Daily Thoughts From God's Word

After fleeing from Egypt, “Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the...

“Joseph died, and all his brothers and all that generation.  But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they...

Jacob is about to die.  Before he dies, however, he calls all his children and Joseph’s two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, before him and...

Continuing thoughts about relationships . . . Upon hearing that his father was still alive, and upon seeing his brother Benjamin, “Joseph...

“Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, had bought him...

The stories of Joseph begin, and it’s interesting that these opening episodes of his brothers’ jealousy, deception, and treachery follow...

These chapters contain stories of the highest good and the lowest depravity.  The story of the  rape of Dinah and her brothers’ response,...

The Bible is full of wonderful love stories, among them that of Jacob and Rachel.  As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that Rachel’s...

There was the shameful selling of Esau’s birthright, though that worked out according to God’s purposes, the story of Isaac and Abimelech...

The story of Abraham and Sarah comes to an end, and what a glorious and hopeful end!  But more on that in just a moment.  These chapters...

The promise to Abraham and Sarah is repeated (see yesterday’s thoughts), yet again, there at their tent:  “The Lord said, ‘I will surely...

“Abram said [to the Lord], ‘Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir.’  And behold, the word...

With the announcement of a redeemer, patience in the face of so much sin and rebellion, the repopulating of the earth, and the spread of...

The closing verses of chapter 8 set us up for what follows:  “The Lord said in his heart, ‘I will never again curse the ground because of...

With sin and transgression exploding across the earth, God declared, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land ....