Dream Come True
Dream Come True Download the Pdf copy here **See notes Read Genesis 42 -43 GENESIS 42>< v.1-4 Sons of Isra’el sent on an errand What does Ya’akov’s attitude reveal about the character of his fully-grown adult sons? Why did Ya’akov only send 10 sons and kept Binyamin? Was Binyamin too young for the journey? […]
The Dream Whisperer
The Dream Whisperer Download the Pdf copy here Read Genesis 41 / Hyksos Rulers (**See notes) GENESIS 41 >< v.1-8 Pharaoh troubled by dreams Two years had passed since the end of Chapter 40 when the chief cupbearer was released from prison and reinstated to his position by the pharaoh and the chief baker […]
Innocent Prisoner
Innocent Prisoner Download the Pdf copy here **See notes GENESIS 39>< v.1 Potifar officer of Pharaoh’s, captain of the guard, and an Egyptian. Why the clear distinction that Potifar was an Egyptian…they were in Egypt after all.**Tom Bradford’s note:: “The Bedouin Kings of Egypt” [article read on the podcast] >< v.2-6 YHWH prospered handsome […]
Pushing Through
Pushing Through Download the Pdf copy here **See notes Read Genesis 38 GENESIS 38>< v.1-5 Y’hudah starts his life Y’hudah settles near a man named Hirah in Adullam, a town about 1 mile NW of Hevron. His separation from his brothers was more than geographical. He was integrating with the Kena’anim by marrying the daughter […]
Spoken Dreams
Spoken Dreams Download the Pdf copy here **See notes Read Genesis 37—Yitz’chak was still alive and lived another 12 years after Yosef’s disappearance.—The blessing Yitz’chak pronounced over his twin sons was unfolding. Ya’akov lived in the Promised Land (Kena’an) and ‘Esav had left it.—Avrahamic blessing was coming near to pass…for a time, the Hebrews would […]
Questionable Motives
Questionable Motives Download the Pdf copy here **See notes Read Genesis 34-36 GENESIS 34 >< v.1-4 Who was Dinah? Why was she going out to visit/see (ra’ah) the local girls? Dinah was about 13-15 years old…a virgin of marriageable age, who would never have been allowed to go into the city unchaperoned.—Who is Sh’khem? How […]
Righting wrongs
Righting wrongs Download the Pdf copy here **See notes Read Genesis 31-33 GENESIS 31>< v.1-16 Ya’akov consults his wives about God’s instructions. Hebrew society was male-dominated. However, it should be noted that Hebrew society greatly revered women. The first thing Ya’akov did after God told him it was time to leave was to consult his […]
Familial Deceit
Familial Deceit Download the Pdf copy here **See notes Genesis 24:1 – 25:18 GENESIS 29>< v.1-10 Back to Mesopotamia We shouldn’t forget the ancestral connection of the Promised Land of Canaan and Avraham’s homeland of Mesopotamia. Avraham sent his servant Eliezer back to what he consider his roots to find a wife for Yitz’chak. And […]
Stolen Blessing
Stolen Blessing Download the Pdf copy here **See notes Read Genesis 27 – 28 GENESIS 27>< v.1-26 Ya’akov deceives Yitz’chak Yitz’chak was old and nearly blind when he decided to do this blessing. He was 137 years old (the age Yishma’el was when he died). Remember he was 60 when the twins were born, so […]
Birthright & Election
Birthright & Election Download the Pdf copy here **See notes Read Genesis 25:19 – 26 GENESIS 25 >< v.19-23 Answered prayers and a covenant After 20 years of marriage, Yitz’chak prayed to God for his wife Rivkah, who was barren like Sarah before her. God heeded his prayer and Rivkah became pregnant. The twins fought […]