Category: Genesis

1 Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, had bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there. 2 The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian…

1 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. 3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he…

19 They said to one another, “Here comes this dreamer. 20 Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. Then we will say that a fierce animal has devoured him, and we will see what will become of his dreams.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 37:19-20 In Genesis chapter…

16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” 17 And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.” Setting the Scene for Genesis…

1 And the Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. 2 He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door…

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And…

3 The waters receded from the earth continually. At the end of 150 days the waters had abated. Setting the Scene for Genesis 8:3 In Genesis chapter 8, we find ourselves in the midst of a tumultuous and historic event – the Great Flood. The scene is set on the ark that Noah, his family,…

12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he fathered Mahalalel. Setting the Scene for Genesis 5:12 In Genesis chapter 5, we find a genealogy that traces the descendants of Adam through his son Seth. The scene is set in a peaceful and serene setting, perhaps a quiet evening under the vast expanse of the starlit…

2 The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands. 4 So Joseph found favor in his sight…

3 And he journeyed on from the Negeb as far as Bethel to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, Setting the Scene for Genesis 13:3 In Genesis chapter 13, we find Abram (later known as Abraham) and his nephew Lot standing in the land of Canaan. After…