Joseph (Matthew 1:20; 2:13): Joseph would have divorced Mary when he found out she was pregnant, but God sent an angel to him in a dream, convincing him that the pregnancy was of God. Joseph went ahead with the marriage. After Jesus was born, God sent two more dreams, one to tell Joseph to take […]

Joseph (Genesis 37:1-11): Joseph is one of the most famous dreamers, and one of the most famous dream-interpreters, in the Bible. His first recorded dreams are found in Genesis 37. They showed through easily deciphered symbols that Joseph’s family would one day bow to him in respect. His brothers didn’t appreciate the dream and in […]

Jabbok = emptying God meets us at whatever level He finds us in order to lift us to where He wants us to be. • Hosea 12:3-4 (NLT) 3 Even in the womb, Jacob struggled with his brother; when he became a man, he even fought with God. He wept and pleaded for a blessing […]

Addition by subtraction 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (NASB) 9 And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. 10 Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with […]

Genesis 32:24 Then Jacob was left alone… Ezra 7:10 (KJV) 10For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments. Daniel 1:8 (KJV) 8But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the […]

Jacob met the Lord (Gen. 32:22-26) Jacob met himself (Gen. 32:27-32) Jacob met Esau (Gen. 33:1-20) Genesis 32:24 – 30 (NASB) 24 Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. 25 When he saw that he had not prevailed against him, he touched the socket of his thigh; so the […]

Q. Why is the account of Babel important to us today? A. We learn how God created the nations and the languages on Earth. Not evolutionary theory, not chance or random process. 1 Now the whole earth used the same language and the same words. 9 Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the […]

Genesis 11:1-9 (NASB) 1 Now the whole earth used the same language and the same words. 2 It came about as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. 3 They said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and burn them thoroughly.” And they used […]

Hebrews 11:6-7 (NASB) 6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. 7 By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the […]

“Prayer is most effective when we learn to agree with God, according to His Word.” Job 22:21-22 (ESV) 21 “Agree with God, and be at peace; thereby good will come to you.22 Receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart. Genesis 3:1-14 (NLT) 1 The serpent was the shrewdest of […]