Joseph is a young man of 17 growing up in a dysfunctional home. He is a favored son and his brothers are jealous. He shares a couple dreams that God has given him and this further inflames the situation. What do you do when you've been hurt by your family?

As believers we are told to pray. Our prayers are powerful when we are praying in God's will. How do we do that? We must first be walking with God. It is then that our desires will align with His. That doesn't mean life won't have moments of trouble. We are constantly in a spiritual battle. We must be ready to stand strong when God has called us.

Jacob, Joseph's father, was a deceiver for the first part of his life. He had cheated his brother and left home because of death threats. He tries to find safety in the house of his Uncle Laban. He soon finds out that his uncle is a bigger cheat than he is. As Jacob and his family return home, Jacob must face his brother. By this time Jacob has grown in his faith, the situation forces him to trust God. How does God reward this change of heart?

Jacob, Joseph's father, was a deceiver for the first part of his life. He had cheated his brother and left home because of death threats. He tries to find safety in the house of his Uncle Laban. He soon finds out that his uncle is a bigger cheat than he is. As Jacob and his family return home, Jacob must face his brother. By this time Jacob has grown in his faith, the situation forces him to trust God. How does God reward this change of heart?

Zerubbabel was born in captivity in Babylon but also born of royal blood. Cyrus, the king, had decreed that the Jewish people could return and rebuild their temple in Jerusalem. How would he lead the people? What would they do in the face of opposition?

God had given a promise to both Abraham and Isaac, but did Isaac's son, Jacob, trust this promise? How does that affect Jacob's actions? What does Jacob do when God speaks to him? Will he trust God fully? Listen in to learn more about Jacob, Joseph's father.

Do you have black sheep in your family tree? Even Jesus has them. Manasseh is listed in the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1. After coming out of Egypt the nation of Israel was born. It was a unified country for many years but political conflict split the nation into the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah. The northern Kingdom never followed God and the country was destroyed. The southern Kingdom only partially followed God. King Hezekiah, Manasseh's father had brought religious reforms and worship of the true God back to the land. Manasseh would change all that...

Matthew begins with the genealogy of Jesus. To many of us this is just a long list of names that we have never heard of. But a Jew of the first century would find this impressive and captivating. Uzziah was the 9th king of the southern kingdom of Judah. He lived just before the prophet of Isaiah. Uzziah’s grandfather had repaired the temple, but then returned to idol worship. Uzziah’s father, Amaziah, half-heartedly followed the true God, and at the end of his life turned away from the Lord and was murdered. Would Uzziah follow God? Would he finish well?

Abraham, Joseph's great-grand father, has died. Now Isaac, Joseph's grandfather, faces an obstacle in his life. There is great famine in the country. Where should he go to protect his family? God has given the family a promise, but they must survive. What does God have to say?

Ancestors influence our lives. Joseph's great grand-father, Abraham, received a promise from God. It was a promise that his descendants would become a great nation. Joseph would eventually be born into this family of great promise.