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What did Ishmael do wrong to Isaac?—Genesis 21:9
What provoked Sarah to ask Abraham to send away Hagar and Ishmael in Gen 21:10? The text tells…
Joseph’s faith beyond his lifetime—Genesis 50:22-26
The Book of Genesis concludes with expectation for the future; expectation is part of what faith is. Faith…
Sin damages relationships, but forgiveness can restore them—Genesis 50:15-21
Sometimes it feels difficult to trust forgiveness if we know that we have damaged our relationship with someone.…
Buried in Faith—Genesis 50:1-14
The story of Jacob’s burial, like the story of him blessing his sons regarding the future, is a…
Jacob blesses his sons: some observations—Genesis 49
Jacob has great faith and blesses his sons with confidence in the future that God has for them.…
Joseph receives the double portion—Genesis 48:22
As noted earlier, Jacob gives Joseph the double portion allotted to the firstborn son. Because the double portion…
Jacob blesses Joseph’s sons—Genesis 48:15-16
Jacob passes on a great legacy to Joseph’s sons. He blesses them not only with a physical inheritance,…
Time to pass on his legacy: Jacob blesses Joseph’s sons—Genesis 48:1-11
Having lived to see God’s extraordinary faithfulness in his own life, Jacob looks to the future with confidence…
Jacob’s faith for the future—Genesis 47:28-31
Sometimes God’s promises are for the future, even beyond our own lifetimes. We can trust, however, in his…
Joseph secures the people’s land—Genesis 47:18-26
This passage tells us a lot about Joseph. Joseph worked on behalf of both Pharaoh, his boss, and…
Joseph’s further exaltation—Genesis 47:1-20
Now that Joseph’s family is reunited in Egypt, God blesses all of Joseph’s family through him. Pharaoh’s favor…
What’s so special about the list of names in Genesis 46:7-27?
Everybody loves to read lists of names, right? Not usually, but it’s different if those names bear a…
Jacob’s faith renewed—Genesis 46:1-4
In the face of tragedy, we sometimes forget how much God is with us. Jacob didn’t believe that…
Joseph lavishly welcomes his family—Genesis 45:16-24
Joseph realizes that his brothers are genuinely sorry for what they did to him, and he is now…
Reconciliation—Genesis 45:5-15
Joseph has finally revealed himself to his brothers (45:1-4), because he has finally found them sufficiently trustworthy (44:33-34).…