1 Year Bible

“So Joseph died at the age of one hundred and ten years; and he was embalmed and placed in a coffin in Egypt.” Genesis 50:26 No,…I have no profound wisdom or insight into this verse today! But, this is the last verse of Genesis, where I have journeyed so far in my Bible reading. One […]

“Now, therefore, it was not you who sent me here, but God;” Genesis 45:8a As Joseph’s brothers have returned to Egypt with the stolen Chalice, and Judah has described the trauma that will befall their father if Benjamin does not return, Joseph reveals himself to his brothers. First, sending everyone out of the room except

“Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.”” Genesis 41:16 Most of us are familiar with this Story. Pharaoh is awakened twice with Shocking Dreams. The second time, he gets up and begins to seek help from his spiritual advisors. He finds none. During the commotion,

“The chief jailer did not supervise anything under Joseph’s charge because the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord made to prosper.” Genesis 39:23 What a Paradox we have in Today’s Verse. Joseph, hated and despised by his brothers, sold into slavery, falsely accused of attempted Rape, thrown into Jail, and yet

“Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.” Genesis 34:1 This Chapter is called “The Treachery of Jacob’s Sons”, and for good reason. It starts out simple enough, as Today’s Verse tells us. But in Verse 2, we’re shocked to learn what

“I am unworthy of all the lovingkindness and of all the faithfulness which You have shown to Your servant;” Genesis 32:10a As Jacob journeys home with his family and all he owns, he has already had an encounter with a Very Angry Father-in-law and the Angels of God. With both, God has spared his life,

“He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”” Genesis 28:17 As Jacob journeyed back to his mother’s home for a wife, he stops to spend the night at the city which would become known as Bethel (House

“It came about, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out through a window, and saw, and behold, Isaac was caressing his wife Rebekah.” Genesis 26:8 This Verse always gets my attention. Here in today’s section, Isaac is asked by the Philistines about his wife. He replies,

“Before I had finished speaking in my heart…” Genesis 24:45a Here, we see Abraham’s servant being commissioned with finding a wife for his son Isaac. He would not allow him to take a wife from the women of Canaan and sent him back to search among his relatives. So, in obedience to his master’s wish,

“Is anything too difficult for the Lord?” Genesis 18:14a This is the question God asked Abraham when Sarah laughed at the news that “she would have a child”. We’re told that “Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I have become old, am I to have pleasure, my lord being old also?”” But it is also