Daily Thoughts From God's Word

Jan 10, 2021

January 10, 2021 – Exodus 11-13

“The Lord said to Moses, “Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here” (11:1). ...

Jan 9, 2021

January 9, 2021 – Exodus 4-10

The plagues but, really, Moses’ fears and objections and God’s answers. The current narrative began in chapter 3 with Moses arguing to...

Jan 8, 2021

January 8, 2021 – Exodus 1-3

“These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household . . . All the descendants of Jacob were...

Jan 7, 2021

January 7, 2021 – Genesis 42-50

A messed-up family! Famine struck in Canaan, Jacob heard that grain was available in Egypt and, so, he sent his sons down there to buy...

Jan 6, 2021

January 6, 2021 – Genesis 37-41

“[Joseph] was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father. Now...

Jan 5, 2021

January 5, 2021 – Genesis 32-36

As he approached Canaan with his large family and possessions, Jacob’s messengers returned to him and reported, “’We came to your brother...

Jan 4, 2021

January 4, 2021 – Genesis 29-31

Now, all the trickery and deceit in Jacob’s dealings with Laban; wow! Might it be that the promises of God given to Abraham and...

Jan 3, 2021

January 3, 2021 – Genesis 23-28

Abraham and Sarah’s long lives were coming to an end. Chapter 23 tells about Sarah’s death and burial. Both were flawed individuals but...

Jan 2, 2021

January 2, 2021 – Genesis 12-22

Abraham is such a model of faith, but the Scriptures do not give us merely a hagiographical version of his life. We learn not only about...

Jan 1, 2021

January 1, 2021 – Genesis 1-11

The promise of a new year. The assurance of a year past. Hmmm . . . what can this mean? As I begin in Genesis and the creation...