Quotes About Divine

When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacobís hip and dislocated it as they wrestled.

And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.

But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.

As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacobís sons.

After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.

And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel.

Jacob called the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.

But Er, Judahís firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.

What he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put Onan to death as well.

And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.

When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,

From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptianís household on account of him. The LORDís blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.

No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”

It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.

So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”

Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my fatherís household.”

“My silver has been returned!” he said to his brothers. “It is here in my sack.” Their hearts sank, and trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”

Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.

Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me

I await Your salvation, O LORD.

But Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?

There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed.

So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?”