17 12 tribes set

1. I am a little sad to read about the death of Rachel right after the labor, but I am not sad for Isaac's death, which was natural. Israel and it's 12 tribes were finally established. (I always feel bad when I had to skip a long section of family tree. -- don't know how to take Esau's descendents into my bible study till this day :( )

2. "A bruised reed he will not break,
      and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, "

like the this verse in Chinese better:
   壓傷的蘆葦、他不折斷．將殘的燈火、他不吹滅．

3." LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary?
       Who may live on your holy hill? " -- I am unworthy I know, even based on my own judgement. :(

4. "when you lie down, you will not be afraid;
       when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet" -- Yes! Please help keep me that way, LORD!

[-凡凡-]

創世記 35:1-36:43
-雅各要求全家除掉偶像，這是合神心意的。
-拉結生下便雅憫後立即死去，應驗了她當初偷盜父親神像後雅各在不知情時發出的詛咒。
-以掃和雅各的父親以撒年老而終。

馬太福音 12:1-12:21
1）我喜愛憐恤，不喜愛祭祀。--神是看中我們內心的。內心沒有誠實地憐憫和愛，獻祭也是枉然。

2）我們的主耶穌是安息日的主，任何時候他都是慈愛又施憐憫的主。

3）“他不爭競，不喧囔。街上也沒有人聽見他的聲音。 壓傷的蘆葦，他不折斷。經殘的燈火，他不吹滅。等他施行公理，叫公理得勝。 ”--我們主耶穌基督的特質就是溫柔謙卑，不爭競，充滿慈愛、憐憫和公義。

詩篇 15:1-15:5
行為正直，作事公義，心裏說實話的人必永不動搖！

箴言 3:21-3:26
要謹守真智慧和謀略。依靠耶和華，不陷入罪的網羅。

荒漠甘泉 01/17
我們的神是永活的神！如果你與神同行，仰望他給你隨時的幫助，永活的神保險不會誤你的事。 這真的是太棒了！

[~蓑笠翁]

Genesis: Really like Jacob's attitude to command his men to get rid of the idols. I also had a hard time to read the Esau's Descendants too:)

Matthew: Jesus continued healing people!

Psalm: wow! what a great image of the people who may live God's holy hill! Really like the last versus: He who does these things will never be shaken.

Proverbs: Wow! I really like it! I am very encouraged! I hope I can sleep well tonight! because for the LORD will be MY confidence and will keep MY foot from being snared!!!Yeah~~

[寒江雪~]

1. I have the same feeling as Timothy. Sad for the death of Rachel. Jacob and Rachel had the touching love story but Rachel left Jacob alone finally...

2. I like this words “'I desire mercy, not sacrifice!” – From our reading, we can tell this was what Jesus did. Mercy provides help!

3. “preserve sound judgment and discernment, do not let them out of your sight” – So that you could do everything in the right way!