6.18.09 Gn32, Mk3

Genesis 32:
Jacob took all his belongings and went back to the land where Esau was. He was afraid Esau still holds grudges against him, so he sent out messengers to let Esau know that his sevant Jacob was coming. Esau then brought 400 people with him coming towards Jacob. Jacob heard this and was afraid, so he diveded his livestocks into two groups. He then prepared a lot of gifts to Esau, sending them before him, and told all the servants to say that all were gifts to Esau, and tell Esau that Jacob was coming after. The gifts crossed the river, and Jacob had camped by the shore. At night, there was a man and Jacob wrestled with him, and the man couldn't overcome Jacob, so he took the tendon from the socket of Jacob's hip. The man asked Jacob to let him go, and Jacob wouldn't unless the man blessed him, so the man changed Jacob's name into Israel, and he blessed him further. Later on Jacob said that he had come face to face with God, and had his life spared.

Mark 3:
There was a man with his hands shriveled. The Pharasees came closely to watch Jesus to see if he is going to heal during sabbath. Jesus asked whether they kill or save on Sabbath. However, no one answered. With anger, Jesus saw their stubborness. He healed the man and the Pharasees started planting to kill him.
Jesus withdrew from them but so many people followed him, when he came to the sea of Galilee, he could preach because the crowd got so big. Jesus then got on a boat so that he could avoid the crowd and preach at the same time. Hearing what he had done, a lot of people brought the sick. Jesus healed them, however, he told the demons not to tell who he was. Then Jesus came to the mountainside, and appointed his 12 apostles--Simon Peter, James and John, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James, Thaddaeus, Simon and Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray him.
Then the Pharasees accused him of using demons to drive out demons. However Jesus said to them that only a robber cannot rob himself, and he had to tie up the master of the house and start robbing. Blasphemie against the holy spirit could not be forgiven.
Jesus mother and brothers came and visited, when they were outside, people notified Jesus. However, he said that the people who were sitting with him were his brothers and sisters and mothers.