June 28, 2024

The first “test” that Joseph puts his brothers through is to send them back to Canaan and retrieve their brother, Benjamin. As his only full-blood brother, Joseph is probably most keen to see Benjamin and to make sure he’s still alive. If the brothers could sell Joseph off into slavery, it’s not too far outside […]

For nearly 20 years, Joseph must’ve thought his entire family hated him. That’s the only logical conclusion you could arrive to when you’re loaded up into the back of a cart and hauled off to Egypt as your family sells you into slavery. There’s just one problem with that conclusion: The entire family wasn’t there.

In our world of social media, it’s nearly impossible to “not recognize” someone. Even if you’re not friends with someone online, you most likely have seen their faces in pictures that are posted by acquaintances. But remember the time before the internet? When you used to have to actually write letters and postcards and watch

It’s been a long time since Jacob has taken center stage in the narrative of Genesis. For several chapters, he was the principal character. God blessed Jacob, he had children, and he prospered wherever he went. Ever since Joseph and his dreams dominated the story, Jacob has been mostly in the background.  But after the

In my opinion, Genesis 42 is one of the most interesting parts of the entire book. And not because it has some deep theological meanings or indications of some future prophetic development, either. No, no. I love the story of Joseph and his brothers in Genesis 42 because I’m a little brother myself. And, as