Jesus Saves
A 'Through the Bible in a year' daily devotional
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Genesis 46-48 January 17
How Old Art Thou?
(47:8) And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, "How old art thou?"
A simple search of ages reveals a lot about people's lives. Jacob answered Pharaoh that he was 130 years old as he entered Egypt. He and Esau were born when their father Isaac was sixty (Gen. 25:26), and together they buried him when he died at the age of 180 (35:28-9), making Jacob 120, which was just ten years before coming to Egypt. Joseph was thirty when he stood before Pharaoh (41:46), just prior to seven years of plenty, and probably the same year Isaac was buried, if they were now beginning the third year of the famine, with five more years to come (45:11). Counting back to his birth, this means Joseph was born when Jacob was ninety. That was after 14 years of service for his two wives (30:25), and just before six more years of service for the herds (31:41). Benjamin, then was born when Jacob was 96! (That makes Benjamin's birth nearly as miraculous as Isaac's birth when Abraham was 100!) Why don't we hear of this, except that a repeat miracle is no longer a miracle? All his descendants received the blessings of Abraham's faith. It appears that Jacob had all his children between the ages of 83 and 96 (after his first seven years of service to marry Laban's daughters). And, it is just about as certain that Jacob deceived Isaac for Esau's blessing when they were about 75 years old(!), unless Esau's grudge (27:41) takes place over several years. So, maybe you can "teach an old dog new tricks"! Jacob was 96 years old when he "got saved"! [Compare 28:20-22 and 35:1-9]
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks"
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The bulk of this book was written over a 3-year period in India during daily quiet times there. It has been pared down from over 1,000 pages to 365 daily meditations corresponding to a daily reading through the Bible. The reading schedule is given at the head of each page with the day’s date. A verse is selected from each reading and includes the author’s thoughts for that day with a catchy title and an anecdote at the end. Many good devotionals are available, but the author feels this format will aid readers in keeping the Bible relevant to their daily lives as they attempt the worthy task of reading through the entire Bible in a year. It speaks to many personal concerns as they are addressed in the pages of Scripture. It is the author’s hope that this book will become a companion to daily Bible reading, and will encourage the readers to stick with their resolve to complete at least one year through the entire Bible.
About the Author
Renaud deVitry served with Youth With A Mission in India for 5 years, where he worked with Muslims and Hindus and taught in the YWAM schools. He has read through the Bible more than 40 times, once every year since his conversion in 1972. He has also read through the Qur’an three times, to become conversant with Muslims. He spent two years at Columbia University Engineering School, and finished his undergraduate degree at Lancaster Bible College. He earned a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education, and taught Middle and High School Math at a Christian school. He has traveled extensively, and spent years sharing the Gospel on the streets of San Francisco, in prisons and with people of every religious background. He resides with his wife and two teen-age children in Lancaster, PA. This is his first published book.