It took 22 years for the dreams of Joseph to come to pass. A work had to be completed in him before the work could begin in his brothers. There were no short cuts in the day of Joseph. That fact remains the same today.

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Joseph wakes to another day and begins his routine, not knowing that his last night in the prison was his last night in the prison. He is now ready for the pages of his life to turn and reveal a new chapter.

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The life of Joseph is so full of prophetic meaning. In looking for those meanings let us not forget this is a real man living a real life. He did not have the advantage we have, that of knowing the end of the story. He had to live it day by day, very much like you and I do today.

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Jacob retraces his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps in reverse order. How did he know to stop at a “Certain place?” Had he been there before but had missed the true significance until one infamous night?

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Barren women become a theme for Scripture. What happens when you pray, the answer comes, but it brings with it a challenge? In the end, the challenge is part of the answer.

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Why is this portion called the life of Sarah when it begins with her death? Maybe the answer lies in the fact that we may never appreciate the life of another until they are no longer with us.

Abraham sends his servant back to the place he was called from to find a bride for his son. This does not make sense at first. What was he hoping for? One possible answer is intriguing.

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Scripture uses people to teach us about the Creator of people. In reading of their relationship with Him we are able to find our relationship with Him.

The son of Hagar mocks Isaac. Times have not changed. If you do not put Plan B away, Plan B will mock Plan A. I the Hebrew Roots movement still trying to serve The Father through a different mother?

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The life of Abram is one of the making of a man after the heart of Yah. Thankfully we are introduced to him, not as a perfect man, but as a man who though he falls refuses to stay down.

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Noah found grace in the eyes of Yah. With that grace came instructions to build an ark. The materials for the ark were not delivered to his door, but rather hidden in the creation around him. Messiah is offered to us then hidden in pages of a book. In the end, if the ark we build does not match the ark revealed we may find a few leaks.

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“Be fruitful and multiply.” This is the first commandment given to mankind. Is it just about a big family? What if you have a big family but no one takes dominion? Has the commandment been fulfilled? Just what does fruitful mean and how do we go from fruitful to dominion?

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