January 21 Genesis 44-45 (ESV) Joseph Tests His Brothers 44:1 Then he commanded the steward of his house, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in the mouth of his sack, 2 and put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, [...]
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January 21 Genesis 44-45
Posted: January 21, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Genesis, January Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Genesis, God, January Bible Readings, Joseph, Scripture
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God: sovereignly summons and saves
Posted: January 20, 2012 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Genesis, JanuaryTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Genesis, God, God is sovereign, God's grace, God's sovereignty, God: sovereignly summons and saves, January Bible Readings, Joseph, Joseph's brothers
The brothers of Joseph had committed great sins. They knew this, were no doubt plagued with guilt, but thought they had gotten away with it. Now, after obtaining life-saving grain in Egypt from Joseph (NOT knowing who he really was) they discover the payment for the grain was back in their sacks. Their immediate response? [...]
January 20 Genesis 42-43
Posted: January 20, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Genesis, January Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Genesis, January Bible Readings, Joseph, Scripture
January 20 Genesis 42-43 (ESV) Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt 42:1 When Jacob learned that there was grain for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?” 2 And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us [...]
Henry Law: Every view of Joseph exhibits Jesus!
Posted: January 19, 2012 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Genesis, JanuaryTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Genesis, God's sovereignty, Henry Law, Henry Law: Every view of Joseph exhibits Jesus!, Jesus, Joseph, Scripture, The name is Joseph. The true image is Jesus.
Genesis 41:56 So when the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. Henry Law, at “Grace Gems!”, challenged me to re-read Genesis 41 with eyes to see JESUS: The Scripture before us is precious, because every view [...]
January 19 Genesis 41
Posted: January 19, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Genesis, January Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, dream interpretation, Genesis, God, January Bible Readings, Joseph, Scripture
January 19 Genesis 41 (ESV) oseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dreams 41:1 After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile, 2 and behold, there came up out of the Nile seven cows attractive and plump, and they fed in the reed grass. 3 And behold, seven other cows, ugly and thin, came up out of the Nile [...]
Henry Law: Joseph foreshadows Jesus
Posted: January 18, 2012 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Genesis, JanuaryTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Genesis, Henry Law: Joseph foreshadows Jesus, Jesus, Joseph, Scripture
“Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined.” Genesis 39:20 Henry Law, at “Grace Gems!”– this is a LONG commentary, but oh, so worth reading and savoring: Prison is a place of humiliation and of shame. It is peopled by those who are under accusation of [...]
January 18 Genesis 39-40
Posted: January 18, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Genesis, January Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Genesis, January Bible Readings, Joseph, Scripture
January 18 Genesis 39-40 (ESV) Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife 39:1 Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, had bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there. 2 The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the [...]
God takes the very sins of the destroyers and makes them the means of the destroyers’ deliverance.
Posted: January 17, 2012 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Genesis, JanuaryTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Genesis, God is sovereign, God takes the very sins of the destroyers and makes them the means of the destroyers’ deliverance., God's sovereignty, Scripture
John Piper’s sermon, “The Sale of Joseph and the Son of God” concludes his way: The story of Joseph is the story of a righteous one who is sinned against and suffers so that tribe of Judah would be preserved and a Lion would come forth, and would prove to be a Lamb-like Lion, and [...]
January 17 Genesis 37-38
Posted: January 17, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Genesis, January Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Genesis, God, January Bible Readings, Scripture
January 17 Genesis 37-38 (ESV) Joseph’s Dreams 37:1 Jacob lived in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan. 2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. And Joseph [...]
God’s perspective is not limited to only a few hundred years.
Posted: January 16, 2012 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Genesis, JanuaryTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Coty Pinckney, daily Bible, Genesis, God is sovereign, God's sovereignty, God’s perspective is not limited to only a few hundred years., obedience, Scripture
Thanks to Coty Pinckney for his insights into Genesis 35-36. He has a wonderful reminder that we need to consider the eternal perspective and do not look at the results of obedience in our own lifetimes. Esau has been a central figure in Genesis since his birth in chapter 25. His actions and threats have [...]
