To whom do you credit your success? To your own abilities? Or to your circumstances and perhaps to other people? Being successful as a follower of Christ is different from the world’s view of success. A believer in Christ can be wealthy and have a position of power. However, God’s view of success depends on […]
God’s word, the Holy Bible, does not “water down,” or “sugar coat” the history of the people of God. God’s word is factual and true. Genesis 38 is such a chapter. It is the true story of turning from God’s people and joining the culture of godless people. Judah, the fourth son of Jacob, left […]
There are many misconceptions of God… there are many different ways to think of God… and they are, most of the time, not true. Ask God to show Himself to you through His word, the Holy Bible. Go to Him yourself and seek Him. Do not be deceived any longer by your own thoughts of […]
The true story of Joseph and his brothers is heartbreaking. Arrogance on the part of seventeen year old Joseph led to jealousy and hatred on the part of his ten older brothers. Jacob, the father, is deceived by the lies of the ten brothers. As the ten brothers were deceiving and lying to their father… […]
Ten brothers sold their younger brother, Joseph as a slave. The cover up! (NASB) Genesis 37:31 “So they took Joseph’s tunic, and slaughtered a male goat and dipped the tunic in the blood.” The Lie! (NASB) Genesis 37:32 “and they sent the varicolored tunic and brought it to their father and said, ‘We found this; […]
What have you done in the past which you would like to undo? It is impossible to undo past actions or take back spoken words. Reuben had sinned by having sex with one of his father’s concubines. And his father learned of this act. Nothing was said, but his father never forgot it. At the […]
Seventeen year old Joseph was sold as a slave into Egypt by his ten older brothers. What went through his mind? Unbelief at the hatred and the viciousness of his brothers? He was his father’s favorite; but, that did not protect him far from home. His brothers were intent on getting rid of Joseph by […]
Ten brothers sat down to a meal out in a field where they were working as shepherds. As they were talking they saw a camel caravan coming from Gilead, loaded down with aromatic gum, balm and myrrh. This caravan was going south, to Egypt. A younger brother, Joseph, was in a pit where they had […]
Have you ever been “blind-sided” by a supposed friend? Joseph’s father had sent him on an errand, to check on ten brothers shepherding the flocks and herds a long way from home. Joseph was “blind-sided” by ten of his brothers. All of them were older. They saw him approaching and decided to kill him. Reuben […]
What were Reuben’s motives when he spoke up against killing his brother, Joseph? Nine brothers wanted Joseph — dead! (Genesis 37:18-20) Reuben’s words to his brothers after they plotted to kill Joseph: (NASB) Genesis 37:21-22 “But Reuben heard this and rescued him out of their hands and said, ‘Let us not take his life.’ 22 […]