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Second Trip to Egypt for Food – Genesis 43
The need to return to Egypt again for food brings out the dysfunction still present in Jacob’s family, largely because of Jacob. It does, however, mark the ascendency of Judah to the role of firstborn.
Continue reading...First Trip to Egypt for Food – Genesis 42
Can you put yourself in Joseph’s place? What would you be feeling as you recognize the brothers who were initially going to kill you, then decided to sell you despite all your pleading and appealing
Continue reading...Joseph Sold Into Slavery – Genesis 37
The selling of Joseph for 20 shekels of silver is a beautiful example of the historical accuracy of Scripture. Twenty shekels was “the going rate in the mid-second millennium. Examples from Hammurabi’s
Continue reading...Jacob Runs – Genesis 31:1-22
It is mentioned in this passage that Rachel stole from the family shrine her father’s terephim , a word either signaling idols (images of gods) or representations of ancestors (which were sometimes
Continue reading...Household Code for Slaves – 1 Timothy 6:1,2
When Paul led the runaway slave, Onesimus, back to his master, Philemon, he urged Philemon to receive Onesimus “no longer as a bondservant but more than a bondservant, as a beloved brother”
Continue reading...Household Code – 1 Timothy 5:1-16
It is typical of Paul to include what we have come to call “household codes,” directions for how households, which included slaves, should behave. Peter does the same in his letter, 1 Peter.
Continue reading...Blessed Is the People Whose God Is Yahweh – Psalm 144
Of David. Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle; he is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I
Continue reading...Garlands and Pendants – Proverbs 1:8,9
I have a vision for my family. I don’t know if God gave me this vision or if it is just something I deeply desire. I want to see my entire family, my four children and their spouses and children,
Continue reading...Parenting and Slaves in the Spirit – Ephesians 6:1-9
Dr. Neil Farber has a great article called 10 Things to Know About Parent-Child Relationships. It is based on research of parent-child relationships. The researcher remarks, “The parent-child relationship
Continue reading...Husbands and Wives in the Spirit – Ephesians 5:22-33
Would you take marriage advice from someone who has never been married? Is it even possible for someone who isn’t married to understand what it is like to be married? Does God understand marriage?
Continue reading...Man From Uz – Job 1:1-5
Have you ever had a brush with fame, you know, run into someone very famous? I was once in a hotel for a conference in Chicago and as I was getting off the elevator coming in was Mr. T. Not famous enough
Continue reading...Little Children – Matthew 19:13-15
When Joe was doing his outreach phase of Youth With a Mission’s discipleship training school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, he kept noticing children sleeping on the street, trying to sell things on the
Continue reading...Family – Matthew 12:46-50
Here’s part of what the Encyclopedia Britannica says about family: At its best, the family performs various valuable functions for its members. Perhaps most important of all, it provides for emotional
Continue reading...Worthy of Me – Matthew 10:34-39
Basam was a rabid Muslim who met a Christian whose love even for those who wished him harm was stunning. Basam started reading the Bible and his Muslim faith was dismantled. He experienced the presence
Continue reading...Where Holiness Matters Most – Colossians 3:18-4:1
Mark Holmen of Focus on the Family writes about an experience he had co-teaching a seminar for parents called “Nurturing Faith of Teenagers” with Dr. David Anderson. Anderson asked the parents
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