Genesis 31One sad, but true reality of life is that doing the right thing will often cost you something. That has been the case with Jacob. Jacob was not perfect by any means but sought to do right by...  Read More

Genesis 30:25-43So far in the book of Genesis we have read many stories of trickery, deceit, and dishonesty. Today is no different. Here we see Laban try to trick Jacob into staying or at least, leavi...  Read More

Genesis 30:1-24Yesterday we read, “So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.” Today’s passage opens and a lot has changed, “Rach...  Read More

Genesis 29Jacob obeyed his father Abraham and went to find a wife among the family of his mother. At a watering place for sheep, Jacob first laid eyes on Rachel. Rachel was a member of his mothers fam...  Read More

Genesis 28This is a very well-known picture in God’s Word. I remember watching reruns of Tom and Jerry as a kid and seeing depictions of “stairways to heaven” when Jerry has hurt Tom so badly that it’...  Read More

Genesis 27In our passage, we see Jacob trick his father, Isaac, into giving him his brother’s blessing. This is not the first time Jacob has done something like this. Nick talked about it a couple of ...  Read More

Genesis 26In chapter 26 we get to see the story of God’s people move into the next generation. God made his promise to Abraham, but in this passage, the Lord appears to Isaac two different times to re...  Read More

Genesis 25:19-34Have you ever made a trade that you immediately regretted? I can remember multiple times when I was a child that some friends convinced me to trade something I owned for what they owne...  Read More

Genesis 25:1-18Our passage today concludes the life of one of the Bible’s greatest heroes. As I ponder this passage and the lessons we can learn from Abraham’s life, the thing that has struck me in th...  Read More

Genesis 24:1-67Genesis 24 is coming towards the end of the life of Abraham. As he approaches the end,  Abraham is attempting to find a wife for his son Isaac. He has specific instructions that his wif...  Read More

Genesis 22:20-23:20These passages record a couple of firsts.First is that Sarah’s age is the only woman’s age at death that is recorded in all of Scripture. This is most likely to remind us of the bir...  Read More

Genesis  22:1-19When we focus on this passage, the faith of Abraham is on full display. God had promised to Abraham that his lineage would continue through Isaac, and yet here he is about to sacrifice...  Read More