Bible Reading Week 44 

This Week’s Theme: Fixing Your Past

Word for the Week is Guilt: Primarily a state of being at fault, often accompanied by a feeling of being in the wrong. Scripture affirms that human guilt arises from sin before God, and can only be purged through accepting the forgiveness offered through the death of Jesus Christ.

Memory verse: 1 Peter 5:6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,

Sermon Focus: Showing humility is critical to restoring a broken relationship

Sermon Passage: Genesis 27:35-37, 41; 33:1-4, 8-11

Genesis 27:41 NKJV

41 So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

THE WRONG SIDE OF TRUTH

GOD CAME TO ABRAM, WHOSE NAME LATTER WAS CHANGED TO ABRAHAM, AND PROMISED THAT HE WOULD MAKE HIM A GREAT NATION AND HE WOULD BLESS HIM AND MAKE HIS NAME GREAT.

THOSE WHO BLESS HIM, GOD WOULD BLESS THEM

AND

THOSE WHO CURSE HIM, GOD WOULD CURSE THEM

AND IN ABRAM

ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH WILL BE BLESSED.

GOD INDEED KEPT HIS PROMISE TO ABRAHAM

HE KEPT HIM IN EGYPT

HE KEPT HIM IN THE REALM OF ABIMILECH

HE KEPT HIM WHEN HE WENT AGAINST THE FIVE KINGS WHO HAD TAKEN LOT CAPTIVE

GOD INDEED KEPT HIS COVENANT

WHEN HE AFTER SARAH WAS 90 AND ABRAHAM 100

GAVE THEM THE PROMISED CHILD

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT

“God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? Numbers 23:19

IN Genesis 14:22 ABRAHAM CALLED HIM, God Most High

IN Genesis 18:25 ABRAHAM CALLED THE LORD , THE JUDGE OF ALL THE EARTH

WHO WILL DO WHAT IS RIGHT

GOD TESTIFIED ABOUT HIMSELF SAYING IN THE DAYS OF SAYING

GOD DECLARES WHAT IS RIGHT

Isaiah 45:19 “I, the LORD, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

Hebrews 6:18 . . . it is impossible for God to lie,

Romans 3:4 . . . let God be true but every man a liar.

YET

GOD’S CHARACTER WAS ABANDONED

JACOB SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THE PERMANENCE OF HIS PROMISES FROM Parents ISAAC AND REBEKAH who was promised offspring AFTER PRAYING AND THROUGH HIS GRANDFATHER ABRAHAM’s life

THE LORD PROVED THAT

4 He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He. Deuteronomy 32:4 (NKJV)

RATHER THAN STANDING ON THAT ROCK

RATHER THAN TRUSTING GOD’s WORDS

AND RELYING ON HIM WORK IT OUT

JACOB CHOSE DECEIT

JACOB CHOSE LYING

WHEN IT CAN TO THE BIRTHRIGHT He CHOSE PLOTTING OVER THE PROMISES OF GOD

THAT THE OLDER WILL SERVE THE YOUNGER

WHEN IT CAME TO THE BLESSING HE CHOSE CHEATING OVER THE CHARACTER OF GOD

HE DISGUISED HIMSELF AS ESAU

LISTEN TO THE WORDS OF ISAAC Genesis 27:35

Genesis 27:35 NKJV

35 But he said, “Your brother came with deceit and has taken away your blessing.”

But he said, “Your brother came with deceit and has taken away your blessing.”

A DECEPTIVE PERSON IS A DISHONEST PERSON.

JACOB WAS DISHONEST ABOUT WHO HE WAS. HE MASQUERADED BEFORE HIS FATHER AS HIS TWIN BROTHER. FOR WHAT? TO STEAL THE BLESSING OF THE FIRST BORN.

JACOB CHOSE SCHEMING OVER THE STATUTES OF GOD

JACOB CHOSE MANIPULATION OVER MANDATES OF GOD

TO HONOR HIS FATHER AND MOTHER

According to Proverbs 20:17

Proverbs 20:17 NKJV

17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

The Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

YES HE GAINED THE BIRTHRIGHT

YES HE GAINED THE BLESSING

BUT HE FORGOT THAT

I. DECEPTION DESTROYS RELATIONSHIPS

WITH HIS FATHER

HE FORGOT THAT

Proverbs 19:13 NKJV

13 A foolish son is the ruin of his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

HE DISREGARDED THAT

Proverbs 19:26 NKJV

26 He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother Is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

HE DISMISSED THE FACT THAT

Proverbs 20:20 NKJV

20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp will be put out in deep darkness.

WITH HIS BROTHER

LOOK AT GENESIS 27:36

Genesis 27:36 NKJV

36 And Esau said, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright, and now look, he has taken away my blessing!” And he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”

LOOK AT GENESIS 27:41

Genesis 27:41 NKJV

41 So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

HE WANTED TO KILL HIS BROTHER.

WITH THE GOD OF TRUTH

JACOB WAS

DISHONEST ABOUT THEIR INTENTIONS.

HE LIED NOT JUST WITH HIS LIPS

BUT WITH HIS LIFE

THE BIBLE TEACHES IN Proverbs 12:22

THAT LYING LIPS ARE AN ABOMINATION TO THE LORD

LOOK AT PS5.4

Psalm 5:4–6 NKJV

4 For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, Nor shall evil dwell with You. 5 The boastful shall not stand in Your sight; You hate all workers of iniquity. 6 You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; The Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

THE BIBLE TEACHES IN PROV 6.16-17

Proverbs 6:16–17 NKJV

16 These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: 17 A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood,

THE BIBLE DESCRIBES LYING MOUTH AS

Romans 3:13 NKJV

13 “Their throat is an open tomb; With their tongues they have practiced deceit”; “The poison of asps is under their lips”;

IS THIS YOU?

HAVE YOU LIED ABOUT YOUR SUBMISSION TO CHRIST

SAYING, “THAT HE IS THE HEAD OF YOUR LIFE”

HAVE YOU LIED ABOUT YOUR PREFERENCE

SAYING, “THAT HE COMES FIRST IN YOUR LIFE”

HAVE YOU LIED ABOUT YOUR DEVOTION TO CHRIST

SAYING, “THAT YOU LOVE HIM WITH ALL YOUR HEART”

YOU HAVE LIED ABOUT YOUR DEVOTION TO CHRIST

SAYING, “THAT HE COMES FIRST IN YOUR LIFE”

LIKE JACOB HAVE YOU ALSO LIED WITH YOUR ACTION

USING SOMETHING THAT SUPPOSED TO BE A GESTURE OF LOVE AND AFFECTION AND RESPECT

Proverbs 27:6 NKJV

6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

A KISS IS USE IT AS A WEAPON TO DECEIVE

THIS IS WHY SOLOMON TAUGHT THAT THE KISSES OF AN ENEMY ARE DECEITFUL

JUDAS USED A KISS TO BETRAY THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.

ARE YOU ACTING LIKE YOU LOVE THE LORD AT WORSHIP

BUT THEN YOU LIVE LIKE YOU DON’T CARE ABOUT HIM

ARE YOU ACTING LIKE YOU RESPECT HIM ON SUNDAYS

BUT MONDAY THRU SATURDAY

YOUR MOUTH IS FULL OF DISRESPECTFUL LANGUAGE AND DISMISSIVE LIVING

ARE YOU BLOWING DECEITFUL KISSES OF DESTRUCTION?

THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR IS HARD

JACOB

Reaping what one sows.

1. **Deception in Marriage:** Jacob deceived his father, Isaac, and brother, Esau, to receive the blessing that was meant for the firstborn. In a parallel event, Laban deceives Jacob by substituting Leah for Rachel on his wedding night. Jacob worked seven years to marry Rachel, but Laban tricks him into marrying Leah first, which forces Jacob to work an additional seven years for Rachel (Genesis 29:15-30).

2. **Shift in Wages:** Laban continuously changes Jacob's wages. Just as Jacob used cunning ways to secure his father’s blessing, he now faces similar cunning behavior from Laban, demonstrating the challenges Jacob must overcome because of past actions (Genesis 31:7, 31:41).

II. DECEPTION CAN BE DELIVERED

HELP IS AVAILABLE

JACOB HAD CONSEQUENCES FOR HIS ACTIONS

THERE IS DELIVERANCE FOR THE DECEITFUL

THERE IS SALVATION FOR THE SWINDLER

THERE IS REDEMPTION FOR THE

GOD SENT HIS SON TO

RELEASE THE DECEPTIVE FROM HIS WRATH

RELEASE THE LIAR FROM THE POWER OF THIS SIN

SUFFERED FOR US

HE WAS WOUNDED FOR OUR WICKEDNESS

BRUISED FOR OUR BRUTALITY

PIERCED FOR OUR PLOTS

SUFFERED FOR OUR SCAMS

TORTURED FOR OUR TRICKERY

WHIPPED FOR OUR

AND CRUCIFIED FOR OUR CRIMES AGAINST THE FATHER

JESUS IS

THE WAY THAT NEVER LEADS ASTRAY

THE TRUTH THAT NEVER LIES

THE STANDARD THAT NEVER CHANGES

THE TEACHER THAT NEVER DECEIVES

THE JUDGE THAT NEVER MISJUDGES

THE COUNSELOR THAT NEVER BETRAYS

III. DECEPTION MUST BE RENOUNCE

A. DON’T BE RESISTANT

Genesis 33:1–2 NKJV

1 Now Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and there, Esau was coming, and with him were four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants. 2 And he put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last.

B. BE READY TO RECONCILE

Genesis 33:11 NKJV

11 Please, take my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” So he urged him, and he took it.

WITH MEN

Matthew 5:25 NKJV

25 Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

WITH GOD

SAY THAT LORD I ADMIT I WAS BEING

Crafty and Cunning

Shifty and Shady

Double dealing and Dishonest

Fraudulent and Fake

Debase and Depraved

Wretched and Wicked

Rotten and Reprehensible

James 4:6 NKJV

6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”

James 4:10 NKJV

10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

1 Peter 5:6 NKJV

6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,

humility enables us to acknowledge our wrongs,

seek forgiveness,

and work towards reconciliation in damaged relationships.

YOU ARE HELPLESS

CAN’T WALK RIGHT

CAN’T LIVE RIGHT

“In Him we live, move and have our being”

YOU can’t think, can’t read, can’t write

JESUS SAID “WITHOUT HIM YOU CAN DO NOTHING”

HAVE YOU COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT YOU NEED HIM

EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK,

EVERY HOUR OF THE DAY,

EVERY MINUTE OF THE HOUR,

EVERY SECOND OF THE MINUTE

YOU CAN’T DESTROY DECEPTION WITHOUT HIM

YOU CAN’T LIBERATE YOUR LIPS FROM LYING WITHOUT HIM

YOU CAN’T REMOVE THE ROTTENNESS OF SIN WITHOUT HIM

DON’T BE too Grand to GROVEL

DON’T BE too Big to Bow

DON’T BE too High to Humble

COME TO HIM RIGHT NOW