Genesis 47:1 So Joseph went and informed Pharaoh: “My father and my brothers, with their sheep and cattle and all that they have, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in the land of Goshen.” To prepare the way for his family’s settling down Egypt, Joseph informed Pharaoh that they had arrived [...]

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Genesis 46:1 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. Imagine the preparations that took place before the departure. Imagine the logistics of getting a large family moving including all their children, possessions, livestock, and wealth. It was a [...]

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Genesis 45:1 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren. To recap, Joseph had put a silver cup in Benjamin’s grain sack so that [...]

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Genesis 44:1-3 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth. (2) And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according [...]

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Genesis 43:1-5 And the famine was sore in the land. (2) And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food. (3) And Judah spoke unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto [...]

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Genesis 42:1-3 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? (2) And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. [...]

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Gen 41:1 And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. Sometimes we must wait on God. God works through men so sometimes it takes time to set up the right conditions for His answer to come. Joseph probably tired of waiting, [...]

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Genesis 39:1 “And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.” In our last view of Joseph, when he was in the hands of the Arabs1 (Ishmaelites), we read: “And the [...]

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Genesis 38:1 “And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.” At what time did this happen? It cannot be the time of the selling of Joseph into Egypt. In Genesis 46:12, When Jacob went down into Egypt, [...]

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Genesis 37:1-2 “And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. {2} These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s [...]

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Genesis 34:1 “And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.” Dinah, which means justice (or possibly “artistically formed”), was still under the custody of Jacob. Until she married she would not be out of her father’s household. There were no suffragists or feminists [...]

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Genesis Segment 22 (32:24-33:20) Genesis 32:24-25 “And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. {25} And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled [...]

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Originally published 7/31/02 Genesis 31:3 “And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.” We ended the last segment with this verse. Jacob had spent twenty years with Laban and had two wives, two concubines, eleven sons, and at least one [...]

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  Genesis 29:1 “Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.” Remember that Jacob is journeying from Beersheba, where his father Isaac dwelt, to Haran where his father’s uncle Laban lived in order to find a wife for himself. He has just left Bethel where he [...]

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Genesis 27:1-5 “And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. {2} And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know [...]

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Originally Published 6/11/2002 Genesis 24:1 “And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.” Abraham had accumulated much wealth and was highly respected. He had led a blessed life. He believed God and God credited him with righteousness. God also blessed him for it. Abraham lived [...]

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Originally Published 07/06/2009 Genesis 22:1 “And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.” God never tempts anyone. The Hebrew word (lexical form) is, נסה, naw-saw´, meaning “to test,” “to try,” or “to prove.” God tested Abraham’s faith. I [...]

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Genesis 19:30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. Why was Lot afraid to remain in Zoar? The scriptures do not specifically tell us the reason. [...]

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Originally Published 7/31/2001 (Gen 18:1) And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; Mamre is on a plateau or rise located about twenty miles south of Jerusalem (the city did not exist at the time of Abraham; at that [...]

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Originally Published 7/31/2001 (Gen 17:1) And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. The words (not the numbers, which are obviously related) ninety and nine are related. The Hebrew for nine is tesha’ [...]

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Originally Published 7/31/2001 (Gen 15:1) After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. Here is a more accurate rendering of this verse: “After these things hath the word of Jehovah been unto Abram in a vision, [...]

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Gen 50:1 And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him. Joseph grieved normally over his father’s death. Of course, the remainder of the family grieved with Joseph, for they, too were present when Jacob died. Now Joseph became the patriarch even though he was not the firstborn (1 Chron [...]

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Originally Published 07/30/2001 (Gen 11:10) These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: Remember that Shem means an appellation or mark. It can be a mark of honor or infamy. It appears from several scripture passages that Shem was Noah’s firstborn (Gen 5:32, [...]

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