Jacob: The Sower and Reaper

by John G. Butler

Publisher:

LBC Publications

, 1999

Overview

"If one is going to understand the history of the nation of Israel correctly and adequately, he must study Jacob's life..." writes Butler in the Preface to Jacob: The Sower and Reaper. Butler examines the inspirational life of Jacob in the following chapters:

• Birth
• Birthright
• Beguiler
• Backlash
• Bethel
• Befriended
• Brides
• Begetting
• Bargaining
• Breakup
• Burden
• Brother
• Brutality
• Betterment
• Beloved
• Bread
• Bestowal
• Benedictions
• Burial

Product Details

• Title: Jacob: The Sower and Reaper
• Author: John G. Butler
• Series: Bible Biography Series
• Publisher: LBC Publications
• Publication Date: 1993
• Pages: 209

About John G. Butler

John G. Butler, originally from Iowa, has been a Baptist minister for over fifty years and a pastor for over thirty-five years with pastorates in Clinton, Iowa; Williamsburg, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; and Chicago, Illinois. Having attended Tennessee Temple University and graduated from Cedarville University, he also authored the 27-volume Bible Biography Series, a 10-volume Study of the Savior series about Jesus Christ, and the 4-volume Butler's Daily Bible Reading set, a unique daily devotional focusing on expository Bible study. He is also a veteran of the United States Navy.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Because the chief significance of this birthright had to do with Jesus Christ, our text is another example in Scripture of the prominence of Christ in Scripture.” (Page 28)

“This part of the birthright concerned Jesus Christ. This part of the birthright belonged only to the line through which Christ was coming.” (Page 36)

“Christ demonstrated the fact that He speaks to us through Jesus Christ” (Page 104)

“the southern region of what we know today as Turkey” (Page 93)

“Ishmael, Isaac’s half-brother, had many children before Isaac had any children. The descendents of wicked Esau, the man of the world, had many kings before the descendents of Jacob, the man of God’s choice, had kings (Genesis 36:31).” (Page 13)

Product Details

• Title: Jacob: The Sower and Reaper
• Author: John G. Butler
• Series: Bible Biography Series
• Volume: Number Seventeen
• Publisher: LBC Publications
• Print Publication Date: 1999
• Logos Release Date: 2011
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Jacob (Biblical patriarch)
• ISBNs: 9781889773179, 1889773174
• Resource ID: LLS:BBS17JACOB
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-05T16:36:09Z

About John G. Butler

John Butler was Baptist ministry for over fifty years. He attended both Tennessee Temple University and Cedarville University. Originally from Iowa, Butler served as a pastor for over 35 years with congregations in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Iowa. He is a veteran of the United States Navy.

Butler authored several series including the Bible Biography Series, the Study of the Savior series, Butler’s Daily Bible Reading set, and the Analytical Bible Expositor series.