Joseph was brought to Potiphar after the Ishmaelites sold him to the guard captain. God blessed him abundantly and made him successful until Potiphar made him his right hand. Potiphar’s wife wanted to seduce him as Joseph was attractive. Joseph refused that, even as she tempted him...
This chapter focusing on Judah’s life specifically about his daughter in law , Tamar ( means Palm Tree). Judah’s son, Er died. And according to the custom, his brother had to replace his role to take the widow, but Onan did not take it fully and properly. Onan died too. And...
The story started with an opening that the chapters onward is in parallel of Esau’s genealogy, but of course is much longer, to emphasize the path of Israel. So, Jacob settled in the promised land, and inherited Isaac’s land. And the next sentence started with Joseph...
This chapter is a genealogy of Esau. It is told that Esau and Jacob actually lived together until their possessions became too great and Esau moved away and settled at Seir. The chapter then describes how his descendants became rulers and kings At the end, it was well with Esau, he lived...
After the horrifying incident in Shechem, God called Jacob to go back to Bethel. Bethel was the place and moment, where Jacob experienced the awesome God’s presence and received God’s promise and purpose. The distressful event of the possibility wiped out by their enemies was...
