Archive | September, 2010

Right Place, Wrong Time for Promotion

In Genesis 40, the king of Egypt is upset. Whatever the baker and the butler did to upset Pharoah, it was enough to land them in prison for an undecided number of days. Once there, they find themselves under the authority of Joseph, even though he himself is one of the prisoners. But rather than [...]

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Cougar Town, Egypt

In Genesis 39, the story of Joseph takes shape as he becomes established in Egypt. In his earlier days, Joseph was self-assured and arrogant as his father’s favourite and evidenced in his brothers’ attitude and actions toward him, he didn’t mind lording it over them. But now we see a subdued Joseph, a man who [...]

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Sold Out or Selling Out?

In Genesis 25, the twins have grown up. Esau returns home from an unsuccessful hunting trip, only to find Jacob sitting outside the tent cooking a hearty lentil stew. We don’t get a lot of detail in the story as to how long Esau was away, whether it was a few days or a few [...]

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Bring the Rain

Let this be our prayer…

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