The LORD Was With Him

The LORD Was With Him

The LORD was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. And his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made all he did to prosper in his hand. (Genesis 39:2-3) When you think of all that Joseph endured […]

Getting Worse

Getting Worse

So Judah acknowledged them and said, “She has been more righteous than I, because I did not give her to Shelah my son.” And he never knew her again. (Genesis 38:26) One of the truly remarkable things about the Bible is how honestly it presents the people of God, even heroes among them. Noah, the […]

Messed-Up Families

Messed-Up Families

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age. Also he made him a tunic of many colors. But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him. (Genesis 37:3-4) The […]