Genesis 33:11 Cross References

Genesis 33:11

11: Please take my gifts, for God has been very generous to me. I have more than enough." Jacob continued to insist, so Esau finally accepted them.

At the moment I have all I need--more than I need! I am generously supplied with the gifts you sent me with Epaphroditus. They are a sweet-smelling sacrifice that is acceptable to God and pleases him.

"By all means, take 150 pounds of silver," Naaman insisted. He gave him two sets of clothing, tied up the money in two bags, and sent two of his servants to carry the gifts for Gehazi.

So his master said, 'Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full.

Then Naaman and his entire party went back to find the man of God. They stood before him, and Naaman said, "I know at last that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. Now please accept my gifts."
But Elisha replied, "As surely as the LORD lives, whom I serve, I will not accept any gifts." And though Naaman urged him to take the gifts, Elisha refused.

Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is much more important, for it promises a reward in both this life and the next.

Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to get along happily whether I have much or little.
I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.

Jacob stayed where he was for the night and prepared a present for Esau:
two hundred female goats, twenty male goats, two hundred ewes, twenty rams,
thirty female camels with their young, forty cows, ten bulls, twenty female donkeys, and ten male donkeys.
He told his servants to lead them on ahead, each group of animals by itself, separated by a distance in between.
He gave these instructions to the men leading the first group: "When you meet Esau, he will ask, `Where are you going? Whose servants are you? Whose animals are these?'

She said, "Give me a further blessing. You have been kind enough to give me land in the Negev; please give me springs as well." So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.

So don't take pride in following a particular leader. Everything belongs to you:

As a result, Jacob's flocks increased rapidly, and he became very wealthy, with many servants, camels, and donkeys.

What can we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?
Since God did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won't God, who gave us Christ, also give us everything else?

But they kept urging him until he was embarrassed, and he finally said, "All right, send them." So fifty men searched for three days but did not find Elijah.

When he arrived at Ziklag, David sent part of the plunder to the leaders of Judah, who were his friends. "Here is a present for you, taken from the LORD's enemies," he said.

So I thought I should send these brothers ahead of me to make sure the gift you promised is ready. But I want it to be a willing gift, not one given under pressure.
Remember this--a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop.

Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything.

She said, "Give me a further blessing. You have been kind enough to give me land in the Negev; please give me springs as well." So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.

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