This morning as you pray and prepare you heart to gather together for worship, watch the video from our friends at the Bible Project as they explain the book of Genesis.
Chapters 1-11:
Chapters 12-50:
This morning as you pray and prepare you heart to gather together for worship, watch the video from our friends at the Bible Project as they explain the book of Genesis.
Chapters 1-11:
Chapters 12-50:
Read or listen to Genesis 49: 29-50
The story resolves itself with the whole family moving to Egypt. They receive the good land and the blessing of Pharaoh to live and prosper there. Jacob is reunited with his father and has his sons blessed by him (albeit not as he would have imagined). And Jacob gives blessing to all the sons before his death.
Read or listen to Genesis 42-45
Today we get a long chunk of story! Hopefully it is interesting and has enough plot twists to keep you reading!
Read or listen to Genesis 39-41
Meanwhile… while the brothers are lying to their father about Joseph’s death, Joseph faces a variety of situations.
This morning as you pray and prepare you heart to gather together for worship, watch the video from our friends at the Bible Project as they explain the book of Genesis.
Chapters 1-11:
Chapters 12-50:
Read or listen to Genesis 37
If only we could read every chapter (oh wait- you can if you want to!). Prior to today’s reading, we see Jacob/ Israel reconcile with Esau, and yet still not be quite honest with him. Jacob’s daughter, Dinah, gets raped and her brothers exact revenge. God repeats His promise to Jacob in chapter 35. Rachel and Isaac both die, and we see that Esau is indeed blessed and head of a long line of people.
Jacob has 12 sons, and the siblings have a bit of trouble with Joseph.
I love that verse 36 starts with the word “meanwhile”. It reminds me (again) that God is often working behind the scene in ways that I cannot discern.
Keep talking to God about the storylines in your own life that are confusing to you.
Read or listen to Genesis 32-33
Jacob leaves Laban on the sly, gets confronted, and speaks his mind to Laban. But ultimately heads towards his home with his two wives, and his children. Heading home means meeting back up with his brother Esau…
Jacobs becomes the namesake and father of the nation of Israel. This always gives me hope that God is at work in myself and in the situations around me in ways that are not apparent to me!