All the Gospels note the great change that came over Jesus as he came to Gethsemane, a garden on the Mount of Olives. Jesus often retreated to this place for […]

By the time we reach chapter 22 of Luke’s gospel account, Jesus has finished the bulk of his public teaching. Now the narrative is fixed upon his Passion, that is, […]

The events described in this chapter overlap with Joseph’s life in Egypt. The timeframe is approximately twenty years which leaves room for what will be happening to Joseph, who was […]

The murderous conspiracy against Joseph by this brothers is accompanied by an array of seemingly chance events and encounters. Someone once wrote that “coincidence is God working in disguise.” And […]

Chapter 37 launches the final “book” of Genesis. Each major section or book of Genesis is introduced by the Hebrew word “toledoth” which means “generations” (2:4; 5:1; 6:9; 10:1; 11:10, […]

Chapter 35 of Genesis concludes by drawing the curtain on the account of Jacob’s life. Though he will not die for years to come, the narrative focus now shifts toward […]

Jacob’s misguided decision to settle his family in Shechem within the precincts of a Canaanite town led to tragic consequences. By failing to lead his family to Bethel Jacob placed […]

Chapter 34 picks up around ten years after Jacob parted ways with Esau and settled his family in Shechem, a pilgrimage which should have carried on to Bethel. Dinah was […]

The last section ended with the dawn rising after Jacob’s night of wrestling with the God-man (32:31). Having been chastened and renamed, Jacob was now ready to face his brother […]

We’re taking a break from Genesis this week. We are going to look at a passage in Romans that points us to the hope that we can have through the […]