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January 29 - Nº 29 Genesis 40 Joseph had been in prison for quite a while when he was joined by two of Pharaoh’s former employees.  One was a cupbearer. He had been a high-ranking, high-profile official in the royal court.    His chief duty was to personally bring the right wine to the royal table. Due to the constant fear of plots to poison the leader of the nation, the person in this position had to be one of Pharaoh’s most trusted employees. Because of his access to the ki

January 28 - Nº 28 Genesis 39 The caravan of Arab traders finally arrived in Egypt. After a long grueling trek across the desert,  Joseph was put on an auction block as a slave.  Potiphar, the captain of Pharaoh’s bodyguards, was impressed with his appearance and bought him.   In the middle of this difficult situation,  Joseph decided to do his very best to represent and please God.   God blessed him. That doesn’t mean that God freed Joseph from slavery, but He did make Josep

January 27 - Nº 27 Genesis 37:1-35 It had been a long, twisting journey, but Jacob finally settled in the land God had promised first to Abraham, then to Isaac, and now had passed on to him ( Genesis 35:12 ). It was in this land called Canaan that Jacob raised his twelve sons. Joseph was one of the youngest, but he was the oldest son of Jacob's favorite wife, Rachel. Soon it became obvious to everyone that  he was Jacob’s favorite child.    When Joseph was seventeen years old

January 26 - Nº 26 Genesis 33; 34; 35:1-5 The next morning Jacob crossed the Jabbok River and limped into camp to join his family. Off in...

January 25 - Nº 25 Genesis 32 Jacob had finally broken free from the relationship that had held him hostage for more than 20 years (see ...

January 24 - Nº 24 Genesis 30:25-33; 31:1-55 Jacob was a shrewd businessman and a hard worker. It wasn’t long before he convinced Laban,...

January 23 - Nº 23 Genesis 29:31-35; 30:1-24; 35:16-20 Life was not easy for Leah.   She was the older and less attractive of Laban’s two...

January 22 - Nº 22 Genesis 29:1-30 Jacob continued his journey. After many days he stopped at a well where several shepherds had gathered...

January 21 - Nº 21 Genesis 27:42-46; 28:1-22 Jacob was shrewd and impatient. He was always looking for ways to get what  he wanted ...

January 20 - Nº 20 Genesis 27:1-41 Jacob wanted more than just his older brother’s birthright (see  #19 - January 19 ).  He wanted the...

January 19 - Nº 19 Genesis 25:5-11, 19-34 Abraham died at the age of 175, and Isaac inherited everything that his father had owned. But...

January 18 - Nº 18 Genesis 24 Sarah lived to be 127, then she died ( Genesis 23:1 ). Meanwhile Isaac grew up, and Abraham grew old.  ...

January 17 - Nº 17 Genesis 22:1-19 After Ishmael was banished, Abraham had only one son to raise! The expression of the love he had felt...

January 16 - Nº 16 Genesis 21:8-21 For fourteen years Ishmael had been an only child. Abraham loved him and cared for him. His...

January 15 - Nº 15 Genesis 20 Déjà vu.     It’s a feeling you get that you’ve “been there before.”  It leads you to think that you have...

January 14 - Nº 14 Genesis 18:16-33; 19:1-29 As they got up to leave, Abraham accompanied his three visitors for a short distance along...

January 13 - Nº 13 Genesis 17:1-8, 15-22; 18:1-15; 21:1-6 God wanted to encourage Abram and Sarai. He wanted them to know that, despite...

January 12 - Nº 12 Genesis 16 Ten years had passed since God had promised Abram and Sarai they would have a son—an heir through whom God...

January 11 - Nº 11 Genesis 15 After defeating four strong kings and reclaiming everything they had stolen, Abram must have felt like he...

January 10 - Nº 10 Genesis 13 – 14 After barely escaping from Egypt with his wife and his life, Abram took everything he owned and moved...

January 9 - Nº 9 Genesis 12:10-20 Abram Avoids a Famine Fierce Canaanite warriors were not the only threat Abram faced when he entered...

January 8 - Nº 8 Genesis 12:1-9 As time continued, the individual language groups that formed at the Tower of Babel became separate...

January 7 - Nº 7 Genesis 10:8-12; 11:1-9 Noah’s children had children, who in turn had more children, etc., and soon the earth was populated once more. One of Noah’s great-grandsons was a man named  Nimrod.  He was known as a great hunter. But he was also a great warrior. His name literally means “let us rebel.” And he did.  He built a large kingdom completely opposed to God.    Although God had told Noah’s family to spread out and populate the earth ( Genesis 9:1 ), his desc

January 6 - Nº 6 Genesis 6:1 – 9:17 The population of the earth grew rapidly. There were some key factors that contributed to this. First,  the gene pool had not yet been weakened by disease or mutation,  therefore marriages between close relatives were possible and permitted. It wasn’t until the time of Moses that God placed boundaries prohibiting family marriage relationships. (These are recorded in  Leviticus 18 and 20 .) Second, prior to the flood, people lived hundreds o