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Is God’s judgment too severe? It is fairly shocking. There is a death in every house. And yet, God had given 9 warnings with the previous plagues and now he warns that every firstborn will die. Is this fair? Well, remember what Pharaoh had done to the Israelite baby boys. And when you remember that…

Why doesn’t God make himself clearer? Sometimes people ask that sort of question. I’d believe if God showed me some sign… Well Pharaoh has a fair few signs and yet still refuses to acknowledge that the LORD is God! The problem isn’t so much a lack of evidence as it is a lack of desire…

What happens when you pray and things seem to get worse instead of better. That’s what happens to God’s people in Exodus. God has heard his people’s groans and sends Moses to tell Pharaoh to let the people go and Pharaoh says No! And then makes life harder for God’s people. They now have to…

The Bible tells one true story from beginning to end, and it’s helpful to remember that it all fits together. As we begin Exodus, we have moved on about 400 years (remember the promise to Abraham that his descendants would be servants in a foreign land 15:13) but the promises are still being worked out.…

Where there’s a will there’s a…fight! Sadly siblings sometimes fall out over the will of a deceased parents. When Jacob dies, the brothers are not arguing over money and possessions but they are fearful that Joseph might have only been kind to them for the sake of their father. Now he is gone, will Joseph…

How do you cope with losing a wife? And then a son when he’s just 17? Or how about falling out with your brother so that you have flee from home. That’s just some of the heartache Jacob faced. In Genesis 48 he reveals how he got through: Gen 48:15 “the God who has been…

How can you be free from bitterness towards those who have hurt you? What about those who have really hurt you? Joseph had been sold as a slave by his own brothers, it had been a choice between killing him and making a bit of money out of him and they had gone for the…

There’s something about admitting you’re wrong. It’s hard to do, but what beautiful change can come about. When the brothers return with Benjamin and the silver cup ends up in Benjamin’s sack, Judah – acknowledges his guilt (44:16). Of course they are not actually guilty of stealing the cup, but Judah seems to be recognising…

The way they treated him was wrong. It looked like they weren’t too bothered by it, but deep down they knew it was wrong. For about 20 years they had been living with a troubled conscience about what they had done. To others, it looked like they were doing well, but their past troubled them.…

How can God bring blessing through this crowd? Genesis 38 is fairly bleak reading, as we read through Genesis, and the Bible as a whole, we discover that everyone (except Jesus) falls short. Having said that, Joseph is a wonderful example of integrity. I think someone gave a helpful definition of integrity as what you…