In The Word Read Luke 19:47—20:47 47 And He was teaching daily in the temple; but the chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people were trying to destroy Him, 48 and they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said. Jesus’ Authority Questioned 20 On one […]
Month: April 2016
UNBOUND
In The Word Read Luke 19:29-46 29 When He approached Bethphage and Bethany, near the mount that is called Olivet, He sent two of the disciples, 30 saying, “Go into the village ahead of you; there, as you enter, you will find a colt tied on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are […]
GOD KNOWS BEST
In The Word Read Genesis 47:18-49:22 18 When that year was ended, they came to him the next year and said to him, “We will not hide from my lord that our money is all spent, and the cattle are my lord’s. There is nothing left for my lord except our bodies and our lands. 19 Why should we die before […]
A JOURNEY OF RESTORATION
In The Word Read Genesis 26-27:12 Isaac Settles in Gerar 26 Now there was a famine in the land, besides the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Gerar, to Abimelech king of the Philistines. 2 The Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land of which I […]
HEARTS RECONCILED
In The Word Read Genesis 45 Joseph Deals Kindly with His Brothers 45 Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried, “Have everyone go out from me.” So there was no man with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. 2 He wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and the […]
A CHANGED HEART
In The Word Read Genesis 44 The Brothers Are Brought Back 44 Then he commanded his house steward, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in the mouth of his sack. 2 Put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, […]
WE MUST BE TRULY REPENTED
In The Word Read Genesis 43 The Return to Egypt 43 Now the famine was severe in the land. 2 So it came about when they had finished eating the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, “Go back, buy us a little food.” 3 Judah spoke to him, however, saying, “The man solemnly […]
BE CAREFUL HOW YOU TREAT ONE ANOTHER
In The Word Read Genesis 42 Joseph’s Brothers Sent to Egypt 42 Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?” 2 He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy some for us from that place, so that we may live and […]
GIVE YAHWEH THE CREDIT
In The Word Read Genesis 41:14-57 Joseph Interprets 14 Then Pharaoh sent and called for Joseph, and they hurriedly brought him out of the dungeon; and when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came to Pharaoh. 15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, but no one can interpret it; and I have heard it said about you, […]
A GODLY DISPOSITION
In The Word Read Genesis 40:1-41:13 Joseph Interprets a Dream 40 Then it came about after these things, the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt offended their lord, the king of Egypt. 2 Pharaoh was furious with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker. 3 So he put them in confinement in the house of the captain […]