In a difficult and jarring chapter of God's Word, we see that sin's deep roots can only be pulled from our hearts by a breakthrough of God’s grace. Judah and his sons' sins are despicable, Tamar is an unlikely heroine, and everyone points us to the salvation found in Jesus.

As Joseph's brothers sell him into slavery as a means of crushing his dreams, we see their wickedness, Joseph's integrity, and the way that nothing can thwart God's sovereign plans as he works in the "meanwhile" of our lives.

As Joseph's brothers sell him into slavery as a means of crushing his dreams, we see their wickedness, Joseph's integrity, and the way that nothing can thwart God's sovereign plans as he works in the "meanwhile" of our lives.

Here at the beginning of the Joseph narrative, we see men struggling to understand God's purpose and plan for their individual lives. As we watch them, we learn how to think about the specific purposes of God for each of us in light of his greater purposes in the world.

Here at the beginning of the Joseph narrative, we see men struggling to understand God's purpose and plan for their individual lives. As we watch them, we learn how to think about the specific purposes of God for each of us in light of his greater purposes in the world.

Here at the beginning of the Joseph narrative, we see men struggling to understand God's purpose and plan for their individual lives. As we watch them, we learn how to think about the specific purposes of God for each of us in light of his greater purposes in the world.

As the narratives focus on Jacob comes to a close, we learn that full devotion to God brings blessing while also equipping us to faithfully face difficulty and death.

As the narratives focus on Jacob comes to a close, we learn that full devotion to God brings blessing while also equipping us to faithfully face difficulty and death.

One of the darkest events in the lives of the patriarchs helps us answer the question, "How do we respond to injustice and evil in a way that honors God?" Jacob and those around him model all the wrong ways; Jesus in the work of the gospel shows us the way to honor God in the face of evil.

One of the darkest events in the lives of the patriarchs helps us answer the question, "How do we respond to injustice and evil in a way that honors God?" Jacob and those around him model all the wrong ways; Jesus in the work of the gospel shows us the way to honor God in the face of evil.