Genesis 37:1-38:10, Part 1
April 24, 2012
Jacob's preferential treatment backfired when his favorite son, Joseph, ended up at the bottom of a cistern, and then was sold into slavery. But God was still faithful, and His providential hand redeemed the situation.
References:
Genesis 37:1
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Joseph the patriarch and Jesus Christ have many things in common. In Egypt, Joseph’s brothers had to bow to him, and in the end, every knee will bow to Jesus Christ.
April 23, 2012
Joseph in the Old Testament is similar in many ways to Jesus Christ. Joseph was falsely accused by Potiphar’s wife; Jesus was falsely accused of crimes against Rome.
April 20, 2012
The character of Joseph has many similarities to Jesus Christ. Joseph was uniquely loved by his father Jacob; at Jesus’ baptism, God said, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
April 19, 2012
God restored the family of Jacob, and He caused all Jacob’s enemies to be at peace with Him. When God restores, He always seeks to bring us to the highest level. We are the ones who settle for less.
April 18, 2012
The revival in Genesis 35 is the first one recorded in the Bible. It begins with Jacob and spreads to the rest of his family. We should remember that God initiates revival.
April 17, 2012
After the terrible events of Genesis 34, Genesis 35 tells of a return to the Lord by the house of Jacob. We all have a nature toward sin, but we serve a God of second chances.
April 16, 2012
The sons of Jacob exact a terrible vengeance for the rape of their sister. They kill all of the men in the city, and they take all the livestock, and the women and children.
April 13, 2012
In Genesis 34, Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, is raped by Shechem, a prince of a nearby city. But then Shechem acts honorably by offering to marry the girl, and to give a dowry to Jacob.
April 12, 2012
In Genesis 34, the flaws in the character of Jacob become glaringly apparent. His family is dysfunctional, and his passive parenting has made his sons into deceivers like he is.
April 11, 2012
When Jacob wrestled with God, he begged God for a blessing. And God changed Jacob’s name because He had changed Jacob’s nature.
April 10, 2012
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