Such a lot is sometimes compressed into a sentence of Scripture! Exodus 41 begins: “Then it came to pass, at the end of two full years,” That is, two whole years after Joseph had kindly treated his fellow prisoner, the royal butler, by interpreting his dream – after two years during which the butler…
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…
The Scripture that comes to mind as I read on through Genesis 37 this morning is Galatians 6:7 which says “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” Jacob, the deceiver of his blind father, is now deceived by his own sons. He sends…
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…