Friday Digest: BSF’s Study of Genesis Lesson 24
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN GENESIS CHAPTERS 39-40: God is always at work There is purpose in suffering All sin is an offense against God Your suffering should not be wasted Our suffering is for a greater...
View ArticleBSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 25, Day 2: Genesis 41:1-32
Summary of Genesis 41:1-32: Two years after Joseph helped the chief cupbearer whom he told to remember him Pharaoh had two dreams. In these dreams, he saw seven cows that were fat and then seven cows...
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BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 25, Day 3: Genesis 41:33-57
Summary of Genesis 41:33-57: Joseph advised Pharaoh to look for a discerning and wise man to be put in charge of the land of Egypt. Commissioners should be put in charge of the land to take 1/5 of the...
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BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 25, Day 4: Genesis 42:1-20
Summary of Genesis 42:1-20: Jacob sends all of his sons to buy grain from Egypt except Benjamin, afraid that something will happen to Benjamin like Joseph. Famine is in Canaan as well. Joseph was in...
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BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 25, Day 5: Genesis 42:21-38
Summary of Genesis 42:21-38: The brothers are at least smart enough to know that this is happening because of what they did to Joseph. Reuben blames his brothers for this, saying he tried to save...
View ArticleFriday Digest: BSF’s Study of Genesis Lesson 25
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN GENESIS CHAPTERS 41-42: God is infinitely gracious to reveal His plans to Egypt and to save them along with His chosen people God uses the good and bad for His purposes Even...
View ArticleBSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 26, Day 2: Genesis 43:1-14
Summary of Genesis 43:1-14: Israel/Jacob and all of their family ate all of the grain that the brothers had brought back from Egypt. When they ran out, Israel told them to get more, at first without...
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BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 26, Day 3: Genesis 43:15-34
Summary of Genesis 43:15-34: The brothers did as Jacob said. They hurried to Egypt with Benjamin. Joseph invited them to eat with him. The brothers were frightened of this action. They thought Joseph...
View ArticleBSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 26, Day 4: Genesis 44:1-17
Summary of Genesis 44:1-17: Joseph then gives his brothers all of the grain that they can carry. He then orders each man’s silver to be placed back in the mouth of their sacks and for his silver cup to...
View ArticleBSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 26, Day 5: Genesis 44:18-34
Summary of Genesis 44:18-34: Judah pleads for Benjamin’s life, in the end offering to take his place because he cannot face Jacob and tell him that Benjamin has been taken from him like they did when...
View ArticleFriday Digest: BSF’s Study of Genesis Lesson 26
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN GENESIS CHAPTERS 43-44: Need often turns you to God God’s love causes repentance Repentance leads to deliverance Our failures lead to our growth Take Away: Our faith grows out...
View ArticleThe Meaning Behind Joseph’s Tears
Joseph is recorded as crying 7 times in the Bible (Genesis 42:24; 43:30; 45:2; 45:14-15; 46:29; 50:1; 50:17). Joseph weeps when: He sees his brothers for the first time again in Egypt Joseph sees...
View ArticleCoffee and God: Acceptance
Hey all! It’s Sunday! I hope you are warming up your coffee and relaxing a bit before you head to church or listen online. Today, I’m thinking about acceptance. Acceptance of: Where you are at What...
View ArticleBSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 27, Day 2: Genesis 45:1-15
Summary of Genesis 45:1-15: Joseph sent all of his attendants away, and he revealed himself to his brothers. He wept so loudly that Pharaoh’s household was informed. His brothers were scared, thinking...
View ArticleBSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 27, Day 3: Genesis 45:16-28
Summary of Genesis 45:16-28: Pharaoh was very happy that Joseph’s brothers had come. He gave Joseph’s family the best of the land in Egypt. He gave them carts to travel in. Joseph gave his brothers the...
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BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 27, Day 4: Genesis 46:1-30
Summary of Genesis 46:1-30: Israel/Jacob set out with all of his household and belongings for Egypt. At Beersheba he offered sacrifices to God. There God spoke to him, reassuring him to go to Egypt....
View ArticleBSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 27, Day 5: Genesis 46:31-47:12
Summary of Genesis 46:31-47:12: Joseph advises his family to tell Pharaoh that they are shepherds so that they can be allowed the land of Goshen and will be detestable to the Egyptians who despise...
View ArticleFriday Digest: BSF’s Study of Genesis Lesson 27
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN GENESIS CHAPTERS 45-47:12: If you don’t forgive, payback never ends God goes before all of us as the great orchestrator of our lives What happens in our lives is God’s will...
View ArticleBSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 28, Day 2: Genesis 47:13-27
Summary of Genesis 47:13-27: Egypt and Canaan spent all of their money to buy food. When they ran out of money, they asked Joseph what they should do. He said to bring their livestock in exchange for...
View ArticleBSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 28, Day 3: Genesis 47:28-31
Summary of Genesis 47:28-31: Jacob lived in Egypt for 17 years. He lived to be 147 years of age. He made Joseph swear to bury him in Canaan with his fathers. BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 28, Day...
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