bidding. So we see the serpent come in and begins to engage “the woman”, Eve, in a conversation. CONT...

Sep 04Reply

belladoc The first thing he does is ask her a seamlessly harmless question, “Has God indeed said You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?” Eve then begins to explain God’s command. I wonder to myself, if Eve were given instructions from God not to eat of a particular tree, wouldn’t she think to herself that maybe God commanded this of all things in the garden? Just a thought. CONT...

Sep 04Reply

belladoc Anyhow, so the serpent continues with telling Eve that surely she will not die and that God knows that if she eats from the tree that her eyes will be opened and that she will be like God knowing good from evil. Ok, so I see a major problem here that I see daily. Why would Eve want to be on the very same level of God? Why would she want the same knowledge as God, the one who created her? CONT...

Sep 04Reply

belladoc Egotistical and a bit greedy I would say? We are to strive to be like Christ, human beings living a righteous life. I see so many people trying to be like someone else instead of loving who they are and being the person God intended for them to be. So many people are dissatisfied with who they are that they go out of their way to alter what God has designed and to act and fashion another. CONT...

Sep 04Reply

belladoc I could only imagine that God is saddened by this. Again, moving on. So now we see the complexity of it all. Just a quick note, the words of Genesis are so powerful and full of knowledge that I cannot begin to address every topic that’s more than worthy to be addressed. I am merely skimming the surface and allowing the Holy Spirit to lead me with the things being addressed at the moment. CONT...

Sep 04Reply

belladoc Next Adam indulges in the eating as offered by his wife. Now they’ve both sinned. The bible never mentions that Adam was not came along later, all we know is that the serpent spoke to Eve and Eve in turn ate of and offered the same fruit to her husband. Once they sinned, their eyes were opened and they were aware of their nakedness. With this, they felt ashamed and covered themselves. CONT...

Sep 04Reply

belladoc Not only did they cover themselves out of shame, but now they were afraid when God called them because they knew they did something wrong. They also knew that there would be a penalty associated with disobedience because if they did not know this, they would not have hide themselves from God! CONT...

Sep 04Reply

belladoc They would’ve just said, hey ok so we ate from the tree and here comes God let’s just hang out and talk to Him as usual. Adam and Eve in hiding was the start of a whole new ball of blaming, guilt and fear! When God asked Adam where he was, Adam replied that he heard God’s voice and because he knew he was naked he was afraid so he hid himself. Wow, what a lot of explaining for one simple question. CONT...

Sep 04Reply

belladoc To me this signifies guilt and deception in the mix. Why didn’t Adam just answer God by disclosing his location? I mean after all, that is all God asked. Why did Adam feel the need to give this huge explanation to God as to why, what and where? This is a pretty good sign of when someone is lying, unsure of something or nervous. CONT...

Sep 04Reply

belladoc Then God being the ONLY righteous judge, proceeded to ask Adam, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?” How beautiful is our God!! Surely God didn’t ask the question because of a lack of knowledge; more than likely, God asked because He was giving Adam a chance to explain himself. CONT...

Sep 04Reply

belladoc God, in asking Adam the question, also reminded Adam of His command to Him, making it clear that Adam did disobey His command and also letting him know that He knows that Adam ate from the tree without being accusatory. God the omniscient, obviously already knew what Adam did, but with all His knowing, He still chose to engage Adam, allowing him a chance to explain himself. CONT...

Sep 04Reply

belladoc Adam began to explain himself by beating around the bush and saying that the woman God gave him, gave him of the tree and he ate. Although he was not forced to partake in eating the fruit, Adam blames Eve for his disobedience. Worse, Adam pushes blame on God!! He tells the Lord God that it is the woman “He” gave him that basically caused the issue. CONT...

Sep 04Reply

belladoc God then turns to Eve and asks her what she has done and she in turn decides to blame the serpent. Eve used the same tactic Adam used minus the additional blaming God. So Adam blames God and Eve and Eve blames the serpent. Then God turns to the serpent, without questioning him, and speaks a curse over him. CONT...

Sep 04Reply

belladoc Not only did the Lord God curse the serpent, but He told Satan that he would be crushed by the Seed, Jesus Christ, of a woman, Mary. Then He cursed Eve and then Adam. The first shedding of blood occurred after Adam and Eve sinned as the Lord covered them with tunics made of skin. He then sent them from the garden. CONT...

Sep 04Reply

belladoc The bible says that God “drove” out the man from the garden. Does that imply that maybe Adam did not want to leave and God had to force him out? Just a thought. Blessings and love. ~ SophieBella3

Sep 04Reply

belladoc Hey Mistie girl thanks love. To God be the glory. Yes I think many get confused and start to worship the creation instead of the Creator. We have to be so very careful in this life. Glad to see you sis :) Thank you for your comment :) @mistielee

Sep 04Reply

belladoc Hey yah sweet Mary :) I fall behind often and that's one reason I am so happy the Lord has put this on my heart to do a daily reading of the bible. It really helps to keep me focused and having to comment in group really keeps me accountable. Doing this is really deepening my bible study and giving me new insight to things I never knew before :) Bless you sis and so glad you're here :) @marywkariuki

Sep 04Reply

belladoc @sbousquet12 @jamdown1 Hey Sue and Ms. Henry. Thank you so much ladies for stopping by and your comment. To God be all the glory. Have a blessed Sunday my sisters :)

Sep 04Reply

belladoc Hey yah Shaun. Girl God is soooo good. The beauty about being in the dark is that the next season is the light. I usually say, be cautious when you're in the joyful season because you know what comes after is the dark, but when you're in the dark, rejoice bcs you know your next season is the light!!! Amen. Be strong sis. God is by your side always and forever. Love you. @shauniegirl

Sep 04Reply

shauniegirl @belladoc Amen , thanks Sis ❤️ love you more😘💋

Sep 04Reply

kkayo4410 Amen...thank you MB for this message❤️❤️❤️

Sep 04Reply

belladoc Hey BB 👋👋 all the glory be to God! Love you sis🤗❣💕 @kkayo4410

Sep 04Reply

tazze @belladoc Thanks sis I love it, it's like our on little bible study, Thanks so much I appreciate you and your time, love you😘💜😘

Sep 05Reply

belladoc @tazze thanks sweetheart I appreciate that.

Sep 05Reply

nic39 In Chapter 5 we see the linage of Adam and who came from him. We see at the end Noah was born and his father hoped the land wouldn't be cursed anymore with the birth of Noah. Noah had 3 sons Shem, Ham and Japheth. To me it's very interesting to stop and think really we are all descendants of Adam, though VERY distant, we all came from Adam's descendants! @belladoc 🌺🌺

Sep 05Reply

mistielee @belladoc Bella you are most welcome. I love your middle post!! Please have a fabulous day. I know I will! Had a great weekend and now it's time to get back to work!!

Sep 05Reply

belladoc @nic39 Beautiful Nic! Thanks so much sis for the review of Genesis Chapter 5. I so appreciate it. Started late today and am now doing this between work...smh, but God must get His time :) @mistielee Hey sweet girl thanks so much! Are you talking about the photo or the review? Sorry sis had a long night and I'm a little out of it now...lol

Sep 05Reply

mistielee @belladoc Oh Girl I understand completely!! I was talking about the Renewing our minds with the Word!! Picture. Xo don't forget to ReSt Sweet Friend!! And I will try to remember that too!!😘❤️❌⭕️ MUCH LOVE ALWAYS!!

Sep 05Reply

belladoc Genesis 4: Genesis 4: Here we see Cain being born to Adam and Eve and then Abel born as the 2nd son. Cain’s mindset was very different from Abel’s. Cain, the tiller of the land gave some of his harvest to God as did Abel give some of the livestock’s offspring to God, but God only honored Abel’s offering because Abel gave the FIRST of the flock to the Lord. cont....

Sep 05Reply

belladoc This clearly shows us that the first of all of our increases, that are from God and God alone, ought to be given back to God! Not the 2nd, 3rd or any number after that. We must always remember that if it weren’t for God, we would not have anything at all no matter how “little” or how small. cont...

Sep 05Reply

belladoc So even when we think we’re struggling and we only have a “mere” morsel, always set aside the first of that “mere morsel” for God and watch how He blesses you abundantly! We see the Lord asking Cain where is his brother after Cain slayed Abel and you can clearly hear the jealous tone in Cain’s reply. He asked the Lord if he is his brother’s keeper.cont....

Sep 05Reply

belladoc Cain was so outraged that he allowed his jealous nature to spiral out of control to the point where he took his own brothers life! This show us how dangerous jealousy can be. It is human nature that at times one may have feelings of jealousy and as a human you will encounter jealous thoughts and actions of another, but this is wrong. cont...

Sep 05Reply

belladoc We are not to be jealous of anyone or the blessings the Lord has given them because we don’t know what that person had to endure to acquire what he or she has. Neither do we know how they went about attaining a thing. Bottom line is we’re not walking in that person’s shoes so we should never compare ourselves to them. cont.....

Sep 05Reply

belladoc Looking at God deal with Cain, in His ultimate act of love, although cursing Cain, He still placed a hedge of protection around him. He made sure that no one could take his life and if they did, the repercussion would be fierce! So in all of the bad that Cain did God still provided him with protection. How loving and gracious is our God. cont...

Sep 05Reply

belladoc Another key point is that all the names given to someone in those times had a meaning. For example, when Adam knew Eve again, Eve bore a 3rd son in replacement of Abel whom Cain killed and they named him Seth which means, substitute. cont...

Sep 05Reply

belladoc Additionally, the place where Cain went to live was called Nod, meaning wandering and because Cain was now a wanderer, that city was suitable for him. This teaches us that when we name something or someone, we should do so with a meaning as God does all things with a meaning and for a purpose. God does not do things “just because.” Blessings and love~SophieBella3

Sep 05Reply

belladoc Ok cool thanks sis. Trusted God to find the perfect photos and He did as usual :) Yes I have to rest a little more. I think I get enough rest, but then I started rushing to get everything done. It's either I rest a little and have time for it all, or I rest enough and just be a little manic getting it all done...lmbo. Thanks for caring sis. It means a lot. You get rest too sis and don't overdo it :) Love you tons! @mistielee

Sep 05Reply

nic39 @belladoc beautiful interpretation of Ch. 4!!!😊💕💕💕🌺🌺🌺🌺

Sep 05Reply

jamdown1 @belladoc amen my sister, wonderful knowledge of the bible. James 3:16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing. This is a prime example

Sep 05Reply

belladoc @nic39 Thanks so much sis! To God be the glory :) @jamdown1 Thanks a mill sis. Hoping you're doing well. I give God all the praise, honor and glory! Amen to that sis! Nothing good ever comes from jealousy...smh

Sep 05Reply

jamdown1 @belladoc amen beloved, I am doing wonderful, praise GOD. Take care sweet sis and enjoy the rest of your day

Sep 05Reply

belladoc Oh beautiful! That's what I like to hear :) Thanks sis and enjoy the rest of your day as well. @jamdown1

Sep 05Reply

tazze @belladoc Amen, Great reminder of how our emotions can get the best of us, if we focus on people and material items and not God. Thanks you're appreciated sis😘💕😘

Sep 05Reply

belladoc So true sis!! So very true. Thank you girlie you are appreciated as well. Thanking God for you :) @tazze

Sep 06Reply

mistielee @belladoc Of Course Bella!! And you know I was talking too myself also!! I have the same life style. Not enough time in the day. Well the Lord would say "That is not true!!" Lol😃 I love you too Sis... Only always!! ❌⭕️

Sep 06Reply

belladoc Oh yeah babe I know you were including yourself as well. We're both short on the hours for sure...lol You're right for sure God would say we do have enough hours in a day :) Love you sis :) @mistielee

Sep 06Reply

mistielee @belladoc I love you too Bella🌷💞Have a great day!!

Sep 06Reply

belladoc Thanks sis :) @mistielee

Sep 06Reply

belladoc GENESIS 5: In this chapter we see one branch of the genealogy of Adam starting with Seth, the son born after Cain killed Abel, and ending with Noah. Of all the men in this lineage, the bible highlights that the Enoch and Noah were the only antediluvian men to walk with God. Abel, Enoch and Noah were the only godly men to walk with God during this time. cont...

Sep 06Reply

belladoc Here we see that Enoch did not die, as with Elijah, for God took them both. According to the bible, Enoch’s history is the shortest of all and yet one of the most profound! This goes to show that it’s not the quantity of a thing, but the quality that matters most. Some may think that Methuselah was the oldest living man, but in truth, it is Enoch who is the oldest of all men. Enoch did not die a mortal death as did the others. cont...

Sep 06Reply

belladoc The Lord took Enoch and he remains in heaven with the Father until the coming day of Christ's return at which time he will return as one of the 2 witnesses. Noah, meaning rest and comfort, was one of the Godly men of his time who later had Shem, Ham and Japheth. An intricate lineage for sure. Of 8 male descendants of Seth, only 2 were considered Godly, wow! Blessings and love~ SophieBella3

Sep 06Reply

belladoc Ladies just an FYI, I do my readings first thing in the morning, but bcs my schedule is a bit tight and I need time to write a proper review, I sometimes won't post the review until later. Please feel free to post your take on the day's reading at any time. I welcome and look for all my sisters thoughts. Remember, each one teach one. Love you all and thank you all for being obedient and honoring the Lord with the first moments of your day. Love Bella

Sep 06Reply

belladoc There's nothing more important than god! NO, not anything! Remember, Abraham almost sacrificed his beloved son for the sake of proving his love to the Father! Amen and hallelujah. Love bella

Sep 06Reply

danaleae Amen!! Amen! ✝⚓✝

Sep 06Reply

belladoc Hi yah Dana :) Won't God do it all the time :) @danaleae

Sep 07Reply

belladoc @mlchampagne1 @oak_and_main Hello ladies and welcome :)

Sep 07Reply

mlchampagne1 Bella you have an amazingly beautiful spirit💕What a refreshing pleasure to have come across you/ your closet. For you to take this avenue to praise our Lord and share with other family poshers just makes me smile. Keep tagging me I enjoy reading your posts as they are a gentle reminder of how blessed I am❤️

Sep 07Reply

sbousquet12 Thank you Bella

Sep 07Reply

nic39 @belladoc Morning my sister! I've been reading Ch. 6 and was reading a commentary on it. I haven't finished it yet but we see the story of Noah and how he honored God and Noah walked with God. He preached of God for 120 years and gave man every opportunity to turn from their wickedness. Con't

Sep 07Reply

nic39 Their sin and wickedness grieved the Lord and at last he sent the great flood to destroy man EXCEPT Noah and his family! Why? Because Noah obeyed the Lord. He built an ark when there was no rain and had faith in what God had told him. He gathered the animals and his family and loaded up on the ark

Sep 07Reply

belladoc GENESIS 6: The wickedness and judgment of men does not refer to Adam and Eve’s eating of the fruit in the garden, this wickedness refers to the fact that the fallen angels, “the sons of God” took the women descendants from Adam, “the daughters of men” for their wives and they had children. Those children were from a “giant”, angel stock and was not right in the sight of God. cont...

Sep 07Reply

belladoc Greek mythology stems from the origin of the fallen angels mixing with the daughters of Adam. The offsprings would naturally be part supernatural and as such possess certain traits. This made it easy for men to see them as “gods”. Some teach that giants come from sons of God, meaning those men who’ve become saved and accepted Christ, and unsaved women, but this is not so. cont...

Sep 07Reply

belladoc The mere fact that God instilled the law of reproduction from the beginning of time which states that reproduction is to be between everything according to its kind, clearly indicates that the above theory is false. If the theory was true, then we should see countless giants today. Instead, the giants that were seen, example Goliath measuring 13ft tall, were indeed giants that were made from Satan and his angels. cont...

Sep 07Reply

belladoc This answers the often asked question, “Where did giants get their start?” Satan’s plan was to do away with the pure Adamite race by ways of corrupting the human race. Satan has 2 sets of fallen angels, the ones who commit sexual sin with the daughters of men prior to the flood who are now bound in hell and the ones who roam freely with him until the day of the Revelation. cont...

Sep 07Reply

belladoc The ones who roam freely with him are the ones who married and committed sexual sin with the daughters of men after the flood. Notably, there were giants pre and post flood. The reason for the flood was to do away with the impure race, the giants. Satan’s desire to corrupt the human race is so because he planned to stop the coming of the Messiah as God predicted that the Seed of the woman would crush his head. cont...

Sep 07Reply

belladoc So if the race was corrupted, the Seed, Jesus Christ could not come from this. Satan was successful with corrupting the race minus a total of 8 people, Noah, his wife, their 3 sons and the wives of the sons. This is why God caused a great flood to happen, but preserved Noah’s immediate family and his daughter-in-laws because again, they were the only pure Adamites. cont...

Sep 07Reply

belladoc Since God had promised never to flood the earth again, Satan knew that there would be no more flood to destroy the wickedness he created. Therefore, after the flood, Satan again came with the same plan of corrupting the race which is why there were giants formed again. Since God promised never to flood the earth again, He came with a different plan and that was when he instructed Israel to kill all men, women and children. cont...

Sep 07Reply

belladoc By doing so, this would eliminate the giant race, the impure race. God had to do away with all the men, women and children of the giant race in order to fulfill the promise of the Redeemer. Amen! The bible speaks of Noah being the only pure one during his time. The pureness spoken of does not mean, without sin. This pureness means a true Adamite in physical form, not tainted by the sons of God, the fallen angels. cont...

Sep 07Reply

belladoc Additionally, note the birth order of Noah’s 3 sons: Japheth, Shem and Ham. Japheth was the oldest and Ham the youngest, but Shem is always mentioned first. Reason being is because it is through the lineage of Shem that our Messiah, Jesus Christ came and of course because the Lord God does all things for a reason, including the naming of a “thing” Shem’s name means: men of name, honor and authority. Beautiful! Blessings and love. ~SophieBella

Sep 07Reply

belladoc @oak_and_main my pleasure beautiful :) @mlchampagne1 Hey yah beautiful lady :) I am so humbled by your words Monica. Thanking God for you and all my sisters in Christ. I am so happy you found our review of the Word. This is all Gods doing, His divine intervention and His wisdom. I'm merely an obedient vessel :) I thank God for using me and praying that the lost will be saved in Jesus name. Again welcome, welcome, welcome my sister. cont..

Sep 07Reply

belladoc Also ladies, please feel free to give your understanding of the daily readings. No need to wait on me to post :) God bless the both of you.

Sep 07Reply

belladoc Hey sweet girl Nic. How's my sister doing today :) Praying all is well with you. Thank you soooo very much sis for starting us off. Beautiful interpretation. Obedience and faith are a few of the essence of what's pleasing to God. Amen my sister and again I am so thankful to you for your post and most of all your obedience to God. Love you sis :) @nic39

Sep 07Reply

belladoc @sbousquet12 My pleasure Sue :)

Sep 07Reply

marywkariuki 🙈😌🙏🏾❤️

Sep 07Reply

belladoc @marywkariuki love you sis💕💓😍🌺😉

Sep 07Reply

marywkariuki Love you too 😌🙈❤️

Sep 07Reply

raninmyheart @belladoc I am finally catching up haven't been ignoring this just has been a trying last few days I am up to chap 6 and am I to understand correctly that the nephilims were the sons of God I had interpreted this before as being fallen angels but when I googled it it states they were sons of God and mingled with the humans I am assuming with the women and that one was believed to be the giant that fought with Goliath?

Sep 07Reply

raninmyheart @belladoc I just read your explanation of it all I was confused thank you so much! I had never understood all of this before or why God wanted to destroy everyone other than Noah and his family and their wives.

Sep 07Reply

kkayo4410 Thank you MB..❤️❤️❤️

Sep 08Reply

belladoc @kkayo4410 you got it sweetness💚💜💖💛💕🤗

Sep 08Reply

belladoc Hey Becks so sorry, I am still working and trying to answer as I go along when I can. I think you said you understand now, but just in case you are unclear here goes. Yes the Nephilims are considered sons of God. The son of God are the fallen angels. Nephilim means: giant, tyrant, bully. Any being who was a giant was not of God's doing. The sons of God a.k.a. the fallen angels slept with the daughters of men, from Adam's lineage, and conceived giants. @raninmyheart

Sep 08Reply

belladoc That is why the Lord destroyed all mankind except Noah and his family bcs they were the only remaining true Adamites. Hope that helps sis :) and thanks for reading and asking. @raninmyheart

Sep 08Reply

raninmyheart @belladoc yes it was a great help in my understanding of it all I remember the first time I read Genesis I had wondered about it.

Sep 08Reply

belladoc Giving God all the praise. I never had the understanding I have now. I took time to really read and study so it is an eye opener to me. It is so amazing how no matter how many times we read scripture, we always get something new!! God's amazing :) @raninmyheart

Sep 08Reply

belladoc Good morning my sisters. I've done my reading of Genesis 7, however, due to my schedule as usual, I will have to post my summary later today. I'll tag you all once it's posted. Please feel free to give your understanding of Chapter 7. I'd love to hear it. Until later, have a marvelous rest of your day. Bella

Sep 08Reply

beaukitteh ❤️this

Sep 08Reply

belladoc @beaukitteh thanks sis.Isnt Gid grand!🙏💃😄🙌

Sep 08Reply

jamdown1 @belladoc simply wonderful my sis to start the day with our beloved creator. It is very important to do so for our exsistance depends solely on him. He is the light of man

Sep 08Reply

belladoc @jamdown1 amen sis! Yes without Him we are nothing. That's the reason I have this post here, to encourage others to put God first in their day bcs all that we chase after or think is important we wouldn't have any of it without Him. He can surely take what we think is precious all away from us in the blink of an eye! Amen! love yah sis and thanks for the comment? 😚💓🌺💋 @jamdown1

Sep 08Reply

jamdown1 @belladoc amen beloved sister. GOD is good, great is his mercies and faithfulness towards us.

Sep 08Reply

belladoc PREACH! Yes He is sis 💋❣💞 🙏🙌 @jamdown1

Sep 08Reply

belladoc I'm so sorry ladies I didn't get to pay today. It was a really hectic day for me and I thought I would've gotten it done midday, but unfortunately it didn't work that way😔 I just got off work and am super exhausted.😩😧 I will be able to post tomorrow, both chapters. Seed you tomorrow ladies love yah tons🌺Bella

Sep 09Reply

belladoc Ok ladies here goes, a lot of reading. I've posted my thoughts of Genesis 7 and 8! Loving you all.~Bella

Sep 09Reply

belladoc Genesis 7: This chapter focuses on the preparation period prior to the 2nd flood. Yes, I said 2nd flood! Many aren’t aware that the flood in Noah’s days was the 2nd and not the 1st flood. In all actuality, the 1st flood happened during Lucifer’s reign when he rebelled against God. Lucifer did have an earthly kingdom that consisted of mortal men in which he ruled. cont...

Sep 09Reply

belladoc So there were men prior to Adam. Yes, Adam was the first man as the Bible does not lie, however the interpretation is that Adam was the first man of “his” present race. Lucifer’s desire to be like and above God is what ultimately caused him to fall. His beauty and splendor caused him to become puffed up to the point that he thought he could overthrow God and sit above him. cont...

Sep 09Reply

belladoc The idea, a sinful idea, was not what caused God to put Lucifer out of heaven, instead, it was the act that was brought forth from the sinful thought. I say this to say that often times we have a sinful thought, which is not right, but it is human nature. That sinful thought we have is not what causes “death”, but instead, it is the carrying out of that sinful thought that leads to consequences. cont...

Sep 09Reply

belladoc A part of Lucifer’s plan was to gather as many of the other angels, who also ruled various planets (Colossians 1:15-18), to be in unison with him in his plan to overthrow the Lord. Silly Lucifer! He said that he would ascend to the heavens which clearly indicates that 1: heaven is indeed above the earth unlike the thought of some that heaven is only here on earth and 2: he was not in heaven at some point; he was on earth ruling. cont...

Sep 09Reply

belladoc So if Lucifer was on earth ruling, what is it he was ruling? He ruled over the pre-Adamite era or better known as the chaotic world, the world in which the fossils and remains are derived from. Isaiah 14:12, Genesis 1:2, Ezekiel 28:11-19 So here we are at the 2nd flood with Noah seeing how our God does things very orderly. When God commanded the animals to enter the ark, they did so paired as male and female of the same species and only 2 at a time. cont...

Sep 09Reply

belladoc They did not all storm the doors of the ark, nor did they go in as male to male or female to female. Amen! Blessings and love. ~SophieBella3

Sep 09Reply

belladoc GENESIS:8 When we speak of the ark, I think many of us have the understanding that there was one window for the entire ark, but as you’ve read in v.5 you see that it wouldn’t be possible for Noah to see the mountains if there was only one window? Notably, the flood did not destroy all the vegetation on the earth as it did in the pre-Adamite era. The vegetation was preserved. CONT...

Sep 09Reply

belladoc Had the vegetation been destroyed, when the Lord caused a wind to pass over the earth to dry up the waters, the earth would have been void. There is no mention that the earth was void neither that God recreated the vegetation. So for 1 year and 17 days while Noah was in the ark, the Lord preserved the vegetation! Sidebar, how many think that our Father God is without form? God has form. He has bodily parts! CONT...

Sep 09Reply

belladoc Genesis 8:21 clearly shows us that He does. He has the ability to smell and He has a heart as well. Even thinking back to the creation of man, Adam, God blew breath into the nostrils of the man. His breath, His Spirit. The perpetual state after physical death is indicated in the Noahic covenant which includes: Earth, all living things, seed time – planting and reaping by man, cold, summer, winter, day, night and generations of natural people. CONT...

Sep 09Reply

belladoc Something to note, just as God created Adam as a mature man and not a baby, so He did with the vegetation. When God planted the garden eastward of Eden, He already had the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil, not the seed of knowledge planted. Additionally, the way the Bible reads in Gen 2:7-9 seems as if Adam was created even before the garden. CONT...

Sep 09Reply

belladoc Indeed, there was no rain prior to the creation of man, however, some teach that there was no rain prior to the flood in Noah’s time, but the Bible does not indicate this. For in the beginning God made clouds for the purpose to provide rain on the surface of the earth. Another misconception is that Noah spent 120 years building the ark! That is an erroneous fact. How could that statement be true when the Bible clearly shows us that Noah’s sons were grown and married. CONT...

Sep 09Reply

belladoc Shem had a son when he was 100 years old, 2 years post flood. Shem was 97 years old when the family went into the ark and they remained in the ark for 1 year and 17 days. This makes it clear that there is no way Noah could’ve spent 120 year building the ark! Another point to note is, that aside from the animals of the ark, Noah and his family, God caused the flood to destroy everything except, the animals of the sea. CONT...

Sep 09Reply

belladoc God promised Noah that never again would He curse the ground for the sake of man nor will He destroy every living thing. I think sometimes we overlook the fact that not only did God destroy all living things, but He also placed a curse on the earth. That was all done because of the evil that prevailed during that time. Again as a reminder, the flood occurred because of Satan’s plan to corrupt the Adamites by mixing man with the fallen angels, the sons of God. CONT...

Sep 09Reply

belladoc The flood did not happen because of Adam and Eve’s eating of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. In retrospect, the Bible says in -Gen 2:17 that God commanded Adam not to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, there is no indication that God commanded this of Eve. As one result of this, God cursed the ground for the sake of Adam – Gen 3:17. My thought is, why would both Adam and Eve be punished? CONT...

Sep 09Reply

belladoc My thought on why each of the 3 were punished is as follows: 1. God punished the serpent because he deceived Eve and caused her to go astray 2: Eve because she in turn lead Adam astray and 3. Adam because he clearly disobeyed God’s command. A final note about Noah, God did not instruct Noah to offer up a sacrifice once they left the ark; Noah did so on his own volition. CONT...

Sep 09Reply

belladoc Noah, being grateful to the Lord for sparing him and his family, built an altAr for the Lord where he could offer burnt offerings to the Lord. Due to Noah’s righteous act, God promised to never again curse the ground for man’s sake. Noah’s simple act of gratitude resulted in Gods promise to never again curse the ground or destroy every living thing that He has made! My goodness, a huge thank you to Noah ~Blessings and love. ~SophieBella3

Sep 09Reply

tazze @belladoc This is good, this cause us to dig deeper in our studies and allow God to give us revelation on his word. It's definitely causing me to go deeper. Thanks sis😘😘😘

Sep 09Reply

belladoc @tazze thanks sis😚To God be the glory! God is good all the time. Constantly edifying us. Pruning away all the waste and keeping the good to make us whole. Thanks for reading and commenting sis. Love you tons💞💖💜💋😚😆

Sep 10Reply

bajanme27 Hello beautiful Bella...as usual your words of wisdom are welcome..never thought about associating let there be light to the light in our darkest hrs..but I love it...woman of wonder Teach on.😊😊😊

Sep 10Reply

belladoc Hey Cheryl! How yah doing precious :) Isn't God grand! He'll just do it all the time, huh :) Thanks for your kind and humbling words sis. Your presence means a lot. Glad to see you sis :) Love you. @bajanme27

Sep 10Reply

belladoc GENESIS 9: So God blessed Noah and his family. God put a fear of man into animals. I believe God did so because had He not, the animals would’ve done away with man long ago. Additionally, God gave Noah rights to eat all moving animals with restrictions placed on eating the blood. During the Adamite era, the diet God commanded of Adam was a vegetarian diet. God placed restrictions on not eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. cont...

Sep 10Reply

belladoc We also see God making it clear that whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood shall be shed. The shedding of man’s blood, murder, is a great crime against God for several reasons. One reason is that all men were created in the likeness of God and if you murder a man, in essence, you are saying that you hate the creation the Lord has made. cont..

Sep 10Reply

belladoc In this chapter we also see that God’s covenant with Noah to never again flood the entire earth and do away with everything He’s created was instated here. As a reminder to the Lord, He created a rainbow to appear in the cloud over the earth. That’s a sign of His covenant between the Lord, the earth, Noah and every living thing. In this chapter we also see the first record of drunkenness. cont...

Sep 10Reply

belladoc After Noah planted his vineyard, he drank of the wine and became intoxicated. In his drunken stupor, he laid naked in his tent at which time his younger son Ham entered the tent, saw him naked and told his older brothers. The older brothers then took a garment, laid it on their shoulders, walked into the tent backwards and covered their father with the garment. So my question is this, why did the 2 older brothers address the matter as such? cont...

Sep 10Reply

belladoc I’m not certain, but here are some points to ponder. 1) Did the older brothers know and chose to uphold the law of parental authority? 2) Did Ham know the law, but decided to ignore it or was he just foolish? Just a few thoughts. Also did Noah knowingly drink to the point of intoxication or was he unaware that consuming the alcohol would lead to his drunkenness? cont...

Sep 10Reply

belladoc If he was aware of the effects of alcohol then is it fair to say that he is partially at fault for Ham’s later, misfortune? If in all actuality Noah was aware, then he left himself exposed which resulted in his lewd behavior. Nevertheless, when Noah awoke and he learned of what occurred, he cursed Canaan, Ham’s son. Look at how easily Hams deed caused his son to be cursed. The sins of his father cause him, Canaan to be cursed. Also look at the power of the tongue! cont...

Sep 10Reply

belladoc Noah spoke a curse over Ham and his words became manifest. This clearly shows us that we ought to be very careful when we say something. Warning to parents, be very careful speaking something negative over your children in times of frustration. Remember, your words have power and it’s not a joke! “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” – Proverbs 18:21 You could be the reason for your children’s demise. cont...

Sep 10Reply

belladoc Final note, Noah blessed Shem first, whose lineage includes Christ. Noah spoke that Shem and Japheth’s nephew, Noah’s grandson, Canaan, is to be the servant of his uncles. He also blessed his eldest son Japheth, whose name means enlargement or extension, that God would enlarge him. Again we see that names applied to a person carry great meaning. Even until today, Japheth has his descendants spread all over the earth with a notable 7 sons and 7 grandsons. cont...

Sep 10Reply

belladoc Some of his lineage entails: the Ashkenazi’s, Germans, Italians, Scottish, Spaniards, Russians, Persians and Greeks. Fabulous! Blessings and love. ~SophieBella3

Sep 10Reply

belladoc GENESIS 9 LIST.. @becky9157 @creative2 @holdon3 @kkayo4410 @lynndiana @nic39 @raninmyheart @shauniegirl @tazze @brookie941 @amandamachell @trjennings @drosch @heartmykids @closetmob @sarrah @tammywiiams @gumbob @caithlyn__ @loveaclosetfind @pretty4less @tina421 @4cocoalove @creative2 @ninascloset5 @jesussavedme @shugahs @lisayums @dbjmedia @chevygirl09 @mollys3 @anna1011

Sep 10Reply

shop_ninas @belladoc interesting....most people reference Noah to an ark and floods oh and the animals...but there was so much more to it...so when we take the time to read the Word it's such an eye opener. Thanks for breaking it up like this...I trully enjoyed this😘 God bless

Sep 10Reply

marywkariuki The story of Noah is my favorite, I even love the movie they made!!! God Bless you this week too!! 🙈☺️🌸❤️

Sep 10Reply

belladoc @ninascloset5 Nina girl I'm with you on that! There is so much more to many of the stories we read. The Lord really is teaching me and making me dig deep. It's time consuming but definitely worth it😆 I'm so happy you enjoyed the reading. To God be all the glory😚🙌

Sep 10Reply

belladoc @marywkariuki hey yah Mary👋👋💖 so many love the story of Noah. Great story for sure! Fascinating 😆 thank you sis and a fabulous weekend to you as well my friend💜⚘🌹😚

Sep 10Reply

belladoc GENESIS 10: This chapter discusses the genealogy of the sons of Ham, the father of the grandson that Noah cursed. Ham had 4 sons, Canaan being the last one listed and the one whom Noah cursed. Here’s a thought, why did Noah curse Canaan and why is Canaan listed last of the 4 sons of Ham? Could it be that Canaan was the youngest as his father is to his grandfather? Or could it be that Canaan is listed last because of the 4 brothers he is the one whom his grandfather cursed? cont...

Sep 11Reply

belladoc Or maybe in all actuality, Canaan was the first son, but because of the curse placed on him, he was put last? Just a few thoughts. Anyhow, of Ham’s 4 sons, the one listed first, Cush, had the great Nimrod whose name means rebel or “we will rebel”. Ok, why would anyone name their child Nimrod meaning rebel? Did Cush not know the meaning of the name? Was Cush upset that his brother had been cursed by his grandfather?

Sep 11Reply

belladoc Did he in fact know the meaning of the name Nimrod and intentionally decide to name his only son that in hopes to one day war against, cause strife and be in rebellion against his family? Hum, just a thought. It seems that during Biblical times, people named people and things intentionally. They knew the meaning of names and as such would affiliate a name with something that had features of that name. cont...

Sep 11Reply

belladoc For example, Isaac, his name means laughter and surely he was the joy of Sarah and Abraham. How about Naomi which means pleasant, delightful and lovely, who after losing both her sons and husband, told people to call her Mara meaning bitter because she said the Lord has dealt with her bitterly. Another is the well-known Jezebel, a wicked queen of Israel, wife of the king Ahab, her name means “Where is the Prince”? cont...

Sep 11Reply

belladoc The phrase “where is the prince” was a part of the worship ceremonial ritual “mantra” in honor of Baal during a time when those who worshipped Baal, believed he was in the underworld. My goodness! Another is Jabez whose name means, “he makes sorrowful.” His mother named him so because she said that he brought her great pain during childbirth! cont...

Sep 11Reply

belladoc Can you imagine the life he would’ve had if he didn’t know how to cry out to the Lord to bless him instead of the destiny his name carries! There are so many more examples, those are just a few. Of course I can’t leave off there without mentioning the most important name of all, our beloved Jesus whose name was given by an angel of the Lord. Yehoshua which was later shortened to Yeshua, both of Hebraic origin, was then translated to the English form, Jesus. cont...

Sep 11Reply

belladoc Jesus carries the meaning, deliverance/salvation! Amen! Glory hallelujah!!!! Then of course we term the sacred Lord as Jesus Christ or The Christ, Christ meaning The Anointed One!!! Thank you God for you have provided a way for all whom will to be saved! Glory, glory, glory! Here again we see the importance of names. Moving along, the Bible says that Nimrod was a mighty hunter before the Lord. cont...

Sep 11Reply

belladoc It is said that Nimrod not only hunted animals, but he also hunted men! Nimrods accomplishments included the establishment of 2 great lawless ungodly empires, Babel, a.k.a. Babylon and Assyria- in which Nineveh was built. Nimrods empires were great, but his leadership was wicked and his teachings were in opposition to God. Nimrod taught the people to fear him and give all praises to him instead of God. cont...

Sep 11Reply

belladoc He made it as if all good things that happened, happened because of him. What blasphemy! He slewed anyone who opposed him and as such, the people feared him. Nimrod was the cause of the first anti-God religion since he taught the people to credit all good things to him. Nimrod even went as far as to dare God to send another flood. Seriously?! Let’s look at this. cont...

Sep 11Reply

belladoc Nimrod used the knowledge he had from his father to portray to the people that he was that mighty to the point where he went so far as to even place a challenge before God and even God wouldn’t take him on. Recall that Nimrod is the son of Canaan who’s the son of Ham who’s the son of Noah. God made a covenant with Noah that never again would he flood the entire earth and destroy all He created for the sake of man.

Sep 11Reply

belladoc So naturally, Noah shared this covenant God made with his son and this was then later more than likely passed down to each descendant. So Nimrod posing this argument was not him demonstrating bravery or powers beyond that of the average man. On the contrary, it was him marrying wickedness with being clever! Shame! Of the 3 brothers, Canaan had the most sons and from him there stem many nations. cont...

Sep 11Reply

belladoc Finally, Shem, being reserved for last in this chapter, also had sons and it appears that in v.21 that Shem was also the father to his oldest brother, Japheth’s brother, Eber’s children. A hefty task I would say. Blessings and love~SophieBella3

Sep 11Reply

nic39 @belladoc Hey sis! Was finally able to sit down and catch up😓 Great stuff!! Haven't been feeling well😕 Has usually great reading and learning!! Thank you for all you do!!😘💕💕🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺

Sep 12Reply

belladoc @nic39 heeeeyyyy👋👋 sweet girl Nic😚 I'm sorry you haven't been feeling well. We gotta keep praying about that🙏 may God send His healing rays your way in Jesus name I pray amen! Girl I know about the no time thing, I struggle with finding the perfect balance. I just keep thanking God for taking the wheel🤗Thanks so much sis, as usual I am humbled by your words. Giving God all the honor, glory and praise! Love and appreciate you roo sis. Thanks for being you!❣💕🌺

Sep 12Reply

belladoc GENESIS 11: The Tower of Babel is to be constructed. This was agreed upon by the people that collectively, they would build a tower. Amazingly, they had no doubt in their minds that they wouldn’t be successful. They said they were going to do something as a unit and so they did. That would’ve been great had their intentions been good. cont...

Sep 12Reply

belladoc However, their intentions were to build a building in which they would dedicate the top portion of the building to their gods. Interestingly, the Bible says that God “came down” to see the city and the tower they built. How awesome is that! This clearly shows that God resides above all! Contrary to some false teachings which states that God resides right here and there is no heaven. cont...

Sep 12Reply

belladoc I don’t believe God couldn’t see the city and the tower from above because as we know God sees all things. Furthermore, did God really have to “see” the city and tower? I don’t think so because God gives all things, men and animals, their thoughts and knowledge. Therefore, the Lord already knew exactly what was going to be built, when, where and how. God is not privy to what’s happening or going to happen; for nothing happens outside of His will. cont...

Sep 12Reply

belladoc Nothing catches the Lord by surprise. However, it is man who’s privy to knowledge and it is man who’s affected by the element of surprise; all according to either the permissive or active will of God! When God made the decision to confuse the language so they wouldn’t all speak Hebrew, He made that decision Himself, but included the Godhead when He instructed that “they” all go down. cont...

Sep 12Reply

belladoc Here we see that God is indeed a Holy Trinity. He stands as more than One unlike the beliefs of some. He said, “Let Us go down and there confuse their language that they may not understand one another’s speech.” Genesis 11:7 After God confused the language and scattered the people they stopped building the city. They probably stopped because they couldn’t understand each other and because of the distance between them. cont...

Sep 12Reply

belladoc As a result, the city they partially built was called Babel, meaning confusion. In this chapter we also see the introduction of Abram, Sarai and Lot. Some of the main characters of the Bible. Abram’s father was Terah, a descendant from Shem’s lineage. Terah had 3 sons: Abram, Nahor and Haran, the father of Lot and Terah’s son who died early. Terah took his grandson Lot, Abram and Abram’s wife, his half sister Sarai and left to go live in a place called Haran. cont

Sep 12Reply

belladoc His destination was Canaan, but he stopped and settled in Haran. Probably because the city had the same name as his deceased son in which he probably continued to mourn. Note that Abram is younger than his brothers, but listed 1st. Again God chose the younger of brothers. cont...

Sep 12Reply

belladoc It’s important to note that although Terah took a part of his family out of the land of Ur after the death of Haran, it was not he who received the instructions to do so. The instructions were given to Abram. Acts 7:2-3 Blessings and love~SophieBella3

Sep 12Reply

nic39 @belladoc Amen, amen, amen!!!!🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

Sep 13Reply

belladoc @nic39 😚☺🙄

Sep 13Reply

belladoc GENESIS 12: One notable thing that popped into my mind while reading is how often we hear people say that Abram was a coward and a liar. Abram’s fear of being put to death caused him to tell Sarai to tell everyone that she is his sister. Abram knew Sarai would be found attractive to many. He thought they would try to harm him because of wanting her, as such, he instructed her to say she’s his sister. cont..,

Sep 13Reply

belladoc Ok so a few things to note. 1, yes Abram was a coward at that time or else he wouldn’t have instructed Sarai as he did, nevertheless, Abram did not lie! Sarai is Abram’s half-sister and although half, she’s still his sister. So him instructing her to say she’s his sister wasn’t a lie. Next, it’s either Abram lacked great faith or he didn’t exercise understanding when he instructed Sarai as he did. cont...

Sep 13Reply

belladoc If he had great faith and/or exercised understanding of God’s ways, he would’ve known that his life wouldn’t be jeopardized because he didn’t have the promised son from God, Isaac. We also see in this chapter that God made 9 out of 48 promises to Abram! My good golly goodness, how fortunate and what a blessing Abram walked with. cont...

Sep 13Reply

belladoc Not only did God make numerous promises, but just the mere fact that the Most Sovereign of us all, the Alpha and the Omega, God Almighty talked to Abram numerous times is a blessing so out of this world! One final note, although God blessed Abram and made 49 promises to him, that we’ll see in later chapters, Abram did not see all of those promises. cont...

Sep 13Reply

belladoc Despite Abram not being in physical form to see all those promises, we know that God is not a liar, His Word does not return void and He fulfills all He says He will! Glory, hallelujah amen! Blessings and love~SophieBella3

Sep 13Reply

belladoc GENESIS 12 LIST.. @becky9157 @creative2 @holdon3 @kkayo4410 @lynndiana @nic39 @raninmyheart @shauniegirl @tazze @brookie941 @amandamachell @trjennings @drosch @heartmykids @closetmob @sarrah @tammywiiams @gumbob @caithlyn__ @loveaclosetfind @pretty4less @tina421 @4cocoalove @creative2 @ninascloset5 @jesussavedme @shugahs @lisayums @dbjmedia @chevygirl09 @mollys3 @anna1011

Sep 13Reply

tazze I love this story, because it help us to know our God is good despite the fact we can get ourselves into jams and God is still able to deliver blessings ❤️Thank you Lord❤️

Sep 13Reply

belladoc Amen to that sis! @tazze

Sep 14Reply

belladoc Aww thanks a mill Linda. I so appreciate you and am humbled by your kind words. God is good and I just thank Him for asking the wheel. Giving Him all the glory, praise and honor. So happy you enjoy the commentaries :) Love you tons and tons and tons sis! @ldosramos

Sep 14Reply

belladoc GENESIS 13: Our first account of anyone being rich is noted right here in this chapter when the Bible states that Abram was a rich man. Again in this chapter we see reference to giants living in the land. Our previous chapter ended with Pharoah instructing Abram to leave Egypt with his wife and all his belongs. As such, in this chapter, we read that Abram went back as far as Bethel meaning House of God, the place where he originally came from. cont...

Sep 14Reply

belladoc Interestingly, Abram went back to the "beginning." This goes to show that sometimes in life when things aren't going the way we think they ought to that we may need to go back to the beginning/basics/our roots. Here we also see strife gaining strength between Abram and Lot, his nephew. Both men's servants and possessions were so great that there wasn't room enough for everyone to dwell in the same area. cont...

Sep 14Reply

belladoc Thankfully, Abram exercised unselfishness, humility and wisdom when he told Lot that he, Lot, needs to have his own space. Having said that, he then offered Lot the right to choose where he'd like to dwell; Abram would then take the remainder. Lot took what was the best land at that time, before God destroyed it. That land was Sodom. As we know, to be surrounded by sin and engage in the sin is one thing, but to be surrounded by sin and to have no parts of the sin is another. cont...

Sep 14Reply

belladoc So is it fair to say that Lot's level of unselfishness, humility and wisdom were nothing close to his uncle's level? Or is it that Lot desired that area because of the "happenings" of the city during that time? I say that not implying that Lot chose to live in Sodom because he wanted to engage in impure sexual behavior, instead, I say that because usually when people are living in sin, their lifestyle is one of a "festive" nature. cont...

Sep 14Reply

belladoc As such, Lot may have wanted to be where the "party" was. As we know, Sodom, of Sodom and Gomorrah, was a place of homosexuality and vile behavior. It's important to note that although Lot chose Sodom, he did not engage in homosexuality. This is supported in (2 Peter 2:7-8) when the Bible describes Lot as being a "righteous" man. cont...

Sep 14Reply

belladoc Another thing to note is when Lot was away from Abram, the Lord God spoke to Abram once again promising him massive amounts of land and descendants. After God made another covenant with Abram, he instructed him to get up and walk the entire premise of the land which has been given to him! Amazing! Blessings and Love ~ SophieBella3

Sep 14Reply

belladoc Ladies I can't access my Word document where I type our study *sigh* after trying for awhile I decided to type everything in my email :) Gotta figure out why Word isn't working. I have majorly important things in Word! Yikes. Hope you enjoying our review of Genesis so far. Love Bella

Sep 14Reply

belladoc GENESIS 13 LIST.. @becky9157 @creative2 @holdon3 @kkayo4410 @lynndiana @nic39 @raninmyheart @shauniegirl @tazze @brookie941 @amandamachell @trjennings @drosch @heartmykids @closetmob @sarrah @tammywiiams @gumbob @caithlyn__ @loveaclosetfind @pretty4less @tina421 @4cocoalove @creative2 @ninascloset5 @jesussavedme @shugahs @lisayums @dbjmedia @chevygirl09 @mollys3 @anna1011

Sep 14Reply

kkayo4410 Amen MB....💞😘🌺💚😘🌷@belladoc

Sep 14Reply

belladoc Praise be to God🙌! 👋👋How's my sweet BB 🤗💕💗😍 @kkayo4410

Sep 14Reply

shop_ninas @belladoc I may not comment on all of them after reading but this has been such a blessing...love the breakdown. God bless you sis 😘

Sep 14Reply

raninmyheart @belladoc I hate to be a dummy but I've got to ask was Abrams land the Land of the Jews? I was reading Hebron has great significance to the Jews and the Muslims and is in the West Bank of Palestine. Just confusing I am assuming Abram was Jewish and is this when the Jews say that God gave this land to them and why they have fought over it all these years.

Sep 14Reply

tazze Love it sis, it's such a blessing and food for my soul. Feeling relaxed when reading 💞😘enjoy your evening.Thanks💞

Sep 14Reply

belladoc Hey Becks, Abraham left Sodom and Gomorrah and journeyed to Hebron where he heard again from the Lord and built an altar (Gen. 13:10-18). Abram later purchased a tomb called the Cave of the Patriarchs, as a burial place for Sarah in which he is also buried. That site is located in Hebron. So from my understanding, yes the land belongs to the Jews as part of the promise of God. Abram was a Jew he is known as the father of the Jews. @raninmyheart

Sep 15Reply

belladoc @ninascloset5 Hey Nina thanks so much sis for letting me know you do read the commentaries. It's nice to know. To God be the glory. @tazze Hey sis thanks a mill babe. Giving God all the praise :)

Sep 15Reply

belladoc GENESIS 14: Generally, I try to start from the beginning of the chapter with my commentary, but in this chapter I was so fascinated to read about Melchizedek. Oh my goodness, as many times as I’ve read Genesis, it never stood out to me that there is no record of Melchizedek’s beginning or his end. There is no genealogy for him at all! So no record of his birth, his parents or his death! cont..

Sep 15Reply

belladoc I tell you, it’s just so mind-blowing how each time I read the Bible, there is always a new revelation. Despite how many times a person reads the same passage, they always get something new! …And they say there’s no God! This just goes to show and prove that the Bible is indeed the living Word of God! Hallelujah, holy, holy, glory, glory, amen!!! Whew, I feel the anointing, do you?! Ok, back on track I go. A few “firsts” happen in this chapter. cont...

Sep 15Reply

belladoc For example: 1) This is the first time we read God being addressed as the Most High which signifies: Strong, First, Possessor of everything including the heavens and the earth. 2) Also the word priest is used for the first time. This is a clear indication that there has always been a being to represent God from the beginning of time. 3) Tithes, again the first time this is mentioned. We read that Abram gave Melchizedek a portion of all he attained. cont...

Sep 15Reply

belladoc 4) Praising God, the first time read in the Bible seen in (v.20) in Melchizedek’s prayer when he says, “Blessed be God Most High.” Glory!!! 5) First time using the word “Hebrew” meaning on the opposite side or across (v.13) 6) We read about the first war (v.2) So many firsts. It’s important to note that both Melchizedek and Abram had knowledge of atonement. cont...

Sep 15Reply

belladoc Verse 18 clearly shows this when Melchizedek brought out bread and wine during his prayer of blessing over Abram and his blessing, thanksgiving and praise to the Most High God! So question, who taught him such tradition? Where did he learn it from? We simply see that Melchizedek just appears on the scene having such knowledge. cont...

Sep 15Reply

belladoc Another notable matter is when Abram was victorious and the king of Sodom offered Abram to take the goods, Abram basically told the king that he made a promise to God that he wouldn’t take a single thing from the king so that the king wouldn’t be able to say that Abram’s riches were attained from him, the king of Sodom! Pretty bold stance huh?! Some scholars have labeled Abram as a coward, but again we see a tremendous act of bravery. cont...

Sep 15Reply

belladoc Had Abram said to the king, “Oh that’s so kind of you, but no thank you I have more than enough,” I would say that maybe this could be interpreted as a sign of weakness. I say that because he wouldn’t have said anything offensive to the king possibly as a result of fear. However, Abram didn’t say that, instead, he came right out and pretty much had a sort of confrontational/offensive reply to the king. cont...

Sep 15Reply

belladoc He basically said to the king, I’m not taking a thing from you, not even a piece of string I don’t want you to turn around and take credit for my riches. My, my that seems like a pretty bold statement for a “coward” wouldn’t you say? A final note is that despite the fact that Abram instructed Lot to go away from him, during Lot’s perilous time, he ran to his aid. cont...

Sep 15Reply

belladoc Recall from the previous chapter (v.8) we read that there was strife among Lot and Abram so we know for sure there was tension. Here’s an excellent example that no matter what occurs between you and a family member, a friend, a neighbor and simply put, a child of God, that you should always be ready and willing to help them in their time of trouble. cont...

Sep 15Reply

belladoc Abram had 318 servants that were already trained for times of trouble, whom he gathered up in order to go and rescue his nephew Lot. Blessings and love. ~ SophieBella3

Sep 15Reply

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Sep 15Reply

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Sep 15Reply

nic39 @belladoc love it Bella!! Thank you!!😊💕💕💕🌺🌺🌺🌺

Sep 15Reply

tazze Wow this is so good, I'm grateful to sit and read. Lol it's like a mini bible study I so need and can truly benefit from. Thanks I love it😘🌹😘🌹

Sep 15Reply

sbousquet12 Love this im learning so much thru you God bless you

Sep 16Reply

belladoc GENESIS 15: Interestingly, this chapter starts with the Lord telling Abram not to be afraid. In the last chapter I mentioned that Abram was not a coward. Being fearful and being a coward are 2 different things. You can experience fear and still press forward, but that does not make you a coward, if anything it displays great courage. Why was God telling Abram not to be afraid? What was Abram afraid of? cont...

Sep 16Reply

belladoc I believe Abram was afraid of the repercussions he may face after telling the king of Sodom that he wouldn’t take even a string of thread from him least he attributes Abrams riches to his doing. Not only did God in all His magnificence, assure Abram that He is his shield, but the Lord went as far as to assure him that He is his reward. Wow! Take note of how God told Abram that He is his exceedingly great reward. cont...

Sep 16Reply

belladoc Notice how the Lord always magnifies and greatly multiplies things. God didn’t just say that He will reward Abram, He said He will do so exceedingly and greatly! My good word how awesome is that!! Glory hallelujah! Again we read of God promising Abram that his descendants will be countless! The Bible says that God took Abram outside and told him to count the stars and that will be the number of his descendants. cont...

Sep 16Reply

belladoc I’m not sure how many review this verse well, but it struck me to read that God “took” Abram outside. I wonder, was God with Him in a vision and instructed Abram to go outside or did He lead him by hand outside? Just a thought. I am more prone to believe that God took Him outside. Next, notice how Abram said to God that he doesn’t have an heir. Abram yearned to have a child to give his fortune to. This is when we read God promising Abram a child. cont...

Sep 16Reply

belladoc That child is Isaac – meaning laughter. Verses 7-9 baffled me; how is it God tells Abram that He brought Abram out of Ur and Chaldeans to inherit the land he was presently in and Abram’s next statement to God is a question. Abram proceeds to ask God, “How shall I know that I will inherit it?” Really? I mean I would think if God says He’s giving someone a thing, that person would accept and believe. cont...

Sep 16Reply

belladoc This sort of makes me think of how we look in the sight of God when we doubt His goodness. When our faith weakens, this is also similar to how Abram questioned God. Seriously; we need to get it together and become followers of Christ Jesus who stand with an unshakeable faith! I say this to you all, inclusive of myself. Let’s make a promise today that no matter what happens and no matter the storm that we will always keep our eyes on God, guard our hearts and have a cont...

Sep 16Reply

belladoc conviction that’s stronger than steel! Amen? Amen! The fact that Abram asks God how will he know that he will inherit it, says to me that he was saying to God, I’m not sure you’re going to give me this thing. That is how those verses came across to me. In my mind, Abrams doubt caused God to basically say, ok let me have you do a sacrifice and this will be your assurance that whatever I say, I will do. That’s sort of how I see that. cont...

Sep 16Reply

belladoc Notice how after Abram brings the sacrifices to God, He then puts Abram into a deep sleep at which time great terror and fear came over Abram. Could it be that God was not pleased with Abrams doubting him; his lack of faith or was it just Abrams cowardice side rearing its head? Something to ponder. Anyhow, God revealed over 400 years of what was to come to Abram about his people and the affliction they would suffer. cont...

Sep 16Reply

belladoc A few things to note: 1) Again we see the Lord being definitively strong with His Words when He used the word “certainly.” God told Abram to know “certainly” that his descendants will be strangers. See, no lukewarmness going on here. Like the Bible tells use, as Christian’s we are to be either cold nor hot, but not lukewarm. For if we’re lukewarm, the Lord will vomit us out of His mouth (Revelation 3:15-16)! How profound! cont...

Sep 16Reply

belladoc So if you’re going to say you’re a Christian, then be a Christian! Be Christ-like each and every day the Lord gives you breath! Die to self daily, profess the Word of God to all and make your mission a mission of winning souls to Christ! Be bold in and with your faith, knowing that God will never leave you nor will He forsake you! Glory! Amen! Ok back on track we go…haha. cont...

Sep 16Reply

belladoc If you notice in v. 15, God tells Abram that he will go to his fathers in peace and he will be buried at a good old age. I believe God said this because He knew Abram became fearful and was wondering what would happen to him, Abram. So God being God, in all His greatness, automatically told Abram his fate. I love it! Amen! After the Lord told Abram a snippet of the future, He then went to the sacrifice and the Bible says a torch passed between the pieces. cont...

Sep 16Reply

belladoc To me, this is God accepting the offer after He said all He needed to at that time to Abram. Finally, the Lord makes a covenant with Abram letting Him know the area of land in which He has given to his descendant. Beautiful! Glory, glory, hallelujah Amen! Blessings and love. ~ SophieBella3

Sep 16Reply

belladoc GENESIS 15 LIST.. @becky9157 @creative2 @holdon3 @kkayo4410 @lynndiana @nic39 @raninmyheart @shauniegirl @tazze @brookie941 @amandamachell @trjennings @drosch @heartmykids @closetmob @sarrah @tammywiiams @gumbob @caithlyn__ @loveaclosetfind @pretty4less @tina421 @4cocoalove @creative2 @ninascloset5 @jesussavedme @shugahs @lisayums @dbjmedia @chevygirl09 @mollys3 @anna1011

Sep 16Reply

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Sep 16Reply

belladoc Awe ladies you all make me smile :) Thank you al for your kind and humbling words. I give God all the glory, all the honor and all the praise for it is He and only He who is worthy of all praise! Amen! I love you ladies and am soooooo very thankful for and to each one of you for your continued support, but most of all, for your obedience. Love you all~Bella @nic39 @tazze @sbousquet12

Sep 16Reply

raninmyheart @belladoc thank u so much for this I am really enjoying and u are a true blessing I want to keep going on reading after each chapter! 🌹🤗🤗🤗

Sep 16Reply

belladoc GENESIS 16: My I tell you, this part of Genesis always has me shaking my head. So there are multiple things happening here that are just so questionable in my mind. Let’s look at the picture starting with (v.2). 1) Sarai told Abram to go and have intercourse with her servant. 2) Abram listens. 3) Hagar becomes puffed up once she knows she’s pregnant and starts acting funny towards Sarai. cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc 4) Sarai then blames Abram for Hagar’s behavior. 5) Abram tells Sarai to do what she will with Hagar. 6) Sarai treats Hagar poorly. 7) Hagar runs away while pregnant. 8) An Angel of the Lord speaks to Hagar, instructing her to go back to Sarai. 9) The Angel tells her that her son’s going to be wild and in conflict with others and they in conflict with him. 10) Finally Ishmael is born. cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc Ok so several things are happening here. Firstly, again we see a woman telling her husband to do something and the husband follows. Sarai and Abram pattern the same behavior as Adam and Eve. At this point, Abram was given the future from God, not Sarai so why didn’t Abram refuse Sarai’s offer to go and lay with her servant? cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc Is it that he was in agreement with her because he found Hagar desirable or is it that Abram was a foolish man and Sarai wore the pants or could it be that Abram believed in doing anything to please his wife? Hum, I wonder. Next why in the world would Sarai give her servant to her husband? I know it was customary to do so in those times, but I find it hard to believe that all people obeyed this. cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc I would think some women refused to have such a thing happen despite customs. Next, the messy part begins. Hagar starts to act as if she’s better than Sarai because now she’s pregnant for Abram, this prominent and wealthy man. In turn Sarai then decides to blame Abram for Hagar’s behavior. Ok so wait a minute, Sarah gives Abram her servant to sleep with, Hagar acts rudely toward Sarai and Sarai blames Abram? Ok I’m confused here. cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc Why is Abram getting blamed again? Sarai called the shot, Abram listened and now he is being blamed. I sigh. Could it be that Abram was a weak man and Sarai wore the pants? Could it be Sarai pushed Abram around? Maybe Sarai was the type who often made mistakes and shifted blame to others for her errors? Just a few thoughts. So now Abram basically said, well you do whatever you want with her. cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc Ok, so Hagar is just like a piece of carpet although she was pregnant with his child. Was it more important for Abram to please Sarai, who made a poor call to begin with causing them to be in the situation they were in and so now Hagar is to suffer because of that? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not condoning Hagar’s behavior at all, however, it is never ok to just mistreat someone. Now let’s look at Hagar, she was totally wrong for being puffed up. cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc She knew the purpose she was to serve and as such, she should’ve remained in her role as a subservient maid. So 2 lessons to learn here; 1) Never think too highly of yourself because you’ve been given a great honor. Continue to stay in your role which is the role of being about our Father’s business. Be grateful to God for His favor and be humble, showing appreciation to the person God used as an instrument to bless you with His favor. cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc Amen! 2) Never mistreat someone because you have the authority or the power to do so. Always treat others the way you’d want to be treated despite the person’s behavior. Remember this: God gave you the power and the authority and God said vengeance is His, not vengeance is yours. Leave the fighting and the justice to God. Remember, God doesn’t wear pajamas nor does He leave any stone unturned. cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc So trust Him and trust that He will vindicate you when the time is right. Amen glory hallelujah! Thank you Jesus! Praise His Mighty, Holy and precious name! So now, because of Hagar’s nasty ways toward Sarai resulting in Sarai mistreating her, Hagar decides to run away. Hagar started it and now she can’t deal with the heat! My goodness, what a mess! So God being the awesome being He is, sends His Angel to Hagar. cont..

Sep 18Reply

belladoc Despite Hagar’s unacceptable behavior toward Sarai, the Lord still sends her hope. He doesn’t leave her destitute and to die in the wilderness. Now the Angel arrives. I find this peculiar how the Angel addresses Hagar by her name and her role, Sarai’s servant. Wow! I wonder, could it be that he was making it clear to her that hey, I know your name, but I also am here to remind you of the role you’re here to play! Profound! cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc Why didn’t the Angel just say, “Hagar, where have you come from, and where are you going?” Just a thought. Anyhow, so the Angel proceeds to tell Hagar the future of her son. Look at the fate placed on her unborn child. One of a wild man, a man against all and a man who all men are against. My word, that’s pretty heavy. I wonder if Hagar’s behavior caused her unborn child to gain such a fate. One could say that Hagar was “wild” based on her behavior toward Sarai. cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc Again, just a thought. Next the Angel instructs her to go back to Sarai and be submissive to her. So although God has placed a blessing on her, He also wanted her to go back. For our God is a God of order. The Angel tells Hagar the name she is to call her son which is Ishmael, meaning “whom God hears” because the Lord heard Hagar’s affliction. Beautiful! Again, despite Hagar’s behavior, Sarai’s poor judgment and Abrams following Sarai’s lead God still blessed Hagar. cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc The Lord could’ve left her in the wilderness to die, but He didn’t. That would’ve solved the issue of Ishmael not being the promised child to Abram, but God, being just, kept her alive because it wasn’t her fault she became impregnated, it was Abram’s and Sarai’s fault. Just goes to show that our God is a just, merciful and forgiving God. Praise His Holy and everlasting name! cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc My final note is, look at how Abram just decided to take Hagar’s word for naming their son Ishmael based on Hagar telling him that she had an encounter with an Angel. Hum, did Abram believe people easily and was just out right gullible or could it be that the Holy Spirit gave him some sort of affirmation? All we read in this chapter is that Hagar bore Abram a son and Abram named him Ishmael. Just another thought. Blessings and love ~ SophieBella3

Sep 18Reply

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Sep 18Reply

beaukitteh AMEN AMEN AMEN!!💕🌟💓🐱🐱

Sep 18Reply

belladoc Awe thanks so much sis for your support. I'm over the moon excited that you are really enjoying our review of Genesis. It makes my heart go pitter patter and puts a huge smile on my face. The Angels are happy, but most important God is delighted. Thanks for helping to make TOL A2V great! Praising God always giving Him the praise. Love you sis. Bella @raninmyheart

Sep 18Reply

kkayo4410 Amen MB, thank you babe 🌷🌴🌺🌻@belladoc

Sep 18Reply

belladoc @beaukitteh @kkayo4410 God is good! You're welcome sisters. All for the glory of God Amen!😚🙌😄🌺❣💕

Sep 18Reply

nic39 @belladoc you made me giggle a little with this Ch.☺️ I can just see you sitting there shaking your head saying out loud what a mess, asking yourself those questions! It's all so true though!! I think each were to blame in their own right!!😊💕💕💕🌺🌺🌺🌺

Sep 18Reply

tazze Wow this chapter is quite busy with confusing, one question was anyone using wisdom? Great read Thanks sis😘💜😘

Sep 18Reply

belladoc Haha girl you know me too well😄😆😂 yes I was shaking my head and saying out loud...what the heck?! Such a mess. I tell you we can really make a mess of things for sure and you are so right, they were all to blame for the mess. You would think we were dealing with children...smh😧🤗💕🌺💕🌺 @nic39

Sep 18Reply

belladoc Girl I think the only one who used wisdom was Hagar and that's only when she listened to the Angel and returned to Sarai😆 thanks babygirl💋❣🌺 @tazze

Sep 18Reply

marywkariuki I hope you are blessed this Sunday morning!!! ☺️🙈🙏🏾❤️

Sep 18Reply

belladoc Genesis 17: God appeared before Abram again to do several things. First, notice how God speaks to Abram; God tells Abram who He is by saying, “I am Almighty God…” before saying anything else. This is the first time we see in the scripture that God classifies Himself as the Almighty God. The Hebraic translation is El Shaddai, El meaning the Strong One and Shaddai meaning the Breasted One. cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc In essence, El Shaddai really encompasses everything we need. El Shaddai can be summed up as the giver of all our needs. Next, God completes His first sentence by saying to Abram, “walk before Me and be blameless.” God used this preface because He was about to make a covenant with Abram. God told Abram that He will make His covenant between He and Abram, promising to multiply him. cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc Again we see God going to the extreme with His blessing by not only telling Abram that He will multiply him, but that He will multiply him exceedingly! Hallelujah amen! Notice a few things here. 1) God puts Himself before Abram when He spoke to him by saying that the covenant is between Him and Abram, not Abram and Him, much unlike the way we speak now. We usually say, You and I/myself…etc… cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc Also notice that Abram fell to his face in the presence of God. Abram did so because of the overwhelming presence of the Lord, he did not prostrate himself because he was being ritualistic in nature. Then God told Abram that His covenant is with him and that he shall be the father of many nations which happens to be the meaning of the name Abraham. That is why Abram’s name meaning exalted father, was changed to Abraham. cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc Again, God goes to the extreme when he proceeds to tell Abraham that He will make him “exceedingly” fruitful. My what a blessing! Here we read as God tells Abraham that He will make kings come from him, the king being Jesus Christ! Hallelujah amen! Glory, glory, glory to the Most High God for it is He and He alone who is worthy of all praise! Amen! cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc An everlasting covenant is what God made with Abraham meaning that all who come from his line will be a blessed people. God mentioned 2 times in this chapter that His covenant will be everlasting. He also says that He gives Abraham and his descendants all the land of Canaan and the land which they are strangers as an everlasting covenant, again demonstrating His extreme nature. cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc I say this as a reminder that there is no maybe, there’s either yes or no, cold or hot and with or not. So either we’re supposed to be cold or hot, with/for God or without/not for God – yikes, that last part just sounded awful. For the Lord tells us to, “Let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil (Mat. 5:37 KJV). cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc As a sign of the covenant, God commanded Abraham to be circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin along with every male that is born in his line, bought by his money or lives in his home. Anyone who falls into anyone of those 3 categories who is not circumcised will be cut off - put to death, period point blank! Although God does not state what sort of death, the Lord was very clear in decisiveness and death of any sort as a result of disobedience to the Lord is not good. cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc I love how God is so definitive. So immediately, Abraham was circumcised, he had all the males circumcised no matter the age. Ishmael was circumcised at the age of 13. God also changed Sarai’s name meaning princely, to Sarah meaning queen/mother of princes and told Abraham He will give him a son by Sarah. Abraham laughed and said to himself, a man who is 100 and a woman who is 90 will have a child. This laughter wasn’t in the sense of mockery of God. cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc Instead it was a laughter of the joy he would have. Abraham was so delighted with this fact and of course the fact that the Savior would come from his line. Despite Abraham’s joy, he still remembered Ishmael, his son by Hagar. He asked God what about Ishmael and God promised Abraham that He would make Ishmael great by giving him 12 princes and make him a great nation, but nevertheless the covenant will be with Isaac, not Ishmael. cont...

Sep 18Reply

belladoc This is the 2nd time we read that a name was given to a child before their birth. Ishmael by the Angel of the Lord and Isaac by the Almighty God Himself! Amen. Blessings and love~SophieBella3

Sep 18Reply

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Sep 18Reply

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Sep 18Reply

belladoc Thanks my beautiful Mary❤❣ the same to you sis😚 @marywkariuki

Sep 18Reply

belladoc GENESIS 18: In this chapter we read the Lord again appearing to Abraham, but this time with 2 Angels. We see a clear display of perfect hospitality when Abraham rushes in and tells Sarah to quickly prepare a meal for the men. Abraham had many servants so why didn’t he instruct one of them to prepare the meal? Why Sarah? Could it have been that Abraham trusted no one to prepare his meals and then of course definitely not the Lord’s meal? Just a thought. Cont…

Sep 19Reply

belladoc Abraham extended an invitation to God, asking Him to stay for a meal, if He has found favor in him and so God did. The Lord and the 2 Angels washed their feet which was a custom at that time. They prepared for the meal and then they sat and ate as Abraham stood by them watching. A few things to take note of is how Abraham watched as the Lord and the Angels ate; he did not partake in the meal. This was the custom of the time for the Arabian chiefs to not eat with their guests. Cont…

Sep 19Reply

belladoc Also note how the Bible clearly states that Abraham set the meal before the men and they ate. This is in its literal sense meaning God and Angels have bodies (he set it before them) and God and Angels do eat (they ate)! Next God asks Abraham where is Sarah your wife? Amazing!!! I love it! Notice here again how God asks man a question and allows them to reply as seen with Adam, Eve and the serpent. cont...

Sep 19Reply

belladoc This is not to be confused with God not knowing and needing to find out, I think it is merely Him exercising the utmost courtesy! Additionally, notice how God identifies Sarah as Abraham’s wife. I believe this is a display of His extreme nature. Meaning, God doesn’t leave room for error; no maybes in just cold or hot, yea or nay. cont...

Sep 19Reply

belladoc He is definitive in all His ways! Glory amen! God’s calling Sarah by her title, Abraham’s wife, could’ve been the Lord’s way of always reminding Abraham that Sarah is indeed his wife. Maybe sort of like a nudge for Abraham to always remember to hold her above others, ie: Hagar. Just a thought. Again the Lord tells Abraham of the promised son, but this time with Sarah listening. cont...

Sep 19Reply

belladoc It’s important to note that not only was Sarah barren, but she also had gone through menopause. So God did 2 miracles with Sarah for the birth of Isaac. God opened a barren womb and He went against what we know as the “natural” child bearing years. What was the pathology behind Sarah’s barrenness? The Bible doesn’t say. We just know that she was barren. Next we read that Sarah laughed at the news of having a child due to her age. Cont…

Sep 19Reply

belladoc Notice the Bible didn’t say she laughed because she knew she was barren for some other reason; it was because of her age. The Lord spoke to Abraham and questioned why his wife laughed. Notice He did not ask Sarah why she laughed maybe because He was speaking to Abraham and not Sarah because Sarah was eavesdropping? cont...

Sep 19Reply

belladoc Oxymoronically, Sarah in her boldness and fear belted out, “I did not laugh,” at which time the Lord corrected her by saying, “No, but you did laugh!” Notice the exclamation point after the Lord’s statement. He said that with a great power and definiteness. He did so probably to convict Sarah as she was clearly lying. Wow, can you imagine how God must have felt? To be laughed at. Shaking my head. cont...

Sep 19Reply

belladoc Anyhow, some commentaries have stated that Sarah might have been afraid that God would take back His promise, but if that be the case, this would mean 2 things: 1) Sarah didn’t trust God’s Word and 2) Sarah didn’t understand the true nature of God. For if she trusted Him wholly and understood His nature, then she would know that God is not one to lie, His Word doesn’t return void and He keeps to His promises! Amen! cont...

Sep 19Reply

belladoc I don’t think Sarah lied because she feared God would not fulfill His promise, I think she lied because she feared the wrath of God! Maybe she thought God would’ve lashed out at her. I believe Sarah was very aware that God is a good, great and mighty God and as such He wouldn’t go back on His Word, but instead, He may display His wrath toward her for her mockery and lying. I think she had a flashback of the story of the flood during Noah’s time! Just a thought. cont...

Sep 19Reply

belladoc Next we read that the Lord and the Angels rose from where they were with Abraham to head toward Sodom. How beautiful it is for the Lord to say, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing…?” Profound! This is just proof as to how highly esteemed the Lord placed Abraham. He considered him a friend and as such, He chose to share with him the mission in which He would carry out, to destroy Sodom! cont...

Sep 19Reply

belladoc God shared with Abraham what He was going to do and Abraham began to intercede on behalf of Sodom. This is the first instance of intercession seen in the Bible; not to be confused with prayer. Abraham asked God if He’d destroy the righteous along with the wicked. He asked God if there were 50 righteous among the wicked, would God not spare the city on their behalf? cont...

Sep 19Reply

belladoc In (v.25) I started laughing hysterically when I read how Abraham really did have some nerve, but yet some say he was a coward! Are you really kidding me right now! Abraham a coward?! No, I don’t think so. I just think we all have moments where we become fearful of something, but that doesn’t label us a coward. Anyhow, look at how boldly Abraham spoke to God in (v.25) cont...

Sep 19Reply

belladoc For the sake of length, I won’t retype the passage, but please, please, please go and read it again. Are you really kidding me, Abraham spoke to God in that manner?! For heaven and earth I’d probably be on my face terrified while speaking to God out of fear of offending Him! My word! Just so you know, I am literally cracking up as I type. Whoever said the Bible isn’t comical lacks a sense of humor! Ok back on a serious note. cont...

Sep 19Reply

belladoc Seriously, you can just imagine how close they were for Abraham to speak to God in such a manner. Verse 25 “Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?” Wow! Anyhow, I will say (v.23-32) clearly show’s Abraham’s “smarts” or cleverness. My thought is that Abraham interceded on behalf of Sodom, each time paying attention to God’s response, pretty clever. Notice how he starts with saying if there are 50 righteous and eventually dwindles to 10 righteous? cont...

Sep 19Reply

belladoc Why so? I think because with each instance when he asked God, he waited to hear the reply and maybe even paid attention to His body language. Both were indicators to him possibly causing him to say, “If I said 50 and God said He’ll spare them if there are 50 righteous, then that tells me there aren’t 50 righteous, there must be less.” As such, he kept decreasing the number. I’m laughing again and shaking my head. cont...

Sep 19Reply

belladoc Next, here’s a thought, do you think God was getting annoyed with Abraham’s constant decreasing of the number? This thought came when I read in (v.30) during the 4th decrease to 30 righteous, Abraham said to God, “Let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak.” This is the first time during this conversation the Bible shows Abraham having concern about the Lord’s temperament and showing homage. cont...

Sep 19Reply

belladoc When Abraham first queried God about what He intended to do in (v.23), he didn’t ask for permission to speak, he just started speaking. Then we see in (v.31) Abraham takes it upon himself to speak to the Lord with a decrease in number to 20 and finally he returns to asking for permission again, as read in (v.32). My word. Verse 33 reads, “So the Lord went His way as soon as He had finished speaking with Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place.” cont...

Sep 19Reply

belladoc I can’t help to think that the Lord may have been aggravated with Abraham's constant changing of the number after reading, “So the Lord went His way as soon as He had finished speaking with Abraham…”. God was probably saying, “Oh my goodness, let me get outta here; he’s giving me a headache!” LOL, God has a sense of humor so I say that with no disrespect. It’s all in gest. Blessings and love~SophieBella3

Sep 19Reply

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Sep 19Reply

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Sep 19Reply

raninmyheart @belladoc good evening love wasreading chap 15 i cant understand why nothing was mentioned about this being adultry when Jesus spoke so harshly against adultry. i think Saria really felt bad nor being to have a child and offered this to him. truthfully i think she hoped he would have refused the offer and then when Hagar got pregnant it was a slap in face to Saria. just my thoughts thats how i would have felt but i never would have allowed him to be with her

Sep 19Reply

belladoc Hey Becks, great question. In those days, it was customary for men to have concubines. God did not approve polygamy. I think Sarah like most women was just yearning to have a child, she became desperate and as we know desperate times call for desperate measures for most people. Just a thought. @raninmyheart

Sep 20Reply

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Sep 21Reply

belladoc GENESIS 19: Sodom’s destruction. Two Angels visited Sodom and Lot saw them. Lot went to meet them and bowed before them. Of course this gesture is one of respect, but what I ask myself is how did Lot know they were angels? Was their appearance different from all the other men and women he’d seen before? Did the Holy Spirit speak to his heart as to identify who they were? Not sure about how he knew. Nevertheless, Lot did the customary thing which was to invite them to stay in his home.

Sep 21Reply

belladoc Note here that the Bible says that the angels ate. Again, we have proof that angels have physical bodies and they do eat. At first, the angels declined the offer, but when Lot insisted, they accepted. Why did they accept? Did they choose to honor the custom of that time or could it have been that because they knew they had to allow him and his family time to leave, they decided to stay at his home. cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc Maybe if they would’ve stayed in the square, as initially intended, they knew they would’ve destroyed the city at that moment because of the sins of the members in the city. In doing so, they wouldn’t have allowed time for Lot to warn his family, gather them and then leave. Just a thought. Anyhow, they stayed and gave Lot warning to gather himself and his family and leave because Sodom will be destroyed. cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc Next we read that not only did the men of Sodom go to Lot’s house, but the entire town went! My goodness! What a thought! An entire city is at your front door! They all appeared because they wanted to commit a sinful act of sodomy! They wanted to have unnatural sexual relations with the men! My word! Was this sort of like an initiation? Why’d they all arrive as soon as the men were in the city? They didn’t wait not one day and they all went! cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc What is it that prompted the entire city to go to Lot’s house in search of the angels? If it were a tradition or some sort of initiation, then why is it they didn’t initiate Lot? We know from the Bible that Lot was deemed a righteous man, that lets us know that he was not living as the men of Sodom. So why not Lot? Why was he spared, but they wanted the angels? Was it that they didn’t find Lot attractive, but the angels were aesthetically appealing to them? Just a thought. cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc Anyhow, when they told Lot to let them have their way with his guests, Lot pleaded on their behalf to the point of offering his own daughters. Pretty profound. In those times, it was the custom that the host was to go to any extent to protect their guest, even to the point of death if necessary! Lot called their actions wicked. So despite Lots close affiliation and mixing and mingling with the town members, he still supported righteousness. cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc Again, in this chapter, we see an example of a person being surrounded in a toxic environment, but making a choice to live righteously. Beautiful! A lesson here is that we should not allow our environment to change us, but instead, we should allow the God in us to change the environment. Amen! Despite Lot’s pleading, the men were adamant about committing sodomy and if they couldn’t have the angels, they were going to have Lot. cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc So they started to encroach on Lot at which time the angels reached their hands out the door and pulled Lot into the house where they were. Here we see the first case of blindness when the angels blinded the men so they couldn’t find the door. Question, why didn’t the angels go out and stand with Lot when he was defending them? Why did they wait until the crowd started to “press hard” against him before they acted? cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc Another proof angels have physical bodies; they reached for Lot and pulled him in the house. Was it a test of faith or strength? Did they want to see how far Lot would go to make sure they were protected? Or did they not know how far the men would’ve gone based on the limited knowledge of angels? The Bible says in (v.12) that the angels asked Lot, “Have you anyone else here” demonstrating their limited knowledge. cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc Why would they have to inquire of Lot who he has in the city if they were privy to that information? That is proof that angels do have limited knowledge. The angels tell Lot to gather his family and leave because God has instructed them to destroy the city. Lot warned his sons-in-law to leave because the Lord will destroy Sodom, but the sons-in-law took it as a joke. Interestingly, the Bible says that Lot’s daughters never “knew” a man, meaning they were virgins. cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc If that be the case, then this clearly shows that these men were married to his daughters just for face value. The sons-in-laws were probably practicing sodomy along with the other men in the city. How else can we explain his daughters being married and still virgins? Remember, marriages were consummated with intercourse, much like today, the night of the wedding. cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc I doubt it seriously that both daughters just got married simultaneously, that same day and as such didn’t make it to the bedroom as yet! Just a thought. How sinful they were, that even Lot’s offer to give his virgin daughters, wasn’t their desire. They desired to be with the men. The Bible tells us that if we continue to sin and not head the Word of the Lord that He will give us over to a debased mind (Romans 1:18-32). cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc This is God allowing us to have whatever sinful thing(s) we desire. This is a curse and not a blessing because surely the day the Lord gives one over to a corrupt and sinful mind, that is indeed the day of their death! So my brethrens, let us walk away from sin. Let us do everything in our power to resist sin. cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc Genesis 4:6-7 reads, “So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.” We then read that the angels had to take Lot, his wife and 2 daughters by the hand and led them out of the city because Lot lingered when it was time to go. cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc A great display of the Lord’s tender mercy. The Lord could’ve destroyed Sodom with Lot and his family there, but He did not. Lot was not disobedient, but he was slow in obeying the Lord’s command. Not only was he sluggish with his departure, but he pleaded with the angels to allow him to go to another city in the vicinity. He didn’t want to go to the mountain out of fear that “some evil” would overtake him. cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc The angels agreed and allowed him to go to the city, Zoar, but now Lot feared that Zoar would be destroyed by the Lord just like the other cities around him. Ok, do we see a problem here. So Lot begs to live in a different city instead of going to the mountains as the angels instructed and now he became fearful that he would be destroyed with the city of Zoar after living there for awhile? cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc Shaking my head. Anyhow, Lot demonstrated great distrust in the Lord! Why would God allow him to reside in a new place only to turn around and destroy that place with him in it! Really?! Due to his unwillingness to take the advice of the Lord and go to the mountains, he now became paranoid and decided to head for the hills! Ok, no pun intended. Shaking my head. Based on that fact, is it fair to say that Lot was a coward? Just a thought. cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc The infamous story many of us recall from sermons or our parents when they talk about Lot and his life is how Lot’s wife was turned to a pillar of salt! My goodness! The angels instructed the 4 of them not to look behind once they departed, but Lot’s wife looked behind and instantly was turned to a pillar of salt. There are so many suggestions as to why. I think it may have been because she enjoyed her life in Sodom. cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc Most often living a sinful life is easier, requires minimal effort and often times is quite pleasurable. It’s living the righteous life that commands great effort. I think she was looking at what she was giving up to now go to the unknown and unfamiliar. The unknown and unfamiliar generally cause anxiety in most people. By nature, we like to remain in the familiar, which is our comfort zone, even if our comfort zone is toxic! cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc We read in (v.29) that the Lord remembered Abraham and as such He sent Lot out of the cities He overthrew. So Lot was safe. Lot ended up in the mountains with his 2 daughters, which the Bible gives no name to. I wonder why? Could it be because of their shameful act? Both daughters were virgins and apparently married to men who were homosexuals. cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc So now when they found themselves excluded from people, with only their father around, the older sister came up with a plan for both the sisters to commit incest! Good grief! The older sister devised a plan to get her father drunk and sleep with him in order to become pregnant for the sake of “preserving” the family name. After she slept with her father, she convinced her younger sister to do the same on the next day. cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc Both gave birth to boys, the elder sister’s named Moab meaning from my father and the younger sisters son was named Ben-Ammi meaning son of my people. Moab is the father of the Moabites and Ben-Ammi is the father of the Ammons. With that, Lot’s descendants from his daughters all came from an incestuous relationship. Horrific and shameful. cont...

Sep 21Reply

belladoc Ironically, Lot started out with tremendous wealth prior to heading toward Sodom and by the time he left, he lost everything except 2 daughters with a corrupt and sinful mind. My goodness. Blessings and love ~ SophieBella3

Sep 21Reply

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Sep 21Reply

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Sep 21Reply

belladoc Awe Nic isn't that the truth! I love it! I get caught up in the whole story :) @nic39

Sep 21Reply

jamdown1 @belladoc I am just catching up on your wonderful Bible knowledge my sister. God is an awesome God and His words are nourishment soul. Press On In Jesus for my sister but God is faithful to his servants

Sep 21Reply

belladoc Thank you so much sis for the words of encouragement. I'm humbled and truly appreciative of your support. To God be all the glory sis, to God be all the glory amen. Love you. @jamdown1

Sep 21Reply

belladoc GENESIS 20: Again, Abraham told the king that Sarah is his sister. Why would he do such a thing again, I’m not sure. Abimelech, in this chapter means king. It’s a title given to the kings of Gerar such as the kings of Egypt were called Pharaoh. Aside from the king of Gerar having such a title, Gideon’s son’s name was Abimelech, but he was not a king. cont...

Sep 22Reply

belladoc So Abimelech of Gerar took Sarah because he was under the impression that Sarah was single. Now after he took Sarah, poor Abimelech received a serious dream from God, with God warning him that he is a dead man because of Sarah who is someone’s wife. Abimelech pleaded with God and told God that both Abraham and Sarah confirmed that she was indeed his sister. cont...

Sep 22Reply

belladoc So God acknowledged that He knew Abimelech was innocent of any wrongdoing and that is why He kept him from being intimate with Sarah. God kept him from sinning. I find it so odd that God told Abimelech that he should restore Sarah to her husband, the prophet, and her husband will pray for him and he shall live. That’s pretty heavy I would say. cont...

Sep 22Reply

belladoc Abimelech finds himself in a mess because of partial facts given not only by Abraham, but also Sarah and now his life is in jeopardy because of this. Abraham convinced Sarah to tell everyone that she’s just his sister. So Sarah agreed. Isn’t funny how Abraham asked Sarah to do this and told her that would be the “kindness” (v.13) she could do for him. Really Abraham! Anyhow, so Abimelech heeded the Word of God and returned Sarah. cont...

Sep 22Reply

belladoc Of course he was probably irate with Abraham and probably Sarah as well because he felt that they could’ve caused him his life. Really he was not in danger because God kept Abimelech from sinning with Sarah. However, because of the couples premeditated withholding of vital information, Abimelech’s house was cursed (v.17-18). God closed all the wombs of the women in Abimelech’s house all because of Sarah. My goodness, talk about someone jinxing you. cont...

Sep 22Reply

belladoc Ok, just a little humor guys. On a serious note, God caused no multiplication of Abimelech because Sarah was in the house. After all, Sarah was a married woman and she was marked by God to be the mother of Isaac. Funny how Abraham uses this excuse that he was afraid of what the men would do to him because they would want Sarah. cont...

Sep 22Reply

belladoc Seriously, didn’t God promise him protection and did he forget that he was to be the father of Isaac; their promised child from the Lord, and that didn’t occur as yet. Silly Abraham! Additionally, look at how Abraham had a premeditated plan because he didn’t trust God, despite all the Lord had already done for him and despite the fact that God would share things with him that He shared with no other. cont....

Sep 22Reply

belladoc Example, the destruction of Sodom. Funny how Abraham was the cause of Abimelech turmoil, yet God told Abimelech that Abraham would pray for him and it will spare the “misfortune.” Good God! For heaven and earth Abraham; stop getting folks in trouble because of your “half-truths.” Do you think Abimelech might have been a tad bit annoyed because he had to ask the very man who brought destruction on him to pray for him? cont...

Sep 22Reply

belladoc Well I know I would’ve been. Well at least it all ended on a good note. Abraham prayed for Abimelech and as such, God healed Abimelech, not sure what his ailment was, but this is the first reported physical healing in the Bible. Additionally, God opened the womb of the women in Abimelech’s house, resulting in the women having children. Thank God! Blessings and love ~SophieBella

Sep 22Reply

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Sep 22Reply

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Sep 22Reply

shugahs @belladoc Ohhh Shugah, I loved it! Rather surprising and it truly kept my attention. Thanx for always sharing the Gospel in story for because it's truly refreshing to read💕😙✔💯🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Sep 22Reply

raninmyheart @belladoc I can't help but wonder what nations arose from Lots daughters lineage. Also I thought back when the two angels came with God to see Abraham that initially it was the trinity the father son and Holy Ghost. I did not realize it was angels and I like you were surprised to read that they all ate.

Sep 22Reply

belladoc GENESIS 21: In this chapter, Isaac is born, Hagar and Ishmael depart. Sarah was 90 and Abraham 100 when Isaac was born. Sarah was full of joy and laughter, the latter being the meaning of Isaac. Abraham stuck to the covenant he and God had to circumcise all males in his house or bought by him by 8 days old. When Isaac was still a child, Sarah saw Hagar acting puffed up because she too had a son for Abraham. cont...

Sep 23Reply

belladoc So Sarah told Abraham to put Hagar out. Abraham was reluctant until the Lord told him to do as Sarah has said. Was Abraham reluctant because Hagar was the mother of his child or is it because he found her quite attractive? Just a thought. God instructed him to put out Hagar and Ishmael because the Lord wanted to make sure the line in which the Messiah was to come would be separated. So Hagar left with Ishmael and they resided in the wilderness. cont...

Sep 23Reply

belladoc Hagar felt she would see her son die and as such she placed Ishmael a good distance from her in the bushes to avoid seeing his death. The Bible says that the Lord heard the voice of the lad. As such the Lord called out to Hagar and told her to fear not for He has heard the voice of the lad where he is. The Lord told Hagar to lift up and hold Ishmael for He will make him a great nation and a great nation He did make him. The Arabs descend from Ishmael. cont...

Sep 23Reply

belladoc Next we see Abimelech and Phicol acknowledging to Abraham that they know he’s blessed. Abimelech asked Abraham to deal with him and his family fairly. Abraham swore to honor Abimelech’s request. Oddly enough in the very next verse, Abraham decides to rebuke Abimelech because of a well Abimelech’s servants stole. Wow it felt like 2 seconds ago, Abraham swore to honor Abimelech’s request. cont...

Sep 23Reply

belladoc Abimelech explained to Abraham that he’s unaware of such act at which time, Abraham took sheep and oxen, gave them to Abimelech and made a covenant with him. Just like that, Abraham was quick to rebuke him without having all the facts and just like that he turned around and blessed Abimelech. I think there are 2 valuable lessons here. Firstly, don’t accuse someone of a thing before gathering the facts and second, always be quick to forgive! Amen! Blessings and love ~ SophieBella3

Sep 23Reply

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Sep 23Reply

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Sep 23Reply

belladoc @shugahs Hey sweetheart. Hoping you're feeling better. Thanks for commenting :) I'm so glad you enjoyed reading. Praying for God's guidance, wisdom and protection as I continue to do His will Amen! Blessed be the name of the Most High God Amen. Love you sis :)

Sep 23Reply

belladoc Hey Becks, I'm sorry sis I'm falling asleep. I will try to answer your question tomorrow. Thanks for always reading and commenting. I appreciate you. Love you babe :) @raninmyheart

Sep 23Reply

belladoc GENESIS 22: Abraham’s faith. I find it interesting how God told Abraham to take his “only” son that he “loves” to the mountain and offer him as a burnt sacrifice to Him, the Lord. My word! Heaven and earth. What a request. Notice how God referred to Isaac as Abraham’s only son, not once, not twice, but three times! It’s not coincidental, for God does all things on purpose. So what could it be? cont...

Sep 24Reply

belladoc Could it be that each time the Lord said, “Your son, your only son” that it was each being of the Holy Trinity speaking and attesting to the fact? Additionally, why did God call Isaac Abrahams only son when we know Abraham also had Ishmael? I think for 2 reasons. One, as a foreshadowing of the sacrifice of the Lord’s only Son, Jesus Christ and two, because Isaac was the only son Abraham had in the proper order of the way God has set things. cont...

Sep 24Reply

belladoc Abraham’s wife was Sarah and as such, Sarah is the only person he should’ve been having children with. Next look at how God is sure to mention that Isaac is the son Abraham loves. Why is that? Could it be because maybe Isaac was Abraham’s favorite? Possibly; and more than likely if it were so it probably would be because God promised Abraham this child and he is a miracle child. cont...

Sep 24Reply

belladoc Also, since this whole act that God required of Abraham was synonymous with the future sacrifice of Christ, God chose to point out that Abraham loved his son, the way God was to let the world know that He loves Jesus. Just a thought. Notice how Abraham didn’t delay in carrying out God’s request. Abraham saddled up and took 2 men plus his son on the 3 day journey to the mountain. cont...

Sep 24Reply

belladoc Once he arrived, he told the men to wait for him while he and his son go and worship and they did as they were told. Once they were alone, Isaac, being quite the astute child, asked his father where is the lamb for the burnt offering? Abraham cleverly and rightfully so replied by saying, “God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” Next we read that Abraham bound Isaac and laid him on the altar. cont...

Sep 24Reply

belladoc As he stretched out his hand with the knife to slay his son, the Bible says that the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven. That Angel was the Lord who instructed him not to lay hands on his son or do anything to him. A 2-fold instruction. God, in His definitive manner told him not to put his hands on Isaac nor to do anything at all to him. Wow! What a protection with clarification. cont...

Sep 24Reply

belladoc God then told Abraham now He knows that Abraham fears God because he was willing to slay his beloved and only son at the command of God. Amazing! How hard it must have been for Abraham to prepare to slay his son. Even the mere thought of it must have caused Abraham great grief. What a mighty display of obedience and faith! Look at how Abraham's trust, obedience and faith caused nations to be blessed exceedingly and abundantly by the Lord!

Sep 24Reply

belladoc God provided a ram for the sacrifice. That whole act is synonymous with the act of The Christ. Christ died as a sacrifice so that all who will receive Christ as Lord and Savior, will receive the gift of eternal salvation! Glory, hallelujah! Thank you Jesus Christ for being the last sacrificial lamb and thank you Abba Father for finding a way for us to make amends with you so that all who will, will receive eternal salvation! Hallelujah, glory Amen! Blessings and love ~ SophieBella3

Sep 24Reply

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Sep 24Reply

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Sep 24Reply

heatherreseller @belladoc thanks for the tags and prayers. Could you please minimize my tags to maybe once a month, please? Thanks!

Sep 24Reply

belladoc Sure thing Heather. Thanks for letting me know. You're welcome. @smith4190

Sep 24Reply

belladoc Hey Becks, finally getting around to your question. I'm sorry, but all I know about the lineage are the 2 branches, the Moabites from the older daughter and the Ammons from the younger. Also, you thought correctly. The Angels were the Holy Trinity. My apologies if I stated that incorrectly or in a confusing manner. Thanks for asking the question so I could clarify. Love you sis, thanks for reading and commenting. ~Bella @raninmyheart

Sep 24Reply

sundancegirl7 Fall Blessings to you as well!🍁🌰🍁🌰🍁

Sep 24Reply

belladoc Hey Heather, all done. I removed you from the list. Please check in whenever. I probably won't remember to tag you since all I do is copy and paste :) Thanks for reading. @smith4190

Sep 24Reply

belladoc Thank you love :) @sundancegirl7

Sep 24Reply

belladoc GENESIS 23: Generally, my reviews tend to be quite long, but this chapter’s review happens to be pleasantly short. So far we’ve read about people who died and the age of their death. Up to this point, the Bible only provided the age of men who died, not women. Here in this chapter, we read that Sarah died at 127 in a place called Kirjah Arba, meaning stronghold of Arba. Note that Sarah is the only woman who died and her age is revealed. cont....

Sep 24Reply

belladoc Could it be because she was to be the ancestor of the descendent who’d become the Savior of the world, Jesus Christ? Maybe it’s God’s way of letting us know that He blessed Sarah with 37 more years after the birth of her only child, Isaac. Sort of a way of saying, “I opened her womb later in life at the age of 90 and I kept her from death long enough to watch her child grow to a seasoned age.” Just a thought. cont....

Sep 24Reply

belladoc Anyhow, Arba was of the giant race and so were his sons who helped build up the place. This land is well known for several things. The land became the burial site for Abraham, Sarah and Jacob. It also fell under David’s ruler ship and when Absalom started to rebel, he began on this land. The cave that Abraham purchased is considered sacred even until this day. It’s noted that neither Christians nor Jews are allowed to enter the cave. cont...

Sep 24Reply

belladoc The name of the cave is Machpelah, meaning double. Abraham paid for the purchase of the cave. I find it fascinating how kind of a gesture it is to offer someone something just because they like it. Although Abraham paid for the cave, the custom of the time was the reason the cave was offered to him for free.

Sep 24Reply

belladoc Abraham understood this custom, but nevertheless he chose to purchase his sought after property. Believe it or not, this custom is still in practice in the East. Blessings and love ~ SophieBella3

Sep 24Reply

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Sep 24Reply

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Sep 24Reply

tazze This was quite touching sis, the gestures and Sarah's life, if that's how God looked at her age because of Isaac, what a beautiful blessing and promise. Wow I'm truly moved. Thanks sis😘💞😘

Sep 25Reply

tazze @raninmyheart 🎊🎉🎊Happy Birthday to your Hubby🎊🎉🎊May God bless him with many more years🎊🎉🎊

Sep 25Reply

raninmyheart @tazze thank u sis🌹🐼

Sep 25Reply

belladoc @tazze Awe thanks you sis for your comment t..yes God will do it all the time won't He🙌😊 He blessed her in her latter years with a child and then let her live long enough to see him grow well into manhood. How awesom is that 💋😉🤗💕

Sep 25Reply

shauniegirl @belladoc Hun I love this message from Genesis Chptr 22.... Look how Abraham was tested by God his only son Isaac, to sacrifice him... I couldn't imagine being in a situation like that... could I sacrifice either of my daughters 😫 the thought of it brings me to tears... But that's where Abraham love & faith in Lord was so bold & sufficient 🙌🙌👏👏... this is were I'm striving to be... But God always keeps a ram in the bush for us🙆🏼👍💯....Thank you Lord

Sep 25Reply

belladoc @shauniegirl Amen sis! Amen! Thanks babygirl for the comment. Won't God do it all the time.💋🌺💕

Sep 25Reply

belladoc GENESIS:24 Isaac gets his wife, Rebekah. As Abraham was aging he became concerned with finding a suitable wife for Isaac. He was concerned that Isaac was deeply sad since Sarah just passed away. So Abraham summoned the oldest servant of his house named Eliezer. The Bible says that Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house, the term oldest is not reflective of age, but instead seniority, to find a wife for his son. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc Abraham instructed Eliezer to go and find a wife for Isaac, but not just any wife, she had to be from the place of Abraham’s father and of his father’s house. Abraham made Eliezer swear by the Lord by ways of using the gesture of having Eliezer place his hand under Abraham’s thigh. This gesture was of this fashion because it is said that the thigh area is the most sacred area of the body as it’s the place of the organ of generation. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc Eliezer asked Abraham should he take Isaac on the journey in case the woman doesn’t want to return with him, but Abraham said no. Recall when Lot departed from Abraham, God spoke to Abraham, telling him of the land He will give him and his descendants. God wanted Abraham to be a separate people. This is probably why Abraham was stern in not having his son go to the land, as he repeated the statement twice to Eliezer to not bring his son there. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc Eliezer was concerned about how he’d know who’s the right person for Isaac and how’d he get her to go back with him so he questioned Abraham of those things. Abraham insured him that the Lord would send an angel before him. How did Abraham know that’s what the Lord would do? Did he consult with God or was he just exercising the power of the tongue, so he speaks it, so it shall be. Note how Abraham chose Eliezer over others. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc He probably did so because he had the most confidence in him and rightfully so as we see later how Eliezer conducted himself throughout this mission. So Eliezer did as his master said and went off on his journey of approximately 30 days. Eliezer was wise and strategic in manner. He went to the well in the evening with the camels at a time when he knew the women would go there for water. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc Not only was he wise and strategic, but he had a compassionate, kind and unselfish heart. (V.12) shows Eliezer praying on behalf of himself to be successful and on his master Abraham’s behalf for the Lord to bless Abraham with his wish of a wife for his Isaac. Beautiful! (V.13-14) we see how a person ought to pray. We should be specific in our asking of things from the Lord. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc Eliezer asked the Lord specifically what he wanted, down to the nitty gritty and as such, the Lord answered him as such. Next we see that before he even finished praying, God sent Rebekah to him. A specific, unselfish and sincere prayer was answered immediately! God didn’t hesitate at all to give Eliezer exactly what he asked for. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc Now along came Rebekah, meaning captivating, the daughter of Bethuel, meaning separated unto God, who is the son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor. Rebekah displayed such kindness when Eliezer asked her for water. She didn’t hesitate to give him water. She didn’t even inquire as to who he is. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc Then she even made haste to provide water for his camels when he asked, going as far as to tell him that she’ll continue to get water for them as long as they continue drinking. Come on now, that’s a lot of hard work as I’m certain those camels were gonna drink gallons of water! Yikes! Next Rebekah offers Eliezer a place to stay in her home. Notice how Eliezer then prayed again thanking the Lord for showing mercy and truth to Abraham. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc My word, most people don’t even pray and say thanks to God much less to pray and say thank you on behalf of another. Quite an honorable servant I would say. Laban, Rebekah’s brother, unlike Rebekah, he decided to show Eliezer kindness after he saw what was given. Rebekah on the other hand displayed great kindness prior to receiving a thing. They prepared food for Eliezer and his men and offered them to eat, but Eliezer did not eat initially. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc Eliezer made it his business to tell full details of his mission and purpose for being there. He gave a full account of his conversation with Abraham, God, Rebekah and then how his prayer was answered. He accounted for everything! Next thing we read is Laban honoring the Word of God and a stranger at which time Eliezer gave fine gifts to Rebekah, Laban and Milcah. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc Although Laban agreed to have Rebekah go, the next day both he and his mother asked to have her remain for a few days. Eliezer put his foot down telling them not to hinder him. It sounds as if he was pretty stern in tone which added to the display of his professionalism and business ethos. Afterward, the Bible said, they blessed Rebekah to become the mother of thousands and the possessor of areas where they were hated. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc Although they agreed to have her go, they still called her and asked her if she will go, indicating that Rebekah did have a choice. Rebekah agreed and off they went, including her nurse and maids. As they approached Isaacs domain, Rebekah saw him, asked Eliezer who he was and then she covered herself with a veil. Such an act demonstrates respect and modesty. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc After Eliezer told Isaac of all he did, Isaac took Rebekah into his mother’s tent and consummated their relationship. It was a general practice for the women to sleep separate from the men and the children as well. So essentially, each gender and “age group” had their own living quarters. Blessings and love ~ SophieBella3

Sep 26Reply

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Sep 26Reply

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Sep 26Reply

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Sep 26Reply

1savvyshopper @belladoc I love Him, I love Him, I love Him! 💋 He's worthy to be praised!

Sep 26Reply

belladoc GENESIS:25 After Sarah’s death Abraham married his concubine, Keturah. She bore him 6 sons, with the most prominent of them being Midian who became a thorn in the Israelite’s side as we’ll see in future chapters. Although Abraham had numerous sons, he always sent all his sons away from Isaac. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc This was mainly to prevent jealousy or any of the sons trying to place claim on Isaac’s inheritance, but most importantly it was to assure that the Savior of the world could come. As it was told to Abraham by God that he is to keep all nations apart from Isaac for that very purpose. Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his former concubine, but he gave all that he had to Isaac, the promised son. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc The Bible states that Isaac was Abraham’s son that he begot, but refers to Ishmael as Abraham’s son, the son of Hagar, the Egyptian maidservant to Sarah. See the difference. It’s almost as if the Bible is saying that only Isaac was truly recognized. Despite the separation of the sons, it appears that both sons had a good relationship. We see this in (v.9) when we read that both his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc To do so would’ve been customary and in proper order with the teachings and thoughts of Isaac as he was raised by both parents who followed the same religion and it is the burial place of Sarah, Isaac’s mother, the wife whom Abraham loved. On the contrary, one may think and may even find it acceptable if Ishmael was unsupportive of this idea. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc The fact is, he would be required to place his father in a tomb where his father’s deceased wife was laid to rest and not a tomb designated for his mother, Hagar. Additionally, one may even think that Ishmael should have ill feelings since Sarah was the one who gave the order for Hagar and Ishmael to be cast out of their dwelling after the birth of Isaac. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc So despite how some may look at Ishmael as the “opposer” I would say that this act of agreement to bury their father in Machpelah is a great display of humility and understanding. There’s a possibility that there could’ve been underlying resentment, but even if that were the case, Ishmael brought himself to a place of humility and cooperation for the sake of his father. Glory Amen! God did as promised and blessed Ishmael greatly. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc Ishmael had 12 sons who were 12 princes, lived to 137 and died in the presence of his brethren, just as the Lord stated earlier. Ishmael’s firstborn, Nebajoth, ended up as an in-law of Isaac when his sister married Isaac’s son Esau. So Esau married his cousin’s sister. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc That implies that Ishmael had to be a follower of his father’s faith and customs because Esau sought out a wife from Ishmael's line in hopes of pleasing his father when his father was displeased with the Canaanite wives he previously chose. Isaac married Rebekah when he was 40, 3 years after Sarah’s death. Ironically, just as his mother was barren, so was his wife. Sarah was barren until she was 90 and Rebekah was barren for 19 years into her marriage to Isaac. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc Isaac, being well grounded in his faith, a witness of miracles, blessings and promises of God, went straight to God in prayer on behalf of his barren wife. God granted Isaac his wish for his wife to become pregnant. Rebekah was definitely a woman of wisdom and faith. During her pregnancy, the Bible says that, “the children struggled together within her.” She knew something was wrong and as such she sought the Lord in prayer. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc I’m not sure if many people realize this or make a great fuss about it, but has anyone noticed that Rebekah actually had a conversation with the Lord? She was blessed as well because the Lord spoke directly to her and told her the present and future happenings of the children in her womb. So Sarah had 1 child, Isaac and Rebekah had 2, Esau and Jacob. Should we consider that a double blessing? Isaac loved Esau and Rebekah loved Jacob. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc From the beginning, Esau and Jacob were different. Esau was wilder and the hunter, whereas Jacob was the “chef” and of a more composed nature. This is the first account of a male preparing food. That could be the reason Rebekah favored Jacob, because he was more of a “home” dweller while Isaac favored Jacob because he was more of a “manly man.” cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc The conclusion of this chapter ends in what I think is just an outright pathetic way with Esau selling his birthright for a bowl of stew! Ok are you kidding me right now?! Esau the hunter, was fatigued after a days hunt and went to see his brother Jacob, the chef, who apparently made a scrumptious stew. Esau asked Jacob to feed him with the “same red stew.” It’s this asking of the “same red stew” that caused him to be called Edom which means, red. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc Additionally, not to mention that when he was born, he was covered with red hair and had a red appearance, hence his name, Esau meaning hairy. Jacob, meaning supplanter, cleverly manipulated the situation and told Esau to sell him his birthright for a bowl of stew. For Jacob to even present such an offer to Esau suggests a few possibilities. One, is that maybe Jacob didn’t think his brother was that wise. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc Another could be that maybe he thought he was so careless and nonchalant in attitude that he felt he could get over on him. Finally, maybe Jacob felt Esau was very aloof with regards to spirituality and as such was not worthy of obtaining the birthright. Just a thought. A quick note: according to scholars, a birthright can be forfeited as a result of sin, sold or set aside by God. Esau’s attitude was “who cares” about this birthright thing. cont...

Sep 26Reply

belladoc Just give me some food! So Jacob, being full of knowledge, wisdom and understanding made Esau swear to giving over his birthright. Once Esau did so, Jacob gave him the coveted bowl of stew and made it all official. Here are some of the things Esau gave away: Having God as a special Lord to him, spiritual blessings, material prosperity, power over enemies, eternal inheritance, double portion of the inheritance and so much more! Blessings and love ~ SophieBella3

Sep 26Reply

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Sep 26Reply

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Sep 26Reply

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Sep 26Reply

belladoc @1savvyshopper Amen sis! I second that!

Sep 26Reply

belladoc GENESIS 26: We see a clear example of our Lord intervening with Isaac. As Isaac was on his way to Egypt, the Lord appeared to him and stopped him in his tracks. The Lord assured Jacob that He will bless him as He did his father Abraham. Although the blessing the Lord was going to bless Isaac with was solely because of his father, it didn’t matter. Count a blessing a blessing as God is faithful to keep His Word. Amen! As such Isaac settled in the land called Gerar. cont..

Sep 28Reply

belladoc Here we see Isaac repeat what Abraham did when he lied and said Sarah is his sister. Well, it wasn’t really a lie, was it. Anyhow, isn’t funny how Isaac, in turn, did the very exact thing with his wife Rebekah by lying to the same king for the same reason as did his father! My word. Isaac displayed a cowardice nature when he did that. The difference with this is that Isaac actually told a lie, whereas Abraham did not; Sarah was his sister. cont...

Sep 28Reply

belladoc I can’t help, but to wonder if Abraham shared this story with Isaac or maybe even Sarah with her only son. Some scholars have said they doubt Abraham would’ve told his son of such an act, but I beg to differ. For him to do the same exact thing with the same king is just a little too “coincidental” for me. cont...

Sep 28Reply

belladoc I think maybe Isaac saw that his father walked away unscathed and actually gained favor in the sight of the king after the lie and as such, he decided to follow in his father’s footstep, despite it being wrong. Anyhow, that’s just my thought. Again we see Abimelech get angry because of the lie and again we see him give the order that no one should touch this man, Isaac. cont...

Sep 28Reply

belladoc So Isaac remained in the land and sowed, this is the first example of sowing, his seed and the Lord multiplied his harvest by a hundredfold! Wow, what a blessing. As such Isaac continued to flourish. God’s blessing was over him and the men of the land became envious. Abimelech paid Isaac a visit and told him to leave the land because he was mightier than him. So Isaac left peacefully and found a land to settle. cont...

Sep 28Reply

belladoc A tradition of the time was whenever a person settled in a land, the first thing they would do is dig a well as a sign of marking their territory. Such a mark was what Isaac did and then the men of Gerar argued with Isaac’s men, claiming the water is theirs. Attempting to resolve the situation, Isaac did somewhat what his father did with Lot, he left the area and settled elsewhere. cont...

Sep 28Reply

belladoc He called that well Esek, meaning contention/strife. The next well he dug in the new location was named, Sitnah, meaning opposition/accusation because again, the men argued over it. So he moved again, dug another well and called it Rehoboth meaning spaciousness because there was no argument over it. My word how many times he relocated. One can just imagine the frustration and aggravation. cont...

Sep 28Reply

belladoc My questions is, did he move because he was afraid of the men or did he move to keep the peace? Additionally, there’s nowhere in the chapter where it says God instructed him to relocate. Since that is the case, why did Isaac feel it was ok to move? We read in (V.22) Isaac saying, “For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.” How did he come to such a conclusion I wonder. Is it because now there was no strife? Just a thought. cont...

Sep 28Reply

belladoc Then the Lord appeared to Isaac and reassured him that He will bless him for the sake of his father. A nice reassurance in a time of confusion and I’m sure frustration because after each time he settled, someone else came and claimed the well. So after God spoke to Isaac, Abimelech appeared with his friends asking Isaac to be kind to him and swear by making an oath that he wouldn’t do anything to them. cont...

Sep 28Reply

belladoc Abimelech claimed they sent Isaac off in peace and did nothing bad to him, but that was not the case. They filled his wells, which in those days was a clear sign of the intention to wage war. Abimelech told him to leave solely from an envious standpoint and they stole his well and spring. What lies Abimelech told, but even deeper, what a coincidence that Abimelech went to Isaac seeking this oath right after God reassured Isaac of his blessings to come. cont...

Sep 28Reply

belladoc How’d Abimelech know the right timing? Did God give him a dream or was there someone in Isaac’s camp that reported to Abimelech the happenings of Isaac? Just a thought. Isaac made a feast, which was a sign of friendship and one of a covenant, and they ate. The next day Isaac swore the oath. So why didn’t he swear the oath the same day or prior to the feast? Why’d he wait? I wonder if he went and consulted with God? cont...

Sep 28Reply

belladoc The servants of Isaac found another well and Isaac named it Sheba meaning Oath of Seven because of the 7 lambs that bore witness to the oath he made with Abimelech. The city in which this well is called Beersheba to this very day. Blessings and love~SophieBella3

Sep 28Reply

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Sep 28Reply

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Sep 28Reply

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Sep 28Reply

tazze Wow this is really good. I didn't know he moved so many times.I love that he was able to experience trouble in the land where he resides, who know what would have happened if he followed his father footsteps. I'd rather be in the land of promise with problems and with God, then without God and temporary promises. Thank God he didn't give up. 💕💜💕Thanks sis💕💜💕😘

Sep 28Reply

bajanme27 @belladoc I think here we can learn sometimes for peace we should walk away and stardom over even if it means we have to do it more than once..the word says if God is for you who can be against you. Thanks Bella you are awesome stay bless😊

Sep 28Reply

belladoc You better preach sis! I feel the same. Being in God's will is all that matters. I didn't realize that he moved so much either. What a trail and true testing of his faith. Thanks for the comment sis. Love you :) @tazze

Sep 28Reply

belladoc Amen sis! Amen! "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God." Matt: 5:9 Walking away is what Jesus would do although sometimes God does call for us to stand and fight. Thank God he was finally able to settle in peace! :) Amen Thanks so much sis, I am humbled by your kind words. Stay blessed Cheryl. @bajanme27

Sep 28Reply

belladoc GENESIS 27: Apparently Isaac thought he was going to die soon because he wasn’t able to see during this time. So he called Esau in to tell him that he wants to bless him before he dies. As he was telling Esau this, Rebekah was listening. Since Jacob was her favorite and also Gods, Rebekah decided she wanted Jacob to receive the blessing. cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc Isaac knew that the will of God was to have Jacob receive the blessing and not Esau, but because he loved Esau, he allowed his feelings to try to interfere with God’s plan. So Isaac sends Esau off to hunt for game in order to prepare a delicious meal for him. Isaac loved Esau’s food. While Esau was gone, Rebekah told Jacob to bring her 2 kids from their flock so she could prepare food for Isaac. cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc She told Jacob that he will bring the food to his father as if he is Esau in order to obtain the blessing. Jacob, being wise, pointed out to his mother that Esau is hairy and he is not. Rebekah, scheming, told him she will put the hair from the animals on him to mask that he is Jacob. So Jacob did as his mother commanded, but prior to doing so, he did say that his father will see him as a deceiver and he will be cursed. Rebekah said let the curse fall upon her! cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc She was serious about making sure Jacob obtained the blessing from Isaac. So Jacob followed through with the plan which was uneventful. As soon as he left, Esau arrived and asked his father to eat and bless him, but his father was astonished to find out that he had blessed someone else. Human nature set in and Esau was furious. He promised to kill Jacob as soon as his father was no longer alive. cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc Rebekah got wind of this and schemed again to have Jacob sent away by going to Isaac and saying that she doesn’t want him to marry one of the daughters of Heth. Her saying this would cause Isaac to send Jacob away on a trip that would seem legitimate. My goodness, what a huge pot of stew this was! Let’s look at a few points. First off, Esau relinquished his birthright for a bowl of stew. cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc Also, Jacob’s fleshly desire caused him to either forget or disregard God’s Word when the Lord told him that the older will serve the younger. I would like to think that he forgot and not that he was disregarding what God told him in the earlier chapter. Jacob had a conscience. He knew and respected the law of God, despite his name meaning deceiver/supplanter. cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc This is seen when he said to his mother that his father may see him as a deceiver and that he Jacob will bring a curse upon himself instead of a blessing. Jacob questioned his mother by pointing out that he’s not hairy like Esau? Perhaps the hesitation Jacob had when he questioned his mother was sort of a way to dissuade her from following through with the plan. cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc Maybe Jacob really didn’t want to deceive his father. Just a thought. Look at how Isaac kept questioning Jacob if he is really Esau? Six times (V. 18-27) Isaac asked various questions to Jacob in attempts to verify his identity. This clearly shows that Isaac had reservations about this man in front of him being his son Esau. Despite his gut feeling that the person in front of him really wasn’t Esau, he went against his instinct, the small voice in his head, the Holy Spirit. cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc He still followed through with the blessing. This is the only recorded example in the entire Bible of a man trusting his feelings/senses (physical touch) instead of going by what God has said. Ironically, every one of the senses Isaac used to identify if the man in front of him was Esau matched except the sense of hearing- the voice. Isn’t it ironic how Isaac failed to listen to the Word of the Lord which came by God’s own voice. cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc Then again we see Isaac dismissing the voice, which was the only thing that proved it was Jacob. If Isaac were smart, he would’ve told the person in front of him to get his brother this way he could distinguish between the 2. The fact that Rebekah told Jacob to do such a thing makes me wonder if she knew it would work because she felt her husband was gullible. cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc Maybe Isaac didn’t call the both of them together in the room to offer the blessing because he knew that God intended the blessing to go to Jacob and not Esau. Regardless of God’s Word, his fleshly self was determined to bless Esau, his favorite. Just a thought. Isn’t it something how Esau lied and said that Jacob took his birthright from him. Such a lie! He gave up his birthright! Remember, the birthright he thought was nothing (Cp. 25 v.32). cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc The birthright was the same as the blessing and now that his father blessed Jacob, he was vexed and sobbing. Isaac’s 1st prophecy was given to Esau in verse 26-27 when he told him that Jacob will be blessed above him. Despite the blessing that Isaac gave Jacob, he still gave Esau a blessing. Esau’s blessing was one of a much lesser amount. cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc When Isaac told Esau that he would live by the sword, that was fulfilled, as the Edomites were at constant war. Esau’s hatred for his brother lingered for many years until Jacob prayed to God asking for the hatred to subside. God granted Jacob’s wish and it was only then that the brothers were reconciled. cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc However, during the time Esau was angry with his brother, it is thought that he passed this ill feeling toward his brother on to his children, as they were always wanting to war with Jacob’s descendants. Notice how toxic one relationship can be. The lesson here is to see how detrimental a person’s actions can be to a generation of people. Blessings and love~SophieBella3

Sep 29Reply

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Sep 29Reply

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Sep 29Reply

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Sep 29Reply

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Sep 29Reply

shauniegirl @belladoc Awww the birth right blessing of Esau & Jacob I love this message👍💯❤️

Sep 29Reply

belladoc @sundancegirl7 sure thing love. I'll remove you. Have a beautiful rest of your evening🤗

Sep 29Reply

belladoc GENESIS 28: In this chapter we see Jacob being blessed by his father to go on his way and find a wife from the house of his father-in-law. The perfect plot of Rebekah’s came to fruition. Isaac sent Jacob away thinking it would please his wife if Jacob married a non-Canaanite woman. This is true, but under a different pretense. It was for Jacob’s protection from his brother Esau whom he swindled out of his father’s blessing. cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc Esau heard his father bless Isaac and instruct him not to take a Canaanite wife, so Esau, who had Canaanite wives, decided to do what his father ordered of Jacob. One would think that even after his father blessed his brother, that Esau would be so upset that he would not strive to please his father, but instead he did the very opposite. My question is, why didn’t Esau do this from the beginning? cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc Why’d he respect his father’s wishes now, of not marrying a Canaanite woman? Why did he take Jacob’s charge seriously to the point where he followed what Isaac told Jacob to do? I don’t think his parents failed to express their desire to have him marry a woman from his mother’s line. It’s unlikely that this wasn’t discussed and that this was “news” to Esau. Additionally, look at who Esau chose to go to. He selected a wife from the house of Ishmael, the opposing uncle. cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc Why not go to the house of Bethuel and get a wife from the very place his father commissioned Jacob? Just a thought. So off Jacob went and while on his journey, during his rest, he dreamt of a ladder going to heaven and the angels going up and down the ladder from heaven to earth. During this dream, the Lord spoke to him, ensuring him that He will be with him. The Lord assured Jacob of the blessings that will be upon him. cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc When Jacob woke, he felt within himself that the place was the House of God and the gate of heaven. As such, Jacob consecrated the stone with oil and renamed the city, that was presently called Luz, Bethel. Here he vowed that if God blesses him and allows him to go back to his father’s house in peace, that he shall make the Lord his God and give back to the Lord a tenth of all the Lord blesses him with. This is the 2nd time we read about tithing. cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc Recall in Genesis 14:18-20 when Abraham gave a tithe to Melchizedek. Note the difference between Abraham’s tithe to Melchizedek and Jacob’s vow to God, Jacob said the specific amount he will give back. A few things to note: notice how Jacob had oil with him to consecrate the rock. It makes me wonder if Jacob practiced having oil on hand in order to anoint a thing. I doubt if he brought oil for cooking. I’m just wondering if it was a random act. cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc Also, I find it disturbing how Jacob doubted God when he said in (v.20) “If God will be with me,…” when God specifically told him in (V.15) that He will be with him wherever he goes. God even told him how He will bless him and his descendants abundantly. Since that was the case, why would Jacob have a doubt? Additionally, why was there a stipulation placed by Jacob? cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc Jacob basically said, “If God blesses me “then” the Lord shall be my God.” Wow! That’s just a total slap in the face from my point of view. The way I see this is, if God didn’t bless Jacob, then Jacob wouldn’t consider the Lord to be his God??? If there’s another interpretation, please someone, let me know because that is quite disturbing. Doubt and stipulations in the face of the Lord completely baffle me. cont...

Sep 29Reply

belladoc I understand we are humans and sometimes doubt and unbelief sets in, however, my question to you is this, would doubt and unbelief really set in if God came directly to you and specifically told you of how He is going to bless and be with you? Just a thought. Blessings and love~ SophieBella3

Sep 29Reply

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Sep 29Reply

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Sep 29Reply

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Sep 29Reply

shop_ninas @belladoc God bless you sis...have a fabulous weekend. 😘

Sep 29Reply

belladoc Don't you just love it sis :) @shauniegirl

Sep 30Reply

belladoc @ninascloset5 Thank you so much sis. God bless you too love and have a wonderful weekend as well. :)

Sep 30Reply

tazze This is a good story I enjoyed reading it, but it messed with my emotions 😂😂had me concerned about Jacob and his ultimatums toward God, but nonetheless. The thought of doing what he did startles me. Thanks a lot sis. Many blessings 😘😘

Sep 30Reply

belladoc Hey sis girl isn't that something. Yup, I had 50 different kinds of emotions going on when I read Jacob's stance toward God. My word! Thanks for reading and commenting sis. Love you @tazze

Sep 30Reply

belladoc GENESIS 29: A deceiver has gotten a taste of his own medicine! Jacob went to the house of Nahor to seek a wife, but before he arrived he saw Rachel, the younger one of Laban’s daughters, who was stunning to him. He went to Laban and asked to marry Rachel and in turn he’d give the family 7 years of free labor. The family agreed. So on the night his wife was given to him, Laban deceived Jacob and gave him Leah instead of Rachel. cont...

Oct 01Reply

belladoc This was an easily crafted deception because it was customary for women to have a veil over their face and to have a dark bridechamber. Leah was given because it was the custom for the 1st daughter to be married before the 2nd. I wonder, did Leah speak when Jacob entered the room? If so, why didn’t he recognize that it was not Rachel? Could it have been a case like Lot and his daughters, that Jacob became intoxicated during the week-long festivities? cont...

Oct 01Reply

belladoc Just curious. It’s one thing to be unable to see, but another if you can hear yet you don’t trust your senses. That would be just like his father Isaac, who didn’t trust that the voice of his son Jacob was indeed Jacob and not Esau. So when Jacob awoke to find that he had been deceived he asked why would Laban do such a thing and Laban replied by saying, “It must not be done so in our country to give the younger before the firstborn.” cont...

Oct 01Reply

belladoc Ok, so this being the case, why didn’t Laban insist that Jacob would have to take Leah 1st before he could have Rachel? Why wasn’t he just honest? It’s obvious that Jacob was captivated by Rachel and her beauty so naturally, he would’ve done anything to have her hand in marriage as we read later in the chapter. It’s not right to give the younger before the older, but it’s right to deceive your future son-in-law? So shame on Laban! cont...

Oct 01Reply

belladoc As we can see, this family’s history runs deep. First there was the love triangle with Sarah, Hagar and Abraham resulting is the Ishmael and Isaac drama. Then there was the Esau and Jacob fiasco with Isaac and Rebekah, and now it’s Jacob and Laban’s deception and Jacob and his favoritism toward Rachel. My word! So Jacob wanted Rachel and as such he agreed to give 7 more years for Rachel. cont...

Oct 01Reply

belladoc Laban accepted and gave Rachel to Jacob after his week was completed with Leah. Jacob did not love Leah as he did Rachel. As such, the Lord saw this and closed the womb of Rachel and allowed Leah to bear children. With each of the 4 sons Leah had, she named them according to her feelings. Rueben, meaning behold a son, because she said the Lord has seen her affliction of her husband not loving her as much as he did Rachel. cont...

Oct 01Reply

belladoc Simeon meaning hearing because she said the Lord has heard that she is loved less than Rachel. Levi meaning joined because she felt that surely after having a 3rd son, her and Jacob would be joined. Then finally Judah meaning praise because Leah said she will praise God because now her husband will love her since she’s given him 4 sons. In this chapter, we read that after Judah, Leah stopped bearing children. cont...

Oct 01Reply

belladoc Judah was to be the line in which our Christ would come. Do you think it’s a coincidence that the son whose name means praise, is the son whose lineage would give birth to our Christ? I hope not because nothing God does is coincidence or happenstance. Everything the Almighty does, is deliberate, intentional, just and precise! Amen! Glory hallelujah! Blessings and love~SophieBella3

Oct 01Reply

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Oct 01Reply

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Oct 01Reply

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Oct 01Reply

belladoc GENESIS 30: We start off by seeing Jacob’s beloved Rachel being melodramatic when she tells Jacob that if he doesn’t give her children she will die! Wow. So Rachel has displaced “power” and put it onto Jacob instead of God as if Jacob had the ability to give her children. Not only does she do so, but she also provokes anger in Jacob. This is the first time in the Bible we see a man become angry with a woman. cont...

Oct 02Reply

belladoc Rachel’s anger began to consume her because of her inability to have children. So Rachel gives her maid Bilhah to Jacob in order to have a child. Again we see a replica of the whole Sarah, Abraham and Hagar scenario. She even went as far as to tell Jacob that when Bilhah is having the child, she wants her to sit on her lap, as a way to simulate childbirth. Ok, does anyone see a problem here? cont...

Oct 02Reply

belladoc This action of having a pregnant woman sit on your knees during childbirth seems a bit excessive in my opinion. Through way of Bilhah, Rachel had Dan meaning judging because she said God has judged her worthy. Next came Naphtali meaning wrestling because she struggled with her sister to have children. My question is this, did Rachel give her maid to Jacob a 2nd time? cont...

Oct 02Reply

belladoc It seems Jacob may have just went back to Bilhah without Rachel giving her to him. Leah, no longer conceiving, saw her sister have 2 sons by her maid, decided she will do the same with her maid Zilpah. Zilpah had Gad meaning troop and Asher meaning happiness/blessed. Leah felt with having Gad her 5th son, it would be like her having a troop of sons and then Asher because she felt women would say she’s happy now after having 6 sons. cont...

Oct 02Reply

belladoc Now Ruben, Leah’s eldest went out and got mandrakes for his mom, a sort of fruit thought to bring fertility. Rachel, again putting trust in everything else except God, asked her sister for some of the mandrakes. Leah, of course had the upper hand, put a price on what Rachel wanted. She told Rachel she’ll give her the mandrakes for exchange of having Jacob for the night. Rachel agreed and Jacob slept with Leah the night. cont...

Oct 02Reply

belladoc Here’s another situation where food was used in exchange for something. Recall that Jacob offered Esau a bowl of stew for his birthright and now we see Rachel offering Jacob for mandrakes! My word! Can you imagine how much lower this must have made Leah feel that she had to “buy” her husband. Again Leah conceived and had Issachar meaning hire/reward because surely she “hired” Jacob for the night. cont...

Oct 02Reply

belladoc Leah conceived again and had Zebulun meaning dwelling/cohabitation because Leah felt that since she gave Jacob so many sons that now he’d dwell with her instead of Rachel. Leah conceived again and this time had a daughter which she named Dinah meaning vindicated as she thought God vindicated her from her struggles with her sister. Between Leah, Rachel, Bilhah and Zilpah, Jacob was now the father of 10 sons and a daughter. cont...

Oct 02Reply

belladoc God being as gracious as He is, remembered Rachel and her closed womb. He heard her cry, opened her womb and Rachel gave birth to Joseph, meaning adding because Rachel prophesied that God would give her another son. This was the first prophecy given by a woman. Joseph was Rachel’s 1st son and Jacob’s 11th. cont...

Oct 02Reply

belladoc After the birth of Joseph, Jacob wanted to leave Laban and return to Canaan, but Laban recognized how blessed he was because of Jacobs presence. As such, he asked him to stay another 6 years. Jacob agreed, but asked for payment via animals. Jacob decided to take the spotted herd this way there was a clear separation and no one could accuse him of stealing any flock. Laban agreed to the terms of Jacob on how to separate the flock. cont...

Oct 02Reply

belladoc Jacob tampered with the animals and how they’d reproduce when he started to feed certain animals a certain diet causing them to conceive. This lead to increased flock. Laban thought the flock he gave up wouldn’t be productive for Jacob and as such he would’ve received labor from Jacob for little. Here, again we see deception in the mix, with Jacob being the target. Could this all be because Jacob was reaping what he sowed? Possibly. cont...

Oct 02Reply

belladoc Either way, Jacob’s knowledge of animal fertility helped him to be successful with the flock he took. Jacob himself played with deception again when he made sure his flock were strong while leaving Laban the weaker of the bunch. Clear example of one deceiver to another! My word. Blessings and love~SophieBella3

Oct 02Reply

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Oct 02Reply

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Oct 02Reply

belladoc @jesscelestial @dawnmonique @tqblue @me77713 @danaleae @momz23 @dollysbikini @blingkimchi @angelasloan @marcie0707 @samipoo24 @proverbs_31 @keishmp @armcharms @clothes4you_ @caligirl332 @jennymcnicol @wenrelas_boutiq @justice10forme @marywkariuki @kettlecorn @whitepoppies @fashionplz @joans_jewels @bdrobinson @tipsy4me2 @kellidavis05 @smalleyville @racknbackagain @aswartzer @sbousquet12 @mlchampagne1 @oak_and_main @lareed8485 @thelmita51 ~BLESSINGS

Oct 02Reply

heartmykids Thanks... So much for the encouragement my Sister!! Keep on keeping on. Luv U!!! 😘😘😘

Oct 02Reply

belladoc You're so welcome Jen. Thanks for reading and commenting. Love you too girlie🤗💕😄💖 @heartmykids

Oct 02Reply

belladoc GENESIS 31: The gossip of Laban’s sons about Jacob, caused Jacob to realize there was tension brewing between Laban’s family and him. As such Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to inform them of his plan to leave. Jacob included his wives in his plan and waited to hear their opinion. Notice how the Bible reads, “So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah…” Again Rachel is first. Also look at how God spoke to Jacob prior to him deciding to leave. cont..

Oct 03Reply

belladoc God came right in and instructed Jacob to return to his father and assured him that He will be with him. How great is that! God assured Jacob and instructed him without Jacob seeking God! Notice how Jacob told his wives that their father had deceived him and was not fair in dealing with him. Imagine that, a deceiver getting a taste of his own medicine. Again, the Lord spoke to Jacob telling him that He sees what Laban is doing with the flock. cont...

Oct 03Reply

belladoc Notice how often the Lord spoke to Jacob without him seeking the Him. How gracious and kind our God is. The one time we see the sisters in an agreement is when they both told Jacob that their father has not given them what is rightfully theirs. They both agreed that their father took their inheritance. This kind of follows the pattern of how it generally takes a tragedy/bad thing to happen in order to bring a family together. cont...

Oct 03Reply

belladoc Before Jacob left with his family, Rachel, unbeknownst to anyone, went and stole her father’s gods. This clearly shows that Rachel had little faith in the true and living God. Recall when Rachel prayed to have children and God blessed her; which god did she give credit for her fertility? Did she give God Almighty the credit or was it the gods of her father? Just a thought. Oddly enough, although Rachel took the false gods with her, this does show her more spiritual side. cont...

Oct 03Reply

belladoc Let me be clear, I do not condone Rachel’s worship of her false gods; such an act is sinful. I am merely pointing out that she had a spiritual side. The Bible says Rachel said, “the Lord” capitalizing the L in Lord, indicates that it is the true and living God Almighty. So then why’d she take her false gods? Was she double minded? Was she luke warm? Was she worshipping the true God and the false gods? Just a thought. So Jacob fled and Laban was angered. cont...

Oct 03Reply

belladoc He went on a hot pursuit for Jacob at which time the Lord spoke to Laban in a dream warning him not to say anything to Jacob, neither good nor bad. As such when Laban met with Jacob, he switched his talk to make it seem as if he were saddened because Jacob didn’t tell him that he was leaving, didn’t give him a chance to say goodbye to his grandchildren and stole his daughters from him when in essence that was not the case. cont...

Oct 03Reply

belladoc Laban lied as he was jealous of Jacob and wanted to do him harm. Laban only spoke that way because he was warned by the Lord. I do find it odd that even after the Lord told Laban to be careful not to say anything good or bad to Jacob, that Laban still spoke to Jacob explaining the reason why. Isn’t that considered saying something to Jacob? Isn’t that being disobedient? Why didn’t Laban just turn and go back since the Lord told him not to say neither good nor bad? cont...

Oct 03Reply

belladoc Just a thought. Another lie is when Laban told Jacob that he has the power to do him harm. This was a bold face lie because he had absolutely no power, as God spoke to him with a clear warning and basically said not to mess with Jacob. So Laban was powerless! Laban then questioned Jacob as to why he stole his gods. Jacob was upset as he knew he didn’t take anything and ended up giving Laban permission to search his property. cont...

Oct 03Reply

belladoc Rachel was the one who stole the gods in secret. Jacob was so sure that no one had taken anything, that he even went as far as to tell Laban that if he finds his items in Jacobs property, the thief would be put to death. Now sure we know that if Jacob knew Rachel stole Laban’s gods, he would never have placed such a wager. There’s a valuable lesson to learn here, don’t bet on anyone except God because just that quickly, you can endanger the very one you love. cont...

Oct 03Reply

belladoc Rachel was clever enough to sit on her stolen gods and tell her father she is having her cycle so she can’t stand in his presence. I think it’s worth noting that when Laban began his search, he didn’t start with Rachel, he started with Jacob, then Leah, then he went to the servants and then Rachel last. I wonder why? One may say it’s just him starting with the older and then going to the younger, but I disagree. cont...

Oct 03Reply

belladoc If that were the case, he wouldn’t have gone to the servants next; he would’ve gone to Rachel next. Additionally, why not go to the servants first; why Jacob and his daughter? Well we know he didn’t like Jacob so that explains why Jacob first, but again, why his daughter? Could it be that Laban felt Leah was the more likely one to steal, even before the servants and Rachel would be least likely? Just a thought. cont...

Oct 03Reply

belladoc Ironically, the one he least expected happened to be the very one who was the thief! Not all that glitters is gold and sometimes it’s the one you least expect to do you harm that’s the main one who will harm you. So why did Rachel lie? Was it because she was afraid of being put to death? Did she not want to be known as a thief or was it because she just wanted to keep her gods? One may never know. So after Laban found nothing, Jacob became angry. cont...

Oct 03Reply

belladoc He was upset that Laban accused him and then searched his things. Jacob started to review all the things Laban did to him and all the ill treatment he endured. He made it seem as if he were so innocent and that Laban was the only deceiver, which we know was not at all true. I often wonder why Jacob didn’t call God his God. He always classified Him as the God of Abraham and Isaac. Just thought that was worth mentioning. cont...

Oct 03Reply

belladoc Note how Laban accounted for everything that Jacob had which he said was his. Jacob’s wives are his daughters, their children are his grandkids, Jacob’s flock is his, but he failed to acknowledge Jacob as his nephew! Recall that Rebekah, Jacob’s mother, is the sister of Laban. That makes Jacob, Laban’s nephew. Why didn’t Laban include him in what is his? cont...

Oct 03Reply

belladoc Note how he kissed his daughters and grandchildren, but never kissed his nephew who is also his son-in-law times 2! Anyhow, eventually they made an oath to pretty much have peace between them and then Laban went on his way. Blessings and love~SophieBella3

Oct 03Reply

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Oct 03Reply

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Oct 03Reply

belladoc @jesscelestial @dawnmonique @tqblue @me77713 @danaleae @momz23 @dollysbikini @blingkimchi @angelasloan @marcie0707 @samipoo24 @proverbs_31 @keishmp @armcharms @clothes4you_ @caligirl332 @jennymcnicol @wenrelas_boutiq @justice10forme @marywkariuki @kettlecorn @whitepoppies @fashionplz @joans_jewels @bdrobinson @tipsy4me2 @kellidavis05 @smalleyville @racknbackagain @aswartzer @sbousquet12 @mlchampagne1 @oak_and_main @lareed8485 @thelmita51 ~BLESSINGS

Oct 03Reply

belladoc GENESIS 32: Jacob’s mission was to make amends with Esau. He knew he had wronged his brother and now was afraid to return home as the Lord commanded him. Strategically, he gave various offerings to his servants to go ahead of him and give the gifts to his brother in increments. Esau was on his way to see Jacob with an army of 400 men! cont...

Oct 04Reply

belladoc So Jacob sought the Lord when he heard this news, asking God to deliver him from the plans of Esau and also reminding Him of his promise to treat him well and to make his descendants like the sand of the sea. My question is, why didn’t Jacob seek the Lord prior to him hearing of his brother’s coming with 400 men? Why wait until he felt afraid before he sought God and reminded Him of His Word? cont...

Oct 04Reply

belladoc Why remind God of His Word when the Angels of the Lord met him on his way and had already assured him that he would be protected? Did Jacob doubt the Lord’s promise to protect him? This seems like a prime example of a man showing little faith. He demonstrated little trust in God because God already sent His Angels as assurance to Jacob of his safety. Jacob surely was a wise man. cont...

Oct 04Reply

belladoc He reminded God, as we know the Lord likes for us to remind Him, of His Word. Not only was Jacob wise in such manner with the Lord, he was wise when he divided his team of servants into 2 in case his brother came and overpowered him, he would only lose half his wealth. The magnitude of things Jacob sent to his brother was worth $24,000.00! This amount of money in this time is considered a good amount of money so just imagine the conversion in Jacob’s time. cont...

Oct 04Reply