Exalted, Yet Not in Control: God’s Faithfulness in Unchosen Paths.. Genesis 41 is often read as Joseph’s “breakthrough chapter.”In one day, he moves from prison to palace—from forgotten to exalted. But beneath the celebration lies a quieter, harder truth: Joseph is still not free. God Lifts Joseph—Yet Pharaoh Still Rules.. Joseph interprets Pharaoh’s dreams by…
Faithful While Forgotten: Trusting God’s Timing.. Genesis 40 opens without fanfare.Joseph is still in prison.Nothing has changed outwardly—yet everything is quietly moving. Two officials of Pharaoh, the cupbearer and the baker, are imprisoned and placed under Joseph’s care (Gen 40:1–4). Once again, Joseph is trusted—not because of position, but because of character. God often advances…
Integrity in the Shadows: God With Us When No One Is Watching.. Genesis 39 brings us back to Joseph—but now everything looks worse before it ever looks better.Sold as a slave.Far from home.Cut off from family, name, and future. And yet, one sentence keeps repeating like a steady drumbeat: “The LORD was with Joseph.” (Gen 39:2,…
Judah, Tamar, and the God Who Redeems Through Brokenness.. A Necessary Detour in the Story.. At first glance, Genesis 38 feels like an interruption.Joseph has just been sold into Egypt.The story is moving forward—then suddenly, Scripture turns its attention to Judah. But this chapter is not a distraction.It is a mirror. Genesis 37 showed us the…
From the Pit to the Promise: Dreams, Favoritism, Betrayal, and God’s Hidden Hand.. Genesis 37 marks a turning point in the book of Genesis. The focus narrows—from a nation in the making to one young man, one fractured family, and one God who is quietly at work even when everything looks broken. Dreams That Reveal—and Divide…
The Cost of Unfinished Transformation & God’s Faithfulness When Families Falter Genesis 34 — When Transformation Has Not Gone Deep Enough Genesis 34 is one of the most disturbing chapters in Genesis. There is no direct mention of God speaking, and that silence itself is telling. Dinah and the Cost of Staying Near Compromise (Genesis 34:1–2) Dinah…
From Fear to Face-to-Face Grace… Genesis 32 — Wrestling Before Reconciliation.. 1. The angels who met Jacob (Genesis 32:1–2) “Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him… He called that place Mahanaim (two camps).” These are the same type of angels Jacob saw at Bethel (Genesis 28:12).They appear: Meaning:God was saying, “You were never alone.”…
The God Who Sees the Unseen and Keeps His Promise… Genesis 29 — God Sees Leah… Jacob’s blind love and repeated history (Genesis 29:1–30).. Jacob arrives in Haran and immediately falls deeply in love with Rachel. “Jacob loved Rachel.” (29:18) This love becomes selective, emotional, and blinding. Ironically, the deceiver is deceived — Jacob, who disguised himself to steal a…
Blessing, Betrayal, and a God Who Meets Us on the Run… Genesis 27 — When Blessing Is Taken, Not Trusted.. A divided household (Genesis 27:1–4).. Isaac plans to bless Esau secretly, despite knowing God’s word: “The older will serve the younger.” (Genesis 25:23) Fear of losing control—and perhaps favoritism—leads Isaac to act outside God’s revealed will. This…