Joanne B. Holstein is a Becker Bible Studies teacher and author of Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians. She has received her Master of Science degree in Psychology/Christian Counseling with honors from Liberty University. She is well-known as a counselor to Christian faithful who are struggling with tremendous burden in these difficult times. She is a leading authority on the history of development of the Christian churches and the practices and beliefs of world religions and cults.
The center of the Tribe of Israel is Jacob. One has to understand the story of Jacob in order to understand the twelve Tribes of Israel. This is the account of Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel by the LORD GOD.
Favoritism of a child hurts the whole family unit and it is up to us to stop it. Favoritism by one or both parents can affect children. It is a natural condition for children to compete for either their mother’s or father’s attention. It is the responsibility of parents to not show favoritism because of the attention being shown.
Rebekah was the wife of Isaac and the mother of two great nations through Esau of the Edomites and Jacob of the Israelites. There are many lessons to be learned from Rebekah; she was a loving mother and an obedient wife, she was faithful, rebellious as well as being passionate. She was a Godly woman but she did have her human weaknesses.
Relationship jealousy takes the involvement of three people. That can be husband, wife and a child, or it can be between siblings one or both parents. The Bible gives us many examples of jealousy and the out come of that jealousy.
Understanding Esau gives us an insight to his wife Basemath. Basemath and her marriage to Esau give us a precaution about being unequally yoked between believers and nonbelievers. Esau, like Jacob, was warned not to take a wife from the daughter of Canaan. There is no covenant with the Canaanites or unbelievers.
It is through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of the LORD God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. Our faith can be compared with those who came before us. "That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perished, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom…