Day 10

The character of Jacob is beginning to change, from deceiver to believer.  There does not appear to be any evidence of Jacob’s conversion before chapter 28.  In Genesis 27:20 Jacob referred to the God of Abraham and of Isaac as “your God.”  Now, in chapter 28 Jacob affirmed, “The LORD will be my God” (v. 21).  When you read through chapter 32, you find that Jacob, who was a deceiver, is not only now a believer, but his name is changed by God to Israel.
Jacob was over 70-years-old when he takes off on his 400-mile journey north to Haran.  He works seven years for his Uncle Laban in exchange for Rachel’s hand in marriage, but Laban deceives Jacob and obligates him to an additional seven years.  
Now, Jacob, who had deceived others, has felt the pain of deceit himself.  As the story continues, we find a few other unfortunate consequences of his earlier life of mistakes, some of which was that others had learned the art of deception (31:35).

General Questions for each day:
Summarize the day’s Bible passage in your own words.
What thoughts, actions, attitudes or beliefs are addressed in the passage?
How is the Holy Spirit leading you to apply this passage to your life today?