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The Judgment Seat of Jacob (Genesis 49:1–28)

August 28, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Bema, Eternal Rewards, Genesis 49, Israel, Jacob, Judgement, tribes, twelve tribes

I have entitled Genesis, Chapter 49, “The Judgment Seat of Jacob.” Jacob, also called Israel, judged his sons and handed out rewards. In these chapters we find a foreshadowing of the Judgment Seat of Christ for Christians. The order in which Jacob judges his sons is in keeping with their mothers. The first six sons

Six Reasons Why God Sent Israel to Egypt, Part 2

August 22, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Divine blessings, Divine chastisement, Egypt, Gen 47, Jacob, Joseph

The first three reasons, as discussed in a previous blog, were to make Israel a great nation before it returned to conquer the land, to reunite Joseph with his father and brothers, and to keep the nation of Israel a separate people. While any of those three reasons would have been sufficient, there were three

Six Reasons Why God Sent Israel to Egypt, Part 1

August 20, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Israel, Jacob, Joseph, Set Apart

Recently I spoke on Genesis 46–47 at Berean Memorial Church in Irving, TX. Leon Adkins is the pastor. I found six reasons in those two chapters why God sent Israel to Egypt for 400 years. Reason number one: God made Israel a great nation before He sent it back to the Promised Land. See

¿Qué hay detrás de un nombre?

January 30, 2024 by Kathryn Wright in Su Gracia Gratuita - Abraham, Gen 15:5, Gen 32, Jacob, Nuevo nombre, Pablo/Saúl

En un podcast reciente, escuché a un predicador decir que el nombre de Saulo de Tarso fue cambiado a Pablo después de su conversión. Continuó describiendo el milagro de la transformación que ocurrió en la vida de Pablo, diciendo que, debido a esta transformación, el apóstol recibió un nuevo nombre del Señor. El predicador asoció

What’s in a Name?

December 5, 2023 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - Abraham, Gen 15:5, Genesis 32, Jacob, new name, Paul/Saul

In a recent podcast, I heard a preacher say that Saul of Tarsus’ name was changed to Paul after his conversion. He went on to describe the miracle of transformation that occurred in Paul’s life, saying that because of this transformation, the apostle received a new name from the Lord. The preacher went on to

July 19, 2023

Romans–Part 25–Romans 9:10-13

Chosen, Election, Esau, Hated, Isaac, Ismael, Jacob, Loved, Luke 14:26, Nations, predestination, Romans 9:10-13, Serve

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are still in Romans 9. Does God really choose certain individuals to be saved or lost before they are even born? Or is this election about God choosing whom He is going to work through? Does He hate some people and love others? Or does He love all people? Kathryn and Ken will discuss this and related things on today’s podcast.

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