10: Jacob – Israel – Singing with Inspiration

The book of Genesis offers us so many avast topics from which to choose a theme hymn. As we are starting at the very beginning, I would like to give praise to our Creator of heaven and earth in singing
Hymn 320 – Lord of Creation and
Hymn 2 – All Creatures of Our God and King. The stories that follow creation will lean back toward our amazing God and what He has done for each of us in creation.

Sabbath afternoon’s introduction to this week’s study time reminds us of “the hand of God and His faithfulness”:
Hymn 100 – Great Is Thy Faithfulness. This is stated again at the end of the afternoon’s reading in “God is faithful to fulfil what He has promised” and we are encouraged to be
Standing on the Promises – Hymn 518.

Genesis 32:10 tells the story of how “Jacob, truly, has a better understanding of what grace was about”:
Hymn 108 – Amazing Grace and
Hymn 109 – Marvelous Grace. And yet, in instances we see Jacob did not
Trust and Obey – Hymn 590 and had to learn to do this along with
Only Trust Him – Hymn 279 and
If You But Trust in God to Guide You – Hymn 510, because this truly is the
God of Our Fathers – Hymn 645.

Monday lets us see the wonder of the forgiveness of sin as the two brothers, Esau and Jacob, hug and weep together:
Hymn 299 – Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive.

Jacob committed himself to God as we are daily seeking to do:
Hymn 634 – Come, All Christians, Be Committed. It is with wonder that we view God intervening when Jacob does obey (Wednesday):
Hymn 590 – Trust and Obey.

Ellen G White writes with clarity in Patriarchs and Prophets, pp. 201-203 (Friday) of God’s wondrous mercy:
Hymn 521 – Depth of Mercy and
Hymn 114 – There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy.

God’s abundant blessings this quarter as we study through the first book of the Bible which our gracious God has given. May we be faithful and all say “Come, Lord Jesus, come – very soon” so we are able to go to our new home in Heaven, as
We Have This Hope – Hymn 214.

To learn unknown hymns, you will find the accompaniment music for each one at: https://sdahymnals.com/Hymnal/

Another great resource is for when there is a hymn you wish to sing, but can’t find it in your hymnal. Go to https://www.sdahymnal.org and in the search bar type a special word in that is in the hymn. I am sure you will be amazed at the help you will be given.

2 Timothy 2:15 KJV – “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

Amen!