Genesis 42:1–38: What is this that God has Done?
The process of reconciling Joseph and his family must accomplish much spiritual work in the lives of God’s people. The Lord tests his people to confront their sins and to overcome their fears. (Exposition of Genesis 42:1–38)
Word and Prayer (Discipleship Training)
Discipleship Training #25: Word and Prayer. How does God use the ordinary means of grace—especially word and prayer—to disciple his people?
Genesis 41:37–57: Fruitfulness through Affliction
Joseph’s eventual exaltation does not minimize his suffering, but it gives his suffering important context for understanding God’s wisdom. God gives fruitfulness through our affliction. (Exposition of Genesis 41:37–57)
Worship, Sabbath, and the Regulative Principle (Discipleship Training)
Discipleship Training #24: Worship, Sabbath, and the Regulative Principle. How does God command us to worship him in the Bible? What role should the Sabbath play in our lives?
Genesis 41:1–36: The Thing is Fixed by God
Joseph must wait two years for his deliverance, and God brings Pharaoh to the end of his wisdom. God alone gives true wisdom. (Exposition of Genesis 41:1–36)
The Ten Commandments – Part 4 (Discipleship Training)
Discipleship Training #23: Ten Commandments – Part 4. How does the Second Table of the Law (Commandments 6–10) teach us about how to love our neighbor as ourselves?
Genesis 40:1–23: Do Not Interpretations Belong to God?
Joseph’s interaction with the cupbearer and the baker reflects his confident faith, despite his trials. Still today, interpretations belong to God. (Exposition of Genesis 40:1–23)
The Ten Commandments – Part 3 (Discipleship Training)
Discipleship Training #22: Ten Commandments – Part 3. What does the Fourth Commandment have to say to Christians today? How should Christians honor lawful authority in this world (Fifth Commandment)?
Genesis 39:1–23: The Lord was with Joseph
As Joseph’s circumstances become increasingly worse, we find the strongest affirmations that the Lord is with him every step of the way. The Lord is with his people, even in their suffering. (Exposition of Genesis 39:1–23)
The Ten Commandments – Part 2 (Discipleship Training)
Discipleship Training #21: Ten Commandments – Part 2. What does the first table of the law teach us about whom to worship, how to worship, and what spirit in which we should worship?
Genesis 38:1–30: More Righteous than I
Even in the horrifying story of Tamar’s seduction of Judah, God is still at work. Judah begins with thorough spiritual blindness, because God opens our eyes to our unrighteousness. (Exposition of Genesis 38:1–30)
The Ten Commandments – Part 1 (Discipleship Training)
Discipleship Training #20: Ten Commandments – Part 1. How do the Ten Commandments function as a summary of God’s whole moral law?
How does the rest of the Bible unpack the Ten Commandments? What aggravations make some sins more heinous than others?