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Category Archives: trust
Exodus: pressure
Exodus 5:1-6:9 Neither Moses nor the Israelites expected the immediate result of his ministry to be what it turned out to be. Pharaoh increased the pressure upon the slaves by making them produce the same amount of bricks, but also … Continue reading
Exodus: The flip-side of blessing
Exodus 1:1-21 The climate in Egypt had turned from favor to fear. God continued to bless the Israelites by making them numerous and strong, and it was that very strength that set the stage for slavery and conflict. Perhaps the … Continue reading
Joseph: a feast for his brothers
Genesis 43. The brothers returned to Egypt with Benjamin, not knowing whether they would live or die – since the money they had given the governor before had been secretly put back into their bags. Zaphenath-paneah had ordered that they … Continue reading
Joseph: Potiphar’s wife
Genesis 39. The ironies of Joseph’s story are many. Here is a man that God has destined for greatness – yet he winds up exiled from his people in a foreign land. He is “handsome in form and appearance” yet … Continue reading
Esau: blessed, but not the blessed
Genesis 36. This chapter contains mostly genealogical information about Esau and his descendants. It explains how his family became prominent in the land of Seir, and eventually possessed all the land. The Israelites in Moses’ day would call them the … Continue reading
Jacob: Mizpah
Genesis 31. After 20 years of service to Laban, God had blessed Jacob with a large family and many possessions. In fact, his wealth had increased so much that he was now seen as a threat to Laban. Jacob leaves … Continue reading
Jacob: a wife for the master’s son
Genesis 27:41-28:9. Rebekah did not want her son, Jacob, marrying like Esau did. The Hittite women Esau married had made life bitter for her and Isaac. But the real reason she wanted Jacob to move back to Paddan-Aram to stay … Continue reading
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Tagged Genesis 27, Genesis 28
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Isaac: surprises
Genesis 25:19-34. Isaac waited sixty years to hold the answers to his prayers. He knew that God was going to bless him as he did his father, Abraham. But he didn’t know that he would have to wait like Abraham … Continue reading
Abraham: last minute rescue
Genesis 20. The LORD had rescued Lot and his daughters from destruction at the last minute. Now, he rescues Abraham and Sarah from the consequences of their sin. If the LORD had not intervened by speaking to Abimelech in a … Continue reading
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Tagged Genesis 20
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Abram: the living one who sees me
Genesis 16. There was a well between Kadesh and Bered that stood as a memorial of this time when Abram followed Sarai’s advice and tried to pull a fast one on God. He impregnated Hagar, and her attitude toward her … Continue reading
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