Joseph, the favorite son of Jacob, was gifted by God with visions of future events. Jacob was more than willing to share his visions with his brothers, who were less than impressed. On one occasion, his brothers saw an opportunity get rid of an inconvenient problem by selling Joseph to a caravan of traders on… Read More »
Jacob Meets Rachael
It was love at first sight. As soon as Jacob met Rachael, at the well, he knew this was the person he wanted to spend his life with. After fourteen years of working for Rachel’s hand in marriage, they were married. Meanwhile, God prospered Jacob by greatly enlarging his flocks. When Jacob returned to his… Read More »
Isaac Takes a Bride
Isaac’s father, Abraham instructed his servant to go to the land of his ancestors; and, by God’s guidance, arrange for a bride for his son. When Abraham’s servant arrived in Nahor, at the community well, he prayed for God to send His choice of maidens to the well and offer to water the camels. Before… Read More »
Abraham Responds to God
God asked Abraham to take his family and possessions and move to a place that God would reveal. In time, God blessed Abraham and Sarah with a child named Isaac; and God told Abraham that he would have offspring that would be so numerous that they could not be counted. The descendants of Abraham and… Read More »
Noah’s Love for God
Noah chose to love God and live a life in harmony with God’s guidance. In contrast, all other people chose to live as they desired. Noah’s relationship with God resulted in a God-directed task. A task of building a large boat (Ark), capable of sustaining Noah’s family and two of every kind of animal. Upon… Read More »
A Conversation With God
In the land of Hebron, a conversation took place between Abram and God. Abram stated that his large estate would one day be passed to his servant, because he and his wife, Sarai had no children. But, God replied to Abram, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if you can. This is how… Read More »
Famous Women of the Bible – Ruth (The Story)
Source: The Holy Bible (Book of Ruth): In the land of Bethlehem, Elimelek and his wife, Naomi, and two sons, were faced with a famine. As a result, they moved to the… Read More »
