Continue to believe in God's protection and guidance Some time later the King of Egypt's steward and his chief baker offended the King.He was angry with these two officials and put them in prison ････.They spent a long time in prison, each…

A faith that sees God's will in everything that happens. Now the Ishmaelies had taken Joseph to Egypt and sold him to Potiphar ････ who was the captain of palace guard.The Lord was with Joseph and made him successful. ････ From then on,bec…

Trials to be Suffered as a Sacrifice When Jacob came up to his brothers,they ････ took him and threw him into the well,which was dry.････ Judah said to his brothers,”Wha will we gain by killing our brother and covering up the murder？ Let'…

Dwell again in Beth-El! God said to Jacob,”Go to Bethel at once,and live there.Build an alter there to me,the God who appeared to you ････”So Jacob said to his family and all who were with him.”Get rid of the foreign gods that you have pur…

Here is victory in what you cannot see! ････Jacob said to Laban,”Let me go,so that I can return home.････You know how well I have served you.”････ “What shall I pay you ? ” Laban asked.Jacob answered,”Let me go through all your flocks toda…

People's "vows" are fragile He named the place Beth-El.Then Jacob made a vow to the Lord:”If you will be with me and protect me on the journey I am making and give me food and clothing,and if I return safly to my father's home,then you wil…

Solitary Backpacker Jacob left Beersheba and started toward Harran.At sunset he came to a holy place and camped there.He lay down to sleep,resting hie head on a stone.････ He dreamed ････ And there was the Lord standing beside him.”････ Re…

Turn adversity into a blessing! Rebecca said to Isaac,”I am sick and tired of Esau's foreign wives. ････ I might as well die.” Isaac called Jacob,greeted him,and told him,”Don't marry a Canannite.Go instead to Mesopotamia, to the home of y…

The Beginning of an Endless "Battles Esau hated Jacob,because his father had given Jacob the blessing.He thought,”The time to mourn my father's death is near;then I will kill Jacob.” But when Rebecca heard about Esau's plan, She sent for J…

Take away the "blessings" not the curses! She(Rebecca) said to Jacob,”I have just heard your father say to Esau,”Bring me an animal and cook it for me.After I have eaten it,I will give you my blessing in the presence of the Lord before I d…

You are not a "clunker"! So the Lord God sent them out of the Garden of Eden and made them cultivate the soil from which they had been formed. 【Genesis 3:23】 Why "Today's Car" Isn't a Clunker I would like to ask those of you who drive ca…

The only gate " which leads to the eternal life I want you to remember,my friends,what happened to our ancestors who followed Moses. ････all ate the same spiritual bread and drank the same spiritual drink.They drank from the spiritual rock…

It is for a time like this that you are ････ He sent her this warning:"Don't imagine that you are safer than any other Jew just because you are in the royal place.If you keep quiet at a time like this,help will come from heaven to the Jews…