Today we conclude our study of the book of beginnings. Throughout the book, we have seen God weaving together this teaching about who he is. Genesis is like a tapestry that is slowly stitched together. From the backside of the tapestry, it looks to us like a tangled mess. It’s hard to make out what…
Next week, we will take a step back from the puzzle we have been working on and see what picture all of the pieces we put together looks like. Today we have the privilege to study the last chapter of the great book of Genesis. Though we have come to the end of the book,…
Jacob said that few and evil were his days. This was the assessment of his life that he gave to the Pharaoh. He had lived for 130 years and saw that his body was deteriorating faster than his father. Doubtless, he had heard of stories of his ancestors of his grandfather Abraham that was alive…
If you remember last time we saw the family of Joseph who was just settling in Egypt. They had made the journey from Canaan on the wagons of the Pharaoh with Judah going before them. Joseph appeared before the Pharaoh on behalf of his family and brought five of his brothers. He asked them, “what…
Last time we looked at chapter 46 which had three very distinct sections. We had Jacob’s vision of God in Beersheba. Jacob heard encouragement from God and he publicly worshipped God there. In the second section, we were told of those from Jacob’s family that entered the land of Egypt. We considered some of the…
Today we continue our study of the life of Joseph in Genesis chapter 46. Last time we heard the story of how Joseph and his brothers finally reunited as brothers. Joseph could not restrain himself any longer and revealed to his brothers that he was indeed Joseph. After some convincing, their eyes were open and…
We spent our time last week looking at chapter 44. The chapter divisions are great to help us reference certain passages of scripture and to break down a larger story into its parts. Chapters 44 and 45 are a telling of one scene in the life of Joseph. Remember that Joseph has been about testing…
At one of our elders’ meetings, we were talking about how we have so much detail about this part of Joseph’s life but we get so little detail about so many others. Methusela lived 969 years but we don’t know anything about his life. Without him, the chain of progression to Noah and beyond would…
INTRODUCTION In chapter 42, we started this series of events that describe how Joseph reconnected with his family after twenty years of being apart. We get to witness Joseph’s interaction with his brothers as he tests them and eventually reveals who he is to them. We’ll also watch as Joseph invites his whole family into…
In chapter 42, we started this series of events that describe how Joseph reconnected with his family after twenty years of being apart. We get to witness Joseph’s interaction with his brothers as he tests them and eventually reveals who he is to them. We’ll also watch as Joseph invites his whole family into Egypt…