“We both had dreams,” they answered, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.” (Genesis 40:8) I am reminded of the scenario where two people with similar ailments sit at a waiting room and share the similarity of their symptoms. The first […]
Read More Genesis: 40 – A Tale Of Three ServantsBut while Joseph was there in the prison, the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favour in the eyes of the prison warden. So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there. The warden […]
Read More Genesis: 39 – However Bad It Gets, When God Is With You …Judah recognized them and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I wouldn’t give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not sleep with her again. (Genesis 38:26) Ever since Adam and Eve had their falling out, male-female relationships have not been as harmonious as they could be. It’s one thing to get […]
Read More Genesis: 38 – If You Don’t Treat Her Right“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to each other. “Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns and say that a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.” (Genesis 37:19-20) What on earth was going on in Joseph’s head? It’s clear he hadn’t played baseball, […]
Read More Genesis: 37 – You May Say I’m A DreamerEsau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the members of his household, as well as his livestock and all his other animals and all the goods he had acquired in Canaan, and moved to a land some distance from his brother Jacob. Their possessions were too great for them to remain together; […]
Read More Genesis: 36 – Under God’s Blessing, Even The Loser WinsSo Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes. Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God,who answered me in the day of my distress and […]
Read More Genesis: 35 – Purity for BethelThen Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me obnoxious to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people living in this land. We are few in number, and if they join forces against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.” But they replied, “Should he have […]
Read More Genesis: 34 – The Problem With Taking Matters Into Your Own HandsBut Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him. And they wept. (Genesis 33:4) You ever build yourself up for a bruising having done something really horrible? If you have not been in that position, you are truly blessed. Although it wasn’t particularly terrible, there […]
Read More Genesis: 33 – What A Pleasant SurpriseThen the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” The man asked him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he answered. Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.” […]
Read More Genesis: 32 – Jacob the Fearful, Jacob the FearlessIf the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands, and last night he rebuked you. (Genesis 31:42) There comes a time when enough is […]
Read More Genesis: 31 – Band On The Run
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