I haven’t found one scripture in the Bible where God instructs Abraham, Isaac, or Jacob to leave the land of Canaan and go to Egypt. In fact, several times, God warned these patriarchs not to go to Egypt.

An opportunity was presented to Jacob at a vulnerable time, and he took the bait. Everything seemed like a dream come true. They were in a land of plenty with lots of opportunity for success and advancement. But things turned sour in time, and the dream turned into a nightmare.

But what if he stayed in the land of Canaan? Or, he could have stayed in Egypt till the famine was over in the land of Canaan.

I suppose history would have been different if Jacob would have consulted God about this move. But maybe he felt that it was such a great opportunity that it had to be God’s plan.

Anything in your history that points to dreams turning into a never ending nightmare? You seized great and promising opportunities hoping for a better future. Maybe it’s too late to return to where you came from.

But you may want to reset to a mode of consulting God and reset yourself to a habit of obedience.


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