God’s Faithfulness Genesis 40:9–23 Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him. Genesis 40:23 The story of Joseph’s being forgotten by Pharaoh’s chief cupbearer leads to certain lessons, and the first is to stop trusting in men, all of whom are ultimately undependable. The Bible says, “Stop regarding man, in whose nostrils […]

God’s Man Genesis 37:28–36 Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt. Genesis 37:36 “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” The gist of that saying could have been spoken to Joseph, telling him that since he was in Egypt, he might as well do as the Egyptians did and adopt Egypt’s religion and

Limping Forward Genesis 32:22–32 The sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, limping because of his hip. Genesis 32:31 The picture here is of the patriarch limping forward to meet Esau, limping because of the wound inflicted on his hip. I ask, is this a pitiful picture? It is not, as anyone with perception

The Gate of Heaven Genesis 28:10–17 There was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! Genesis 28:12 Two thousand years after Jacob’s vision of the stairway, or ladder, reaching to earth from heaven, a Jew

Surrendering to God Genesis 27:27–33 I have blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed. Genesis 27:33 In the midst of this disgraceful episode, when Jacob stole his brother’s blessing, there is a spot that stands out so brightly that one can end only by praising the wisdom and mercy of God, who brought it