Then Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, gave this order to the Hebrew midwives, Shiphrah and Puah: “When you help the Hebrew women give birth, watch as they deliver. If the baby is a boy, kill him; if it is a girl, let her live.” But because the midwives feared God,…
“But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives.” — Genesis 45:5 Joseph does more than forgive his brothers for what they did to him—sell him into slavery—which, in…
Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain by killing our brother [Joseph]? His blood would give us a guilty conscience. Instead of hurting him, let’s sell him to those Ishmaelite traders.” — Genesis 37:26 Hand it to Judah. It’s not enough to see his younger…
“The sun was rising as Jacob left Peniel, and he was limping because of the injury to his hip.” — Genesis 32:31 Sheets of poster board left the Dollar Store with me because I was going to announce through Facebook that I had beaten Lymes Disease. Three photos would capture…
