Weekday Word w/ Eric

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  • The Honor and Pain of Changing Your Mind

    Joshua 2 – Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. “Go, look over the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there. The king of Jericho was told, “Look, some of the Israelites have come here tonight to spy…

  • Two Women Who Defied Pharaoh and Saved Their People

    Exodus 1:6-21 – Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them. Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt. “Look,” he said to…

  • You Might Not Believe That This Story is in the Bible

    Genesis 38:6-26 – Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death. Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife and fulfill your duty to her as a brother-in-law to raise up…

  • Impossible Forgiveness & Reconciliation

    Genesis 42-47 (If you have the time, it is worth the read!)                 Today we fast forward to the end of the Joseph story where he is reconciled to his brothers and reunited with his Father. This is one of the most beautiful stories of forgiveness and reconciliation in the Bible. I say forgiveness and…

  • Resilience: Joseph Edition

    Genesis 39 – When Joseph was taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelite traders, he was purchased by Potiphar, an Egyptian officer. Potiphar was captain of the guard for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. The Lord was with Joseph, so he succeeded in everything he did as he served in the home of his Egyptian master. …

  • The Power of Jealousy – Joseph

    Genesis 37:18-36 – When Joseph’s brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him. “Here comes the dreamer!” they said. “Come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns. We can tell our father, ‘A wild animal has eaten him.’ Then…

  • Jacob’s Ladder

    Genesis 28:10-19 – Meanwhile, Jacob left Beersheba and traveled toward Haran. At sundown he arrived at a good place to set up camp and stopped there for the night. Jacob found a stone to rest his head against and lay down to sleep. As he slept, he dreamed of a stairway that reached from the…

  • Brotherly Love and Hate – Jacob and Esau

    Genesis 25:24-34 – And when the time came to give birth, Rebekah discovered that she did indeed have twins!  The first one was very red at birth and covered with thick hair like a fur coat. So they named him Esau.  Then the other twin was born with his hand grasping Esau’s heel. So they…

  • Noah

    Genesis 8 – But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the boat. He sent a wind to blow across the earth, and the floodwaters began to recede. The underground waters stopped flowing, and the torrential rains from the sky were stopped. So the floodwaters gradually receded from the…

  • Esther Saves Her People

    Esther 7 – So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther’s banquet, and as they were drinking wine on the second day, the king again asked, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be granted.” Then Queen Esther…