Birth of Isaac
Birth of Isaac
Genesis 21:1-21
This story is very simple, yet extremely powerful. Abraham and Sarah had a son and they named him Isaac. While that...
God’s Covenant with Abraham
God's Covenant with Abraham
Genesis 15:1-21
There was a problem. Abram and Sarai did not have any children. Any blessing from God would pass on to...
The Escape From Egypt
The Escape From Egypt
Exodus 12:31 - 14:31
Apparently the final plague was too much for the hard-hearted Pharaoh. He just could not contend and be...
Golden Calf Incident at Mount Sinai
Golden Calf Incident at Mount Sinai
Exodus 32:1-35
This story pops out of what has been (in Exodus) an instructional account of how to make the...
Moses Confronts Pharaoh
Moses Confronts Pharaoh
Exodus 4:18 - 7:13
After the infamous encounter with Yahweh on Mount Horeb, Moses returned to his father-in-law Jethro to secure permission for...
Joseph’s Slavery in Jail
Joseph's Slavery in Jail
Genesis 39:20—40:23
Joseph just cannot catch a break! His brothers threw him in a well and sold him as a slave, was...
Israelites in Slavery in Egypt
Israelites in Slavery in Egypt
Exodus 1:1-22
The book of Exodus opens up after some 400 years since the close of the book of Genesis. During...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah
Genesis 18:1—19:29
One day while Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day, he saw three...
Garden of Eden
Garden of Eden
Genesis 2:4-25
God has just created a beautiful world in six days. A world with light, water, land, sun, moon, stars, trees, plants,...
Joseph’s Journey to Slavery
Joseph's Journey to Slavery
Genesis 37:1-36
Jacob was third in line from the promise of God. The first was Abraham who the Lord told would have...
Birth of Moses
Birth of Moses
Exodus 2:1-10
The backdrop for this story occurs in the chapter preceding (obviously). The king of Egypt has issued a decree that all...
Cain and Abel
Cain and Abel
Genesis 4:1-26
Sin—it has horrible, destructive consequences. Adam and Eve disobeyed God and now the rest of humanity will suffer from this evil...