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JANUARY 13 Reading 13WAIT AND SEEGenesis 42–46 “Now we must give an accounting for his blood” (Gen. 42:22). Twenty-two years had passed since Joseph’s brothers sold him as a slave. When famine drove the brothers to Egypt, and they applied to Egypt’s second most powerful man, they had no idea he was Joseph. Yet it’sContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

JANUARY 12 Reading 12JOSEPHGenesis 37–41 “Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you?” (Gen. 37:10) Few Bible characters are as admirable as Joseph. He suffered injustice after injustice, yet persevered. His faith was ultimately rewarded, and Joseph realized that God had used each painful experienceContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

JANUARY 11 Reading 11A PLACE TO SETTLEGenesis 33–36 “I will build an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone” (Gen. 35:3). At last Jacob returned not only to Canaan, but home. His 20 frustrating years with Laban were over, andContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

JANUARY 10 Reading 10THE DECEIVER DECEIVEDGenesis 29–32 “Your father has cheated me by changing my wages ten times” (Gen. 31:7). Sometimes we must be put in the place of the cheated to realize why God calls us to live a truly godly life. OverviewJacob found his relatives, and married two sisters, Rachel and Leah (29:1–35).Continue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

JANUARY 9 Reading 9RUSHING AHEAD OF GODGenesis 25:19–28:22 “Look, I am about to die. . . . What good is the birthright to me?” (Gen. 25:32) Unlike his twin Esau, Jacob placed a high value on God’s covenant promise. But Jacob showed little spiritual sensitivity as he schemed and lied unnecessarily to obtain what GodContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”