"Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which was kept secret since the world began, but now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Exodus 1-13 God will demonstrate two things in Israel’s journey through Egypt. First, that He is Lord by the raising up of Joseph to rule and preserve his people in that place. Secondly, He demonstrated His presence, though invisible,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Genesis 48: 8-10 “And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, “Who are these?” And Joseph said unto his father, they are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, bring them, I pray thee, unto me and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Genesis 49: 10 Let us often be reminded that Shiloh is first mentioned by a dying man speaking to bless dying men. His one and only hope of blessing depended on Gods’ promised Redeemer, which in this place is called Shiloh: Shiloh as...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I remember the first job I was ever sent to oversee as a foreman. I was the new guy and the crew had been with the company quite awhile. When they arrived I gave them their directions as I was instructed by the owner. Of course, they challenged...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Genesis 46-47 When God spoke to Jacob at Beersheba, he spoke to him of a death and a resurrection; of a going down and a bringing up. When Jacob left Beersheba he was dead but alive. He was dead except for Josephs’ corn. The same...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Hosea 1: 10; 2: 23 In Hosea 1: 10 and again in Hosea 2: 23 the Lord speaks of the glory of His grace which will be revealed in a people who were not His people but came to be His people by the sovereign love and grace of God. These people,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Genesis 45: 26-28 I tried, as I read these verses, to put myself in Jacobs’ shoes. His beloved Joseph had long since been buried in his mind. He thought he had been destroyed by savage beasts and torn into bits. Oh, how the heart of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Genesis 37-45 From a boy of seventeen to a mature man of thirty years of age Joseph displays a divine gift of understanding what nobody else could perceive. In this, he stands a true figure of the Lord Jesus Christ who is himself wisdom...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Genesis 41: 39-45 Pharaoh of Egypt, by the testimony of Joseph, perceived in Joseph the spirit of the living God. He saw in him such wisdom and goodness; such attitude and character that he appointed him “…Lord of his house, and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
