Jeremy
The Burning Bush
The Burning Bush
Exodus 3:1 - 4:17
Moses was faithfully tending the flocks of his father-in-law on the far side of the desert. He came to a mountain, which is referred to as the mountain of...
Moses is Exiled
Moses is Exiled
Exodus 2:11-25
From Moses' growing up years till now, he has been a resident and quite possibly a "prince" in the land of Egypt living in the household of Pharaoh (much of these...
Birth of Moses
Birth of Moses
Exodus 2:1-10
The backdrop for this story occurs in the chapter preceding (obviously). The king of Egypt has issued a decree that all Hebrew boys upon birth are to be thrown into the...
Israelites in Slavery in Egypt
Israelites in Slavery in Egypt
Exodus 1:1-22
The book of Exodus opens up after some 400 years since the close of the book of Genesis. During the time and rule of Joseph alongside of Pharaoh king...
Joseph’s Family Comes to Egypt
Joseph's Family Comes to Egypt
Genesis 42:1—46:7
Joseph is second-in-charge of Egypt—Vice-Pharaoh. The land had just recently undergone seven years of great abundance and was now just a little into the seven years of severe famine....
Joseph’s Slavery Ends
Joseph's Slavery Ends
Genesis 41:1-57
Joseph's life has been a wild roller coaster ride—up and down, up and down, loopy loop. Will things ever work out for the man the Lord has favor on? Two full...
Joseph’s Slavery in Jail
Joseph's Slavery in Jail
Genesis 39:20—40:23
Joseph just cannot catch a break! His brothers threw him in a well and sold him as a slave, was elevated to "head" slave only to be demoted to bottom-of-the-totem-pole...
Joseph’s Slavery at Potiphar’s House
Joseph's Slavery at Potiphar's House
Genesis 39:1-20
Joseph is stuck in slavery. How would you be feeling? Your brothers hated you so much that they threw you into a pit and sold you off to some...
Joseph’s Journey to Slavery
Joseph's Journey to Slavery
Genesis 37:1-36
Jacob was third in line from the promise of God. The first was Abraham who the Lord told would have descendants as many as the sand on the seashore and...
Jacob Goes Back to the Land and Wrestles
Jacob Goes Back to the Land and Wrestles
Genesis 31:1—33:20; 35:1-15
I wonder if deception is a theme in the life of Jacob? It seems to crop up a lot in the biblical stories about him....
Jacob’s Dream and Marriage
Jacob's Dream and Marriage
Genesis 29:1— 30:24
Esau is after Jacob. If everything that was rightfully yours was stolen from you, you'd be pretty upset. Jacob had lied and deceived and tricked his father, Isaac, into...
Jacob and His Brother Esau
Jacob and His Brother Esau
Genesis 25:19-34; 27:1-41
Isaac and Rebekah were married when Isaac was forty years old. Rebekah, however, was not able to have children "because she was barren" (Gen 25:21). Isaac prayed to...
