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. Genesis 41:37-46a ● Gen 41:37-38 . . Joseph's suggestions were well received by Pharaoh and his advisers. And Pharaoh said to his courtiers: Could we find another like him, a man in whom is the spirit of the gods? If there was one thing those old-time pagans valued, it was a connection to...

. Genesis 41:33-36 ● Gen 41:33-36 . . Now therefore I suggest Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. . . . And...

. Genesis 41:25-32 ● Gen 41:25a . .Then Joseph said to Pharaoh: Note Joseph's quick response time. He didn't even go off and pray about it and wait for an answer from God-- no: right to it. Since Genesis doesn't say that God spoke inside Joseph's head, or by an audible dictation that only his...

. Genesis 41:15-24 ● Gen 41:15 . . I had a dream last night; Pharaoh told him; and none of these men can tell me what it means. But I have heard that you can interpret dreams, and that is why I have summoned you. Potiphar of course would have been responsible for delivering Joseph, and...

. Genesis 41:9-14 ● Gen 41:9-13 . .Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh: Today I am reminded of my shortcomings. Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he imprisoned me and the chief baker in the house of the captain of the guard. Each of us had a dream the same night, and each dream...

. Genesis 41:1-8 ● Gen 41:1a . .Two years later Poor Joseph. He's now at the very threshold of his fourth decade of life and still hasn't slept with a girl, nor does he even really have a life of his own. He was under his dad's thumb for seventeen years as a kid, and now he's been a slave in a...

. Genesis 40:18-23 ● Gen 40:18-19 . . Joseph answered: This is its interpretation: The three baskets are three days. In three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and gibbet you upon a pole; and the birds will pick off your flesh. It's lucky for the baker that he would be already dead before...

. Genesis 40:4b-17 ● Gen 40:4b-8a . . After they had been in custody for some time, each of the two men-- the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were being held in prison --had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own. . . .When Joseph came to them the...

. Genesis 40:1-4a Joseph was 17 when he arrived in Egypt, and 30 when he became prime minister. So 13 years of his young adulthood were wasted in servitude and prison; and all that time without even so much as a date or a girlfriend. More than a full decade of the best years of his life went by...

. Genesis 39:8-23 ● Gen 39:8-18 . . But Joseph refused. Look; he told her; my master trusts me with everything in his entire household. No one here has more authority than I do! He has held back nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How could I ever do such a wicked thing? It...

. Genesis 39:1-7 ● Gen 39:1-3 . . Now when Joseph arrived in Egypt with the Ishmaelite traders, he was purchased by Potiphar, a member of the personal staff of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. Potiphar was the captain of the palace guard. The Lord was with Joseph and blessed him greatly as he served...

. Genesis 38:27-29 ● Gen 38:27-28 . .When the time came for her to give birth, there were twins in her womb! While she was in labor, one of them put out his hand, and the midwife tied a crimson thread on that hand, to signify: This one came out first. According to modern medicine, a baby isn't...

. God's free will trumps everybody else's free will, including Christ's. For example: "This is the will of the one who sent me; that I should not lose anything of what He gave me." (John 6:39) One of the many things that God gives His son is sheep. (John 10:27-30) Now, whether the sheep like...

. Genesis 38:18-26 ● Gen 38:18a . . He said: What pledge should I give you? Your seal and its cord, and the staff in your hand; she answered. The items that Tamar required for a pledge were akin to a photo ID or a thumb print in those days. Judah's staff wasn't just a kendo stick or a walking...

. Genesis 38:15-17 ● Gen 38:15a . .When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, The particular kind of prostitute in this episode is from the Hebrew word qedeshah (ked-ay-shaw') which isn't your typical working girl, but rather a devotee raising money for an established religion (Gen...

. _ The Inner Self _ ● Jer 31:33 . . I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I'm pretty sure that verse should be interpreted by this one: ● Ezek 36:26-27 . . I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh...

- Genesis 38:11c-14 ● Gen 38:11c . . So Tamar went to live in her father's house. Sending Tamar back home, as an unattached girl, Judah no doubt sincerely hoped she would meet somebody in her own neighborhood; maybe an old boyfriend or two, and remarry before Shelah got old enough; thus, his...

- Genesis 38:3-11b ● Gen 38:3-5 . . She conceived and bore a son, and he named him Er. She conceived again and bore a son, and named him Onan. Once again she bore a son, and named him Shelah; he was at Chezib when she bore him. The community of Chezib (a.k.a. Achzib and Chozeba) has been...

. _ Gentiles And The New Covenant _ "The law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ" (Gal 3:24) The koiné Greek word for "schoolmaster" is paidagogos (pahee-dag-o-gos') which defines not a headmaster, nor a teacher, nor a tutor. It essentially defines a servant whose responsibility it...

. The so-called historic church needs more than revision; it needs guidance, to help its leadership, and its followers, come to their senses. _