Bible Reading Made Different

Genesis 32:29 - Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me Your name, I pray.” And He said, “Why is it that you ask about My name?” And He blessed him there.  (NKJV) Get blessed by the best - God! Please feel free to post the 29th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.

Deuteronomy 32:28 - "For they are a nation void of counsel, Nor is there any understanding in them. (NKJV) Is that us ( U nited S tates) today? Let's pray for our entire nation! Exodus 2 2:28 - "You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people. (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 28th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section. 

  Job 22:27 - You will make your prayer to Him, He will hear you, And you will pay your vows.   (NKJV) Be truthful with God! 2 Samuel 2 2:27  - With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 27th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in the Comments Section.

  Genesis 31:31-55  In response to Laban's questions regarding Jacob sneaking away, he answered and said that he was afraid that Laban would take his daughters from him by force. Then, not knowing that Rachel took the idols, Jacob told Laban that he could kill whomever he found with the idols. So Laban started his search. He went into Jacob's tent, then Leah's tent and the tents of the two maids and did not find them. Laban enters Rachel's tent.  Apparently everyone had their own tent. In the post where Rachel pimped Jacob to Leah for mandrakes (Genesis 30:15), I thought that Jacob and Rachel were in the same tent.  Rachel had taken the household idols and put them in the camel's saddle and sat on them. Of course, Laban's search of Rachel's tent did not result in finding the idols. Rachel said that the manner of women was with her and that's why she couldn't come down off the camel to greet him.  Basically, she said that she was on her period.  No ma

Exodus 32:26 - then Moses stood in the entrance of the camp, and said, “Whoever is on the Lord’s side - come to me!” And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him.  (NKJV) Are you on the Lord’s side? Genesis 3 2:26  - And He said, "Let Me go, for the day breaks." But he said, "I will not let You go unless You bless me!"  (NKJV) How determined are you to hold on until you get your blessing? Please feel free to post the 26th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.

Exodus  2:25  - And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God acknowledged them.   (NKJV) Has God acknowledged you? Genesis  2:25  - And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 25th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.

  Genesis 31:1-30 Jacob heard that Laban's sons were saying that he took everything that belonged to their father and that was how he acquired his wealth. Jacob perceived that Laban's countenance towards him was no longer favorable. The Lord told Jacob to return to the land of his fathers and to his family. God promised to be with him. Jacob called Rachel and Leah to his flock in the field and told them that he sees Laban's countenance towards him has changed for the worse, but the God of his father has been with him. He reflected on how he served Laban with all of his might, yet Laban deceived him and changed his wages ten times.    Jacob told them that despite all that Laban did to him, God didn't allow Laban to hurt him. Jacob said that if Laban said that the speckled would be his wages, then all the flocks bore speckled offspring. The same thing happened if Laban said that the streaked would be his wages. Jacob stated that God took the livestock from Laban and gave

Exodus  2:24  - So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.  (NKJV) God does hear us when we cry out to Him! Genesis  2:24  - Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 24th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in the Comments Section.       

Exodus  2:23  - Now it happened in the process of time that the king of Egypt died. Then the children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.   (NKJV) When is the last time you cried out to God for help? Genesis  2:23  - And Adam said: "This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man."  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 23rd Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.

Genesis 30:22-43 - More Deception In The Work(s) God remembered Rachel and answered her prayers for a child.   I am glad the Bible says that God remembered Rachel because otherwise some may think she conceived because of the mandrakes mentioned earlier in the chapter.  Rachel had a son and said, "God has taken away my reproach." She named her son Joseph saying "The Lord shall add to me another son."   So, I googled and Joseph means "God will add". So was this a prophetic moment for Rachel? Further along in our Biblical journey we will see that she does have another son. After Joseph was born, Jacob was ready to leave Laban and go out on his own with his family. He was ready to go back to his own country. He told Laban to give him his wives and children for whom he had served Laban and let him go because Laban was aware of Jacob's service for him. Laban pleaded with Jacob to stay because he realized that the Lord had blessed him for Jacob's sake.  H

Exodus 22:22 - “You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.   (NKJV)   Do not mistreat anyone who may appear to be alone in this world. Genesis  2:22  - Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 22nd Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.

Exodus 22:21 - “You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.  (NKJV) Be careful how you treat people! Genesis  2:21  - And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 21st Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.

Exodus 22:20  - “He who sacrifices to any god, except to the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed.   (NKJV) Only the One, True God is worthy of worship! Genesis  2:20  - So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 20th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.

Exodus 22:19  - “Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death.   (NKJV) “Beastiality” is definitely forbidden by God!  Genesis  2:19  - Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 19th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.

Genesis 22:18 - In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”  (NKJV) This is because Abraham was willing to sacrifice Isaac. Will others be blessed because of your obedience to the Lord? Genesis  2:18  - And the Lord God said, "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him."  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 18th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.

  Genesis 30:1-21 When Rachel saw that she wasn't having any babies, she envied Leah. Rachel even told Jacob to give her children or else she would die. Jacob got angry with Rachel and said, "Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?"  This goes to show that even the "most in love" couples can experience some marital discord.  Rachel gives her maid, Bilhah, to Jacob as a wife so that she can have children by her.  This is similar to Sarai (Sarah) giving Hagar to Abram   (Abraham) in Genesis 16. We know that situation didn't end well.  Bilhah conceived and had a son. Rachel said, "God has judged my case and He has also heard my voice and given me a son." Rachel named him Dan  (Jacob and Bilhah's son) . Bilhah conceived a second time and had another son. This time Rachel said, With great wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister and indeed I have prevailed." She named him Naphtali  (Jacob and Bilhah's sec

Genesis 22:17   - blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of   heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.   (NKJV) Nothing can surpass God’s promises! Genesis  2:17  - but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 17th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.

Deuteronomy  32:16  - They provoked Him to jealousy with foreign gods; With abominations they provoked Him to anger.   (NKJV) Only worship the One, True God! Genesis  2:16  - And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 16th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.

Judges  2:15  - Wherever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for calamity, as the Lord had said, and as the Lord had sworn to them. And they were greatly distressed.   (NKJV) When the hand of the Lord is against you, there is nothing you can do about it! Genesis  2:15  - Then the Lord took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 15th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section

Genesis 22:14  - And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”   (NKJV) Do you trust God to provide for you? Genesis  2:14  - The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it is the one which goes toward the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 14th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section

Genesis 22:13 – Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.   (NKJV) Praise God for each “ram in the bush” that He has provided! Genesis  2:13  – The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which goes around the whole land of Cush.  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 13th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.

Genesis 22:12 – And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”   (NKJV) How much do you fear (reverence) God? Genesis  2:12  – And the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and the onyx stone are there.  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 12th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.

Genesis 22:11 – But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” So he said, “Here I am.”   (NKJV) The Angel is calling Abraham to stop him from sacrificing Isaac. Always answer a Heavenly call! Genesis  2:11  – The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 11th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.  

Genesis 32:10 -  I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which You have shown Your servant; for I crossed over this Jordan with my staff, and now I have become two companies.  (NKJV) We are never worthy of all of God’s blessings. Genesis  2:10  - Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads.  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 10th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.

Leviticus  22:9  - ‘They shall therefore keep My ordinance, lest they bear sin for it and die thereby, if they profane it: I the Lord sanctify them.  (NKJV) Never profane God’s ordinances! Genesis  2:9  - And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 9th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.

  Jacob goes on his journey and comes to the land of the people of the East. He saw a well in the field with three flocks of sheep lying near it. This well was used to water the flocks. However, a large stone covered the well’s mouth. The flocks would be gathered there and they  (the shepherds)  would roll away the stone and water the sheep, then put the stone back over the well’s mouth. Jacob asked the shepherds where were they from and they replied, “We are from Haran.” He asked them if they knew Laban and of course they knew him. Jacob asked if Laban was well and they answered that he is well. As they were talking, Rachel was coming towards them with her sheep and they informed Jacob that Rachel is Laban’s daughter. Jacob told the shepherds that it was early in the day and too early for all the sheep to be gathered together. So, he told them to water the sheep and then go feed them.   Wow! Who died and made Jacob boss?  The shepherds said that they could not do that until all the fl

Exodus 32:8 – They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a molded calf, and worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, ‘This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!'”  (NKJV) Do not make and worship other gods! Genesis  2:8  – The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 8th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.  

Numbers 32:7 – Now why will you discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord has given them?  (NKJV) Never discourage anyone from receiving or achieving the Lord’s blessings! Genesis  2:7  – And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 7th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section. 

Deuteronomy 32:6 – Do you thus deal with the Lord, O foolish and unwise people? Is He not your Father, who bought you? Has He not made you and established you?  (NKJV) Be wise in how you deal with God! Genesis  2:6  – but a mist went up fr om the earth and watered the whole face of the ground.  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 6th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.

Joshua 22:5 - But take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul." (NKJV) God's commands - Love Him, obey Him, hold fast to Him and serve Him with your all in all! Genesis 2:5 - before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. For the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground; (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 5th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section. 

Exodus 2:4 – And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.  (NKJV) Do your siblings look out for you? Genesis  2:4  – This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 4th Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.

Isaac called Jacob and blessed him  (again).   He also told him not to take a wife from among the Canaanite women. He told Jacob to go to Padan Aram to Bethuel’s (Rebekah’s father) house and get a wife from among Laban’s (Rebekah’s brother) daughters. Isaac blessed Jacob by saying, “May God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may be an assembly of peoples; and give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and your descendants with you, that you may inherit the land in which you are a stranger, which God gave to Abraham.”  Isaac refers to the blessing of Abraham which indicates to me that his earthly father, Abraham, told him of the promises of God, his heavenly father. What promises of God have you shared with your children?  Isaac sent Jacob away and he went to Padan Aram to Laban, Bethuel’s son and Rebekah’s brother.  Since Isaac sent Jacob away, I’m thinking that Rebekah must have had a talk with her husband about Esau’s intentions and they agreed that Ja

Deuteronomy 32:3 – For I proclaim the name of the Lord: Ascribe greatness to our God.  (NKJV) What have you proclaimed about God lately? Genesis  2:3  – Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 3rd Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.    

  Deuteronomy 2:2 – “And the Lord spoke to me, saying:   (NKJV) What has God spoken to you lately? Genesis  2:2  – And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.  (NKJV) Please feel free to post the 2nd Verse of a Bible Chapter ending with the Number 2 in  the Comments Section.