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20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. This is one of the greatest verses in the Scriptures. It gives us an insight into how the Lord works His will. God uses even the evil intentions of others toContinue reading “25Jan 2011 Genesis 50: 20”

28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him. God does not dole out blessings evenly. The scales of justice do not balance here in this life. But this life is not all there is.Continue reading “24Jan 2011 Genesis 49:28”

4 and said to me, ‘I am going to make you fruitful and increase your numbers. I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land as an everlasting possession to your descendants after you.’ This is one of the verses that promise the land as a tangible gift of theContinue reading “23Jan 2011 Genesis 48:4”

Genesis 46:3 “I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. Think about what the Lord said to Jacob in this vision in the night. The Lord is going to make him a nation withinContinue reading “Genesis 46:3 – 22Jan 2011”

24 Then he sent his brothers away, and as they were leaving he said to them, “Don’t quarrel on the way!” Joseph knows the character of his brothers even though they have been apart for over ten years. That is because character does not change that easily. Character changes for the Believer as we submitContinue reading “21Jan 2011 Genesis 45:24”

4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to him. Fear can be a very powerful force, even when it is fear that is just in our heads. Fear kept Jacob from sending all his sons to Egypt to get grain. This causedContinue reading “20Jan 2011 Genesis 42:4”

 46 Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout Egypt. Joseph was only thirty years old when he was put in charge of the management of the entire country of Egypt. If he failed at his job, theContinue reading “19Jan 2011 Genesis 41:46”

21 the LORD was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. When the Lord is with us, and we are faithful in carrying out what we are supposed to, then the Lord is able to bless. If we are lazy, the Lord has a hardContinue reading “18Jan 2011 Genesis 39:21”

26 Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? 27 Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him; after all, he is our brother, our own flesh and blood.” His brothers agreed. This is the kind of familyContinue reading “17Jan 2011 Genesis 37:26-27”

15 We will give our consent to you on one condition only: that you become like us by circumcising all your males. Religious form without any substance. One of Israel’s granddaughters has been raped. The father of the young man has come to try to make it right, to get the girl for his sonContinue reading “15Jan 2011 Genesis 34:15”