Monthly Archives: January 2020

Jacob's 20 years of servitude end in chapter 31, but he must still go back to Bethel and make things right with God. The next several chapters record several crucial…

In a very real sense, the rest of Genesis presents the life of Jacob, including his trials with Laban, Esau, and his own sons. The story of Joseph is actually…

Sarah lived to be 127 years old. After her death Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. She bore him six sons, and from this marriage came the Midianites.…

Satan tempts us to bring out the worst in us, but God tests us to bring out the best! The most severe tests do not come from people, but from…

In chapter 18 one of the three heavenly visitors who visited Abraham was the Lord Jesus Christ. However, it should be noted that Christ did not accompany the two angels…

Today's reading covers the birth of Ishmael, the changing of Abram's name to Abraham, the Abrahamic covenant confirmed and made everlasting, and the promise of Isaac. There is a practical…

In today's reading we see that Abraham did leave Egypt and God forgave him and restored him to fellowship. But God could not overrule the sad consequences of the trip…

In chapter 12 God calls Abraham. This chapter begins one of the great adventures of the Bible, Abraham's walk of faith. God called Abraham to begin the fulfillment of His…

The last ten verses of chapter 9 record the shame and sin of Noah and Ham. Noah was more than 600 years old. He had been an obedient servant of…

In chapter 3 we read of man sinning against God by disobeying His Word; in chapter 4 we read of man sinning against man. James 1:15 warns us that sin…