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…
Fear, Failure, and the God Who Faithfully Keeps His Promise…. Genesis 20 — Fear Revisited, Grace Repeated.. Abraham’s Fear Resurfaces (Genesis 20:1–2) Shockingly, Abraham repeats the same failure we saw in Genesis 12 — presenting Sarah as his sister. Why does this happen again? Because: “The fear of man lays a snare” (Proverbs 29:25) Even after encounters with…
This chapter opens with impatience, pain and a long silence (Genesis 16:1–3). Years have passed since God’s promise in Genesis 15, and Sarai remains barren. Time has a way of pressing on faith. Sarai looks at her age, her body, and her circumstances—and concludes that perhaps God’s promise needs human help. She proposes a solution that…
Covenant After the Flood: Promise, Fragility, and God’s Faithfulness Genesis 9 and 10 answer a quiet but urgent question:What happens after deliverance? The flood is over. Humanity steps into a renewed world. And yet, God knows that while the earth has been cleansed, the human heart still needs redemption. 1. God’s Covenant: Repeating the First Blessing After the flood,…
Reading Genesis 7–8 Together When Obedience Carries Us Through the Flood Genesis 7 and 8 tell the story of rain, rising waters, silence, waiting, and finally—remembering. But beneath the floodwaters lies a deeper story: a man who trusted God without evidence, a God who took responsibility for salvation, and a world preserved by grace. Let’s reflect. 1….