Lessons from Failure Exodus 2:11–15 He struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. Exodus 2:12 There is no reason, nor is it possible, to defend Moses’s murder of the Egyptian taskmaster. In his speech before the Sanhedrin, Stephen tells us that “He supposed that his brothers would understand that God was giving

Being Godly in a Comfortable World Genesis 50:22–26 You shall carry up my bones from here. Genesis 50:25 Joseph’s dying words declare whose side Joseph was on. Joseph lived in Egypt ninety-three years. During that time he must have seemed to be conformed to Egypt in every outward way. He served an Egyptian king. He

Lion of Judah Genesis 49:8–12 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. Genesis 49:10 It is impossible to overlook the fact that the blessings on Judah—praise, preeminence, and prosperity—are fulfilled supremely in

God with Us Genesis 48:12–22 I am about to die, but God will be with you. Genesis 48:21 Jacob is dying. His testimony is that God has been with him all his days. That is a great thing. But as he dies, he looks on Joseph, Ephraim, and Manasseh, who would also soon have their

Prospering in Egypt Genesis 46:31–47:12, 27 And they gained possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly. Genesis 47:27 If you were entrusted with arranging the circumstances under which the people of God could best be “fruitful and multiply,” what circumstances would you provide? Probably you would choose Canaan—a land of some depravity, to