From Promise Preserved to Deliverance Prepared.. From Genesis to Exodus: Same Promise, New Setting… We ended Genesis with Joseph’s death (Gen 50:26), but not with the end of God’s promises. Exodus opens by reminding us of names—the sons of Jacob (Exod 1:1–5). This is intentional. God is saying: I have not forgotten. What began as 70 people in Egypt…
From Blessing to Burial: Hope That Outlives Death… Genesis ends not with creation, not with a garden, but with a coffin in Egypt (Gen 50:26).And yet — paradoxically — it ends overflowing with hope. Genesis 48 — The God Who Chooses the Unexpected.. Jacob is old, weak, nearly blind — and yet spiritually sharp. Joseph brings his…
From Fear to Fulfillment: God Goes With His People… After reconciliation in Genesis 45, the story now turns from emotional healing to movement. Jacob must leave the land of promise and go down to Egypt — something his grandfather Abraham once did in fear (Gen 12:10), and something Isaac was later told not to do (Gen 26:2). So…
When Truth Breaks the Silence and Grace Finds Its Voice.. By the time we reach Genesis 44, everything has been slowly building toward this moment.Joseph has tested his brothers.He has observed their reactions to fear, favor, and pressure.Now, the final test touches the deepest wound of all: Benjamin. Genesis 44 — The Test That Reveals the…
When Hunger Awakens Guilt and Mercy Waits in Silence.. By the time we reach Genesis 42, many years have passed since Joseph was thrown into a pit and sold like property. His brothers went on with their lives. Jacob learned to live with grief. And Joseph learned to live with loss. But famine has a…
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…