Some may ask, as they read Genesis 39: “Where was God when Joseph was sent to prison by Potiphar? Surely God could have revealed to Potiphar that his adulterous wife was the one who deserved punishment for attempting to seduce this fine young man!” I believe that God did! We are told clearly that…
In Genesis 37 we see things beginning to unravel within the mixed family of Jacob! He has now been living in Canaan for some years. At 17 years of age Joseph, being the first son of his favourite wife has clearly become his favourite son! As he works in the fields with his half-brothers…
Genesis 35 records two deaths in Jacob’s (now called Israel) household, that of his mother’s nurse, Deborah and then sadly, his much-loved wife Rachel. Rachel dies in childbirth as her second son Benjamin is born. Jacob is now the father of twelve sons whose names are listed for us in this chapter. They are…
Chapter 34 of Genesis is one of those chapters which, at first reading, you tend to want to pass over quickly without giving much mention to its contents! But it can’t be passed over quickly! It tells of the rape of Jacob and Leah’s daughter Dinah by one of the Canaanites called Shechem. It…
As I’m grazing on the Word this morning in Genesis 18, four main things stand out to me. Abraham’s hospitality to strangers God’s personal interest in the lives of those who seek to do His will God’s amazing grace toward sinful people The possible influence of Christians in the community Abraham sees three visitors…
My reading of Genesis 1:14-19 which records what God did on the fourth day of creation, raises many questions in the minds of skeptics and so-called wise men. Those questions do not phase the Bible believing Christian because of a plain statement of God’s word that is found in Isaiah 8:20 “To the law…
Just as a candle can help you navigate a dark room, one small beam of light can resolve many of life’s questions. Have you been seeking the bright daylight of wisdom and understanding? Searching for a beacon of hope and encouragement? Then turn to the one source of pure light, which the psalmist writer…