Jacob reaches his kinsmen after his long journey and finds exactly the bride he was seeking. But instead of one bride he ends up with two. When Jacob finally arrives in the area of his relatives he happens upon a group of shepherds. This was his profession while at home. He is intimately familiar with […]
Sarah has lived to see her son grow to be a man of 37 years old. But her time on earth has ended. Abraham wants a personal place to bury her. Abraham and company have been “sojourning” in the land of Canaan for 62 years. This is my calculation from the time he left Harran […]
We follow Abram, Sarai and Lot into Canaan today. From this “pared down family” God would build for Himself a new family. They are following God’s call. Imagine waking up one day and God speaking a promise to you like He did to Abram. It has been eleven generations since we have seen such a […]
The flood is over. Dry land is once again available to man and beast. Noah and company have a LOT to be thankful for. God had new marching orders for the family too. Noah learned to honor God from a young age. He knew about giving offerings to God. He knew how to build an […]
Our water weary family has been checking the window for months. “Is it time yet?” No. Wait for it… All in God’s perfect time. My favorite line in our reading is this: “But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark” (verse 1). He didn’t […]