For the two weeks leading up to Christmas, I decided to post some of my favorite “Christmas verses.” I probably should have called it the “12 passages of Christmas”, but that just doesn’t have the same ring to it. I hope they are an encouragement to you this Christmas season. Merry Christmas! And I will [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Genesis’
3 Sep
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 1:1 I do not think that there is a simple or more understandable verse in the entire Bible. Yet, I also do not think that there is a single verse in the entire Bible that draws so much doubt, ridicule and criticism. Really, your [...]
19 Jan
Am I in the Place of God?
And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God? But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good. Genesis 50: 19-20a In this passage, Jacob (Israel) has just died and Joseph’s brothers are again fearful that Joseph would take out his revenge on [...]
19 Jan
God Did It
“Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.” Genesis 45:5 In Genesis 45, Joseph tells his brothers who he is and they were, understandably, afraid. After all, they had sold their own brother into slavery years before out of [...]
18 Jan
Forgetful Folks
Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.’ Genesis 40: 23 Have you ever done a good deed that was soon forgotten? Have you ever loved someone who didn’t seem to reciprocate that love? Have you ever had a kindness repaid with bitterness? Have you ever worked hard for little or no [...]
