Despite horrific circumstances for which he was not responsible, Joseph prospers through patient faithfulness in remarkable fashion. The reason Joseph was not disillusioned in life is because Joseph did not put his confidence in people, but rather he was steadfast in placing his confidence in the Lord! Join us for a remarkable study in the [...]
Joseph has some big dreams, and provides for us perhaps the most fascinating type of Christ in all the Scriptures. Genesis 37 begins a stunning foreshadowing of the Gospel that will stir your affections to make much of Jesus Christ! At Verse by Verse we're not content raking for leaves, but rather digging for treasures [...]
G. Campbell Morgan said "Revival cannot be organized, but we can set our sails to catch the wind from heaven when God chooses to blow upon His people." Here in Genesis 35 we have presented to us the first revival recorded in the Scriptures, where there is a real sensitivity towards sin, and a willingness [...]
In Chapters 33 and 34, Jacob gives us an example of a man who knows where God wants him to live, but he goes somewhere else. As a result of living outside God's will for his life, this man ushers a whole lot of trouble into the lives of he and his family. A very [...]
Jacob wrestles with the pre-incarnate Christ all night long in a striking study in Genesis 32. It is only when we allow God to bring us to that place of confession, that He can begin to do a mighty and dramatic work in our lives. You are His beloved, and so you can either meet [...]
Jacob is sent to be schooled in the art of humility and patience at the hands of his father in law Laban. These next 2 chapters read a bit like a soap opera as Jacob's two wives duke it out for his love and positional supremacy. A number of powerful lessons abound, as the Lord [...]
The family of Isaac falls apart, and yet God in His grace shows up on the scene and rescues the plan of redemption through Jacob. In a fascinating study, Jacob sees a mysterious ladder in a dream, pointing us straight to the person and works of Christ! Imagine where we would be with the Lord [...]
Isaac and Rebekah give birth to some very interesting twins in Jacob and Esau, as the Genesis narrative continues to penetrate our hearts and drive us further into Christ. Why is it that our physical diets get so much attention and press these days, while we're content to really neglect our spiritual diet? Come hungry [...]
The staggering foreshadowing of the Gospel continues in Genesis! Abraham and Isaac gave us a picture of the Father sacrificing His own Son in Chapter 22. And now in 23 and 24, as Sarah who represents Israel dies, we find Abraham sending his helper to go and retrieve Rebekah, a bride for his son... A [...]
