Today’s reading is Genesis chapter 37-39. The majority of this passage is about Joseph who just happens to be the favorite son of Jacob. You might imagine that this made his brothers very jealous which lead them to dump Joseph in a ditch. Luckily some travelers pulled him out and sold him to an Egyptian officer. What is so cool about Joseph is that he was such a great guy that the Egyptian, Potipher, put Joseph in charge of his estate. In fact, it is said 3 times in chapter 39 that the LORD was with Joseph and this brought … Continue Reading »»
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Today’s reading was from Genesis chapter 34-36. I just wanted to leave a word of encouragement to those who are reading through the Bible with me this year. Keep Up the good work! Sometimes you might not feel like reading three whole chapters. Sometimes you just don’t connect with the story. Sometimes it just plain doesn’t make sense to you. KEEP ON READING!!! God will certainly bless your obedience and reveal to you what He wants you to get from reading. Also, on those days that the passage just isn’t doing it for you, remember that it is important to … Continue Reading »»
Today I read Genesis chapters 31-33. The saga of Jacob, Rachel and Leah continues… Chapter 31 details the events of Jacob and his family leaving the house of Laban, his father in law who has been a pain in the booty to Jacob from the beginning. I guess Jacob finally had enough and decided it was time to move on and get going to that Promise Land that God spoke of to his father. While on their way, Laban catches up with the group and is furious that Jacob took his daughters and insists that Jacob took his property as … Continue Reading »»