Text: Genesis 45:1-28. Joseph had forgiven his brothers [v. 4- 8], and now the reconciling is so emotional [v. 14-15]. Jesus Christ told His father to forgive those who tormented and eventually killed Him as they did not know what they were doing. In Christ we have the power to forgive our enemies. Meditate on verses 14-15. What[…]
Text: Genesis 44:1-34. Joseph disguised himself further as an Egyptian before his brothers by claiming to practice divination [v.5]. This was all part of realising his dream, the dream that his brothers would some day bow down to him. Be sure that as a child of God nobody can stand in your way of God’s ordained purpose[…]
Text: Genesis 43:1-34. After realising that he was up against the wall, Jacob turned to God as the final authority in his predicament. He put his children in God’s hands [v. 14]. Jesus Christ calls you to come to Him and find rest (Matt.11:28). When things around you become tough, where do you run? Meditate on verse 14.[…]
Text: Genesis 42: 1-38. Joseph’s dreams of his brothers bowing down in submission to him [37:5- 8] have become a reality [v.6]. In ignorance they were fighting God’s agenda for Joseph; “…we shall see what will become of his dreams” [v.20]. And yet now they are bowing down to him! The brothers could not recognise Joseph because: Over[…]
Text: Genesis 41:1-57. Joseph maintained his stand to remain faithful to God. He maintained that it was not about him but God the Almighty, [V. 16]. Many times when success comes one’s way one may feel proud that he has ‘made’ it. Joseph in all his difficulties continued to glorify God. Like Jesus Christ who obeyed and glorified[…]
Text: Genesis 40:1-23. To Joseph it could seem as though his circumstances have become irreversibly worse, when in fact he was closer to being exalted. Joseph was forgotten by man (v23), but not by God. He needed to trust God Adam refused to trust God for blessings, which is, in part, why Adam disobeyed and ate the forbidden[…]
Text: Genesis 39:1-23. Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery, and he was purchased by an Egyptian officer. Joseph proved himself to be hard working and honest, so his master entrusted everything into his care. When the master’s wife tried to get Joseph to have sex with her, he ran. She accused him of attempted rape, and Joseph[…]
Text: Genesis 38:1-30. The story of Joseph is necessarily interrupted. Let’s notice first that Judah has married a woman of Canaan, which is forbidden for the covenant people. You will have to read the story, but at one point, Judah then had sex with his daughter-in-law. Is she also a Canaanite? – perhaps. But it does appear that[…]
Text: Genesis 37:1-36. The focus of the story now turns to Joseph, whose mother was Rachel. Because of the heavy emphasis on Joseph, it might seem that the covenant promises go through him, but that blessing will go to Judah (a great grand-father of Jesus). For now, we see God using Joseph, and his brothers’ hatred for[…]
Text: Genesis 36:1-43. As we look back at the genealogies listed in the book of Genesis, we see two lines. The first, and most important, is the lineage of God’s Holy seed, which comes from Abel and Seth down to Jesus Christ. The second line is the descendants of the evil one, those who do not belong[…]