In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. Our passage today takes place two months after Israel had been delivered from slavery in Egypt. They had passed through the Red Sea and travelled in the wilderness, … Read More
Genesis Wrap-Up
In a Nutshell… Last week we finished up the book of Genesis by closing out the story of Joseph and his brothers. We found the descendants of Jacob settling in Egypt, safe from the famine, … Read More
Genesis 42-50: Joseph’s story pt. II
In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. Today we are looking at the last section of Genesis. We’ll do a brief wrap-up, but for all intents and purposes, this is our last week on Genesis. … Read More
Genesis 37-41: Joseph’s story
In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. We are skipping all the way to Genesis 37 today and we’ll actually encompass several chapters again as we take a look at the story of Joseph. Our … Read More
Genesis 28 & 32
In a Nutshell… Read the passages here and here. I thought it might be useful to do a very brief review of where we’ve come – specifically in the book of Genesis. Again, in a … Read More
Genesis 27:1-41
In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. Today we’re looking at the account of Jacob stealing the blessing from Jacob. The story has a lot in common with the previous story we looked at introducing … Read More
Genesis 26:1-33
In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. Right off the bat, there are obvious similarities with Abraham’s story. Isaac’s encounter with Abimelek repeats the exact same sin that his father was guilty of with both … Read More
Genesis 25:19-34
In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. In our survey of Genesis, it’s worth saying just a few words about Isaac, because we’re passing over his story entirely. You might expect more out of Isaac’s … Read More
Genesis 12-22 (Abraham Recap)
In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. Over the past couple of months, we’ve been looking at the story of Abraham. I thought it would be a good opportunity to pause here and reflect a … Read More
Genesis 22:1-19
In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. This is the story of Abraham that most of us are probably most familiar with. It’s the story that’s most associated with Abraham’s “faith,” though as I hope … Read More