John Kodiyil

Genesis 32:27-28 NKJV So He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob.” [28] And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.” Genesis 33:8-9 NKJV Then Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company … Read more

Genesis 31:11 NKJV Then the Angel of God spoke to me in a dream, saying, ‘Jacob.’ And I said, ‘Here I am.’ It is impossible for me to count the number of times that God has spoken to me through dreams. Some are cryptic and therefore require interpretation from Him, others are clear instructions. Some … Read more

Genesis 30:1-2,6 NKJV Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I die!” [2] And Jacob’s anger was aroused against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the … Read more

Genesis 28:16 NKJV Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.” In the New Covenant we have with Jesus the Messiah, God is in us, not in a place on Earth, for us even to make a pilgrimage to. As He says … Read more

Genesis 26:3,24,28 NKJV Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father. [24] And the LORD appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the … Read more