“We had dreams,” they said to him, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.” (Genesis 40:8 CSB) Joseph took the initiative and opened his mouth before he even heard the dreams. He did not worry...
The warden did not bother with anything under Joseph’s authority, because the LORD was with him, and the LORD made everything that he did successful. (Genesis 39:23 CSB) Nothing can stand in the way of God’s blessings. Circumstances can and will knock us down, but God builds us up and...
Judah recognized them and said, “She is more in the right than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not know her intimately again. (Genesis 38:26 CSB) Out of all of Jacob’s children, who would you choose to be the forefather of Jesus...
Then he had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun, moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.” (Genesis 37:9 CSB) Joseph had two dreams from God in this chapter. These dreams showed how he, the...
For their possessions were too many for them to live together, and because of their herds, the land where they stayed could not support them. So Esau (that is, Edom) lived in the mountains of Seir.” (Genesis 36:7-8 CSB) Reading through a list of genealogies may not be the most...
God said to Jacob, “Get up! Go to Bethel and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.” (Genesis 35:1 CSB) Bethel was the place where the Lord met with Jacob in chapter 28. At that place, the...
On the third day later, when they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and killed every male. (Genesis 34:25 CSB) Today we see how God continues to be with His people despite imperfections and screw-ups....
But Esau ran to meet him, hugged him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. Then they wept. (Genesis 33:4 CSB) The power of God can change the human heart. When Esau and Jacob were last together, Esau wanted to murder Jacob! These brothers were separated from one another...
“Your name will no longer be Jacob,” he said. “It will be Israel because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.” (Genesis 32:28 CSB) The re-naming of Jacob here is similar to when Abraham’s name was changed from Abram. God is consistent in His plan and...
So Laban searched, but could not find the household idols. (Genesis 31:35b CSB) Laban heads home without his household gods. Do you wonder how Laban could have false, non-living gods when he knew full well that Jacob’s God was real -- alive and talking to Jacob, telling him to watch...