Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
awful choices
Genesis 43:1-14 Now the famine was brutal in the land. 2 And when they had eaten the grain that they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, purchase us a little food.” 3 But Judah said … Continue reading
keys and gates
Matthew 16:13-20 13 When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who are people saying that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some are saying John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others … Continue reading
blame or believe
Genesis 42:26-38 26 Then they loaded their donkeys with their grain and left. 27 But when one of them opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he saw his money in the mouth of his … Continue reading
corruption among the experts
Matthew 16:1-12 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they demanded him to show them a sign from the sky. 2 He replied to them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, because … Continue reading
there comes a reckoning
Genesis 42:1-25 When Jacob saw that there was grain for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you stare at one another?” 2 And he said, “See, I have heard that there is grain for sale in … Continue reading
reruns
Matthew 15:29-39 29 Jesus left there and walked beside the Sea of Galilee. And he went up a mountain and sat down there. 30 And large crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the … Continue reading
pit or prosperity?
Genesis 41:42 – 57 42 Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and clothed him in outfits of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. 43 And he authorized … Continue reading
great faith
Matthew 15:21-28 21 And after Jesus went away from that place, he withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And see, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying out, “Have mercy on me, O … Continue reading
the mechanics of wisdom
Genesis 41:29-41 29 See, seven years are coming of great fullness throughout the land of Egypt. 30 But afterward there are seven years of famine so great that all the fullness will be forgotten in Egypt. Famine will finish the … Continue reading
true contamination and true purity
Matthew 15:10-20 10 Then he called the crowd to him and said to them, “Listen and understand: 11 it is not what goes into the mouth that contaminates a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this contaminates a … Continue reading
