May 24, 2024One of the things I love about Scripture is that it takes great pains to acknowledge the sins of Its…
May 24, 2024The narrative in Genesis 38 shifts away from Joseph to talk about one of his nephews: Onan. Little is known…
May 24, 2024Mankind has a tricky relationship with grief. On the one hand, anyone who has experienced a deep sense of grief…
May 20, 2024It’s been a while since we talked about Ishmael. The last time we saw him, he was with his half-brother…
May 20, 2024There are so many allusions to Christ from the story of Joseph that it would take a team of religious…
May 10, 2024Jacob, more than anyone else in his family, knew the importance of dreams. He wasn’t too far removed from his…
May 10, 2024One of my earliest Bible class memories is making a “coat of many colors” craft. I would assume a lot…
May 10, 2024With the story of Jacob and Esau firmly in the rear view mirror, the Bible’s attention now turns towards the…
May 10, 2024Esau was a wealthy man. But Esau was not a very righteous man. That may sound like a delineation that…
May 10, 2024“These then are the records of the generations of Esau the father of [c]the Edomites in the hill country of Seir” Thus begins…
