May 2022

In Genesis chapter thirty-eight, verse eight, Onan, Judah’s second son, is to go with Er’s wife Tamar and have a child with her for his brother’s sake. Judah tells Onan to take Er’s widow Tamar as his wife. Onan has to care for Tamar as a wife, with a distinct emphasis on providing her with […]

In Genesis, chapter thirty-eight, verse six, Er, the husband of Tamar, died, and she became a childless widow. Tamar longed for a child by which to carry on her family name and produce descendants. According to Deuteronomy chapter twenty-five verse five, the duty of a brother-in-law was to father a male heir with Er’s widow

In Genesis chapter thirty-eight, verse two, Judah, the fourth-born son of Jacob, through Leah after Reuben, Simeon, and Levi were before him respectively, had not yet distinguished himself as someone great among his brothers. He was the one who suggested they sell Joseph into slavery. Judah interacted with a certain Adullamite whose name was Hirah.

In Genesis chapter thirty-seven, verse twenty-eight, Joseph’s older brothers have agreed to sell him as a bondslave to the Ishmaelites. The Midianites merchantmen passed by, and the brothers sold Joseph for twenty pieces of silver, and they brought him to Egypt. Buying help was the going rate for a teenage serf at the time. Joseph’s

In Genesis, chapter thirty-seven, verse five, Joseph dreamed a dream. However, this is not the first time a vision begins. In Genesis chapter twenty, verse three, God came to Abimelech in a dream by night regarding Sarah, Abraham’s wife. God sometimes reveals His will to us through prophetic dreams to help direct our path in

In Genesis, chapter thirty-seven, verse three, describes the “coat of many colors” that Joseph receives from his father. It presents a marked contrast to the plainer tunics worn by his brothers. The “coat of many colors” represents a position of special favoritism and honor with his father. Jacob deeply loved Joseph’s mother, Rachel, while regarding

In Genesis, chapter thirty-seven, verse two begins the “generations of Jacob.” Jacob’s son Joseph was born to him by his beloved late wife, Rachel. The time of Joseph reveals how Jacob’s descendants became a nation that lived in Egypt. Joseph’s loyalty shows toward his God and the many ways by which God protected and directed

In Genesis, chapter thirty-six, verse six, Esau prospered materially, yet he did not spiritually. His life characterizes by little regard for spiritual things. Esau was a cunning hunter, and he had a craftiness for the outdoors. To become crafty, a person would need to spend quite a bit of time gaining experience to find their

In Genesis chapter thirty-five, verse twenty-two, Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob’s twelve sons, was entitled to the birthright and the first place of leadership, honor, and power. Instead, Jacob’s firstborn commits a sexual sin with his father’s concubine and removes him from that position. In other words, failure in character manifested by serious sinful actions

In Genesis chapter thirty-five, verse eighteen, Leah and Rachel named all Jacob’s children. However, Rachel named one of her children Ben-oni which means son of my sorrow. A name like this would have put a terrible burden of guilt on the boy and made him think he was responsible for his mother’s death. Jacob changed