1. And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt. 2. And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. 3. And he put them in ward in the […]
1. And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. 2. And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his […]
Now there are some key points in Genesis chapter 38 that men should learn from. Now it came to pass that in the process of time that Judah’s wife passes away and that Judah takes it on and drifts into a state of self-imposed isolation. For he loved his wife and found it hard to […]
1. And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2. And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. 3. And she conceived, and bare a son; and […]
1. And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. 2. These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their […]
1. Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom. 2. Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; 3. And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth. 4. And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel; 5. And Aholibamah […]
In Genesis chapter 34, we see how the foolishness of Dinah could have almost annihilated Jacob and his family. Now Dinah does a great blunder by venturing out on her own and more so on a land that she knows nothing about. The excuse that she gives is that she would wanted to socialize. Now […]
1. And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother. 2. Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be […]
1. And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. 2. And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. 3. And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of […]
The Genesis chapter 33 sets the standard for reconciliation among brothers. Of course, the human heart cannot forgive, but Christians are not mere humans they are washed by the Blood of the Jesus and sanctified and liberated from life wasting emotions that mortals a submit their lives to. It is often said when you don’t […]