Archive for December, 2005
50:15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge and wants to repay us in full for all the harm we did to him?” 50:16 So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave these instructions before he died: 50:17 ‘Tell Joseph this: Please forgive [...]
45:25 So they went up from Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan. 45:26 They told him, “Joseph is still alive and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them. 45:27 But when they related to him everything Joseph had [...]
40:12 “This is its meaning,” Joseph said to him. “The three branches represent three days. 40:13 In three more days Pharaoh will reinstate you and restore you to your office. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did before when you were cupbearer. 40:14 But remember me when it goes well [...]
Since we are only a few days away from the start of our team blog, we better put together our posting schedule. Here is what we have so far.
Monday – Doug
Tuesday – Jennifer
Chris, Mimi and Julie, how do you feel about the following. This is basically random, so let me know if it does not [...]
Tomorrow morning (Tuesday), my family and I will be heading out of town for a few days.
If there is any discussion of assigning days, or other ‘getting started’ specifics, feel free to take advantage of my absence and assign me whatever no one else wants!
I’m anxiously anticipating studying with y’all (that’s a remnant of my [...]
This is my last post for a few days. My family and I are going to a resort in Missouri for Christmas. As the resort does not even have a telephone in the rooms, I highly doubt internet access will be available.
I hope each of you has a truly wonderful Christmas. I pray that you [...]
39:1 Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt. An Egyptian named Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh and the captain of the guard, purchased him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him there. 39:2 The Lord was with Joseph. He was successful and lived in the household of his Egyptian master. 39:3 His master observed [...]
33:1 Jacob looked up and saw that Esau was coming along with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants. 33:2 He put the servants and their children in front, with Leah and her children behind them, and Rachel and Joseph behind them. 33:3 But Jacob himself [...]
30:1 When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children or I’ll die!” 30:2 Jacob became furious with Rachel and exclaimed, “Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?” 30:3 She replied, “Here is my [...]
28:18 Early in the morning Jacob took the stone he had placed near his head and set it up as a sacred stone. Then he poured oil on top of it. 28:19 He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz. 28:20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God [...]
