Grace Bible Church, Bozeman, MT

Through hard work and divine blessing, Jacob learned that true prosperity comes only from the hand of God.

Through hard work and divine blessing, Jacob learned that true prosperity comes only from the hand of God.

Though sin created chaos in Jacob's family, God's grace still accomplished His purpose.

Though sin created chaos in Jacob's family, God's grace still accomplished His purpose.

Jacob's tangled marriages show that while people are flawed and culture is messy, God's providence remains perfect and unstoppable.

Jacob's tangled marriages show that while people are flawed and culture is messy, God's providence remains perfect and unstoppable.

God graciously met Jacob in his weakness, confirming His covenant and assuring His presence.

God graciously met Jacob in his weakness, confirming His covenant and assuring His presence.

God's sovereign plan moves forward even through Jacob and Rebekah's deception.

God's sovereign plan moves forward even through Jacob and Rebekah's deception.

God's covenant plan to bless the world pressed forward through Isaac, proving that no famine, failure, or opposition can thwart His promises.

God's covenant plan to bless the world pressed forward through Isaac, proving that no famine, failure, or opposition can thwart His promises.

God sovereignly chooses Jacob over Esau to continue His promises and bring blessing to the world.

God sovereignly chooses Jacob over Esau to continue His promises and bring blessing to the world.

As children of God, we have a new distinction, destiny, and determination.

As children of God, we have a new distinction, destiny, and determination.

Abraham's death marks the close of a remarkable life of faith through whom God began His redemptive plan, as the spotlight shifts to the next generation.

Abraham's death marks the close of a remarkable life of faith through whom God began His redemptive plan, as the spotlight shifts to the next generation.

God's providence shines in the marriage of Isaac and Rebekah, showing his faithfulness to fulfill His redemptive plan through the chosen line.

God's providence shines in the marriage of Isaac and Rebekah, showing his faithfulness to fulfill His redemptive plan through the chosen line.

Burying Sarah in the land of promise, Abraham displayed trust in God's word and an eternal perspective that looked beyond the grave.

Burying Sarah in the land of promise, Abraham displayed trust in God's word and an eternal perspective that looked beyond the grave.

Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac reveals a faith that trusts God's promises even when obedience seems impossible.

Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac reveals a faith that trusts God's promises even when obedience seems impossible.

This passage reveals how God's blessing on Abraham led to respect from kings, and it challenges us to pursue peace with those around us.

This passage reveals how God's blessing on Abraham led to respect from kings, and it challenges us to pursue peace with those around us.

God faithfully fulfills His promises in His perfect timing, even when our lives are marked by conflict and hardship.

God faithfully fulfills His promises in His perfect timing, even when our lives are marked by conflict and hardship.

God has a sovereign and purposeful plan for the world that is being fulfilled through Jesus Christ, and His plan is made known to us through the gospel.

God has a sovereign and purposeful plan for the world that is being fulfilled through Jesus Christ, and His plan is made known to us through the gospel.

Abraham's relapse into deceit reminds us of our ongoing need for vigilance, humility, and the mercy of God.

Abraham's relapse into deceit reminds us of our ongoing need for vigilance, humility, and the mercy of God.

When we allow the world to shape our values as we see with Lot and his family, we risk tragic consequences that can impact generations.

When we allow the world to shape our values as we see with Lot and his family, we risk tragic consequences that can impact generations.

The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah displays both God's justice against sin and His mercy towards those who are righteous.

The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah displays both God's justice against sin and His mercy towards those who are righteous.

God sent two angels in human form with drastically different messages - one of promised life, and the other of impending judgment - revealing both His mercy and His justice.

God sent two angels in human form with drastically different messages - one of promised life, and the other of impending judgment - revealing both His mercy and His justice.

We must be bold to fulfill our mission.

We must be bold to fulfill our mission.

God reaffirms His covenant with Abraham by instituting circumcision as a physical sign of the need for spiritual cleansing and wholehearted devotion.

God reaffirms His covenant with Abraham by instituting circumcision as a physical sign of the need for spiritual cleansing and wholehearted devotion.

When Abram and Sarai tried to "help" God fulfill His promise, their lapse in judgment led to consequences that are still felt today.

When Abram and Sarai tried to "help" God fulfill His promise, their lapse in judgment led to consequences that are still felt today.

The Abrahamic Covenant, one of the most significant covenants in scripture, outlines God's irrevocable promise to bless Abraham and ultimately the world.

The Abrahamic Covenant, one of the most significant covenants in Scripture, outlines God's irrevocable promise to bless Abraham and ultimately the world.

The unique situation of Abram going to battle to save Lot introduces to us one of the most fascinating characters in scripture, the priest and king Melchizedek.

The unique situation of Abram going to battle to save Lot introduces to us one of the most fascinating characters in scripture, the priest and king Melchizedek.

God reaffirms His covenant with Abram, promising lasting land and descendants as Abram and Lot part ways.

God reaffirms His covenant with Abram, promising lasting land and descendants as Abram and Lot part ways.

God protects His promise that Abram would sire a great nation even as Abram sins and deceives Pharaoh.