COMMUNITY BLOG

  • The Temptations of Egypt

     

    In the midst of a nation who did not know the one true God, an Egyptian wife, and the responsibilities to rule over a heathen nation who loved idolatry as their main activity, Joseph still remembered his childhood faith in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.


  • Running quickly through the woods, Esau kept his eyes on the prize, which was quickly losing blood, for the arrow Esau shot into his prey was effective in slowing down the animal. His hunting partners hiding ahead scared the wounded animal into the deadfall trap, which quickly ended the hunt.  Esau knew his father would be proud of him for once again providing the wild game his father enjoyed eating.


  • Genesis 26 focuses on Isaac during a time of famine. Like his father Abraham, he is tempted to go to Egypt, but God tells him to stay in Gerar, promising, “I will be with you and bless you.” He confirmed that He would give Isaac “all these lands to you and your descendants just as I solemnly promised Abraham” (v.3).