Bible Companion Series

Genesis Chapter Thirty-eight, 21 year period, Judah, Tamar, Er, Onan, Shelah, widow, injustice, prostitution, incest, vindication, twins, sovereignty, contrast with Joseph, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Thirty-seven, best loved short story, Joseph and his brothers, favoritism, coat, dreams of greatness, conspiracy, murder, slavery, profit, Judah, cover-up, Reuben, deceit, grief, sovereignty, Potiphar, Egypt, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Thirty-six, Esau's family line, Edom, enemies of Israel, Amalekites, God of all nations, sovereignty, worldwide gospel, Abraham, Jacob, certainty of death, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Thirty-five, Jacob and family return to Bethel, supernatural fear, idolatry, reaffirmation of covenant, altar, birth of Benjamin, death of Rachel, nurse Deborah, and Isaac, Reuben's adultery, Jacob's inaction, 12 sons of Israel, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Thirty-four, the rape of Dinah, Jacob's inaction, arranged marriage, sons of schemer scheme, deceit, misuse of circumcision, overkill, murder, plunder, revenge, fear of retaliation, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Thirty-three, reunion of Jacob and Esau, fears don't materialize, introductions, gift, blessing, reconciliation, arrival in Canaan, vow fulfilled, Shechem, land purchased, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Thirty-two, between crises, angels, Esau on his way, fear, preparation to protect family, prayer, reciting God's promises back to Him, gift to appease Esau, wrestling with God, name change, Jacob to Israel, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ 

Genesis Chapter Thirty-one, the conflict between Jacob and Laban, and the call to return to Canaan, conference, agreement, stolen idols, rash vow, warned by God, still censures Jacob, Jacob vents, covenant, lack of trust, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Thirty, baby wars, seven more sons and a daughter born, twelve tribes of Israel, sibling rivalry, envy, infertility, Laban's offer after 14 years, flocks and herds increase, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Twenty-nine, Jacob meets Rachel, switcheroo, two for the price of two, the deceiver is deceived, Laban, four sons born to Leah, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Twenty-eight, Isaac blesses Jacob knowingly, sends him away to get a wife, Esau marries another woman to annoy his parents, dream of Jacob's ladder, covenant confirmed, Jacob's vow, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Twenty-seven, Rebekah and Jacob plan to deceive Isaac and defraud Esau, fear of consequences, deceit, lies, impersonation, blessing given and lost, secondary blessing, murder planned, escape, manipulation, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Twenty-six, covenant reaffirmed with Isaac, Isaac and Rebekah in Gerar, like father like son, lying, Abimelech, Philistines, water wars, prosperity, covenant, peacemaker, worship, Esau, Hittite wives, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Twenty-five, Abraham's descendants through Keturah, Abraham's death, Isaac inherited all, Ishmael's twelve sons, Rebekah barren for twenty years, prayer, twin boys, Esau, Jacob, favoritism, despised birthright, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Twenty-four, a bride for Isaac, Rebekah, spiritually compatible, servant's mission, prayer for success, asks for a sign, three requirements, kind, industrious, strong, Laban, mission is the priority, gifts, willing to go, own decision, romantic love, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ 

Genesis Chapter Twenty-three, death of Sarah, mourning, legal real estate transaction, burial vs. cremation, family burial plot, first purchase of property in Canaan, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Twenty-two, God tells Abraham to offer up Isaac, Mount Moriah, rose early to obey, something missing, God will provide, ram, substitute, covenant reaffirmed, meta-narrative, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Twenty-one, the birth of Isaac, laughter, circumcised, weaned, dysfunctional blended family, Abraham, Sarah,  Hagar and Ishmael sent away, Angel of the Lord, provision, protection, blessing, strife over water rights, treaty at Beersheba, Abimelech, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Twenty, Abraham and Sarah with Abimelech, confronted by God, lying, self-preservation, harem, conscience, prophet, excuses, vindication, gifts, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Nineteen, destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, angels, homosexuality, incest, warnings, true event, Moabites, Ammonites, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Eighteen, hospitality, theophany, investigation, Abraham intercedes for Sodom, ten righteous? pray for loved ones, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Seventeen, promises, vows, covenants, Abram 99 years old, name change, sign of circumcision, FGM, repentance not baptism, Ishmael, Isaac, son of promise, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Sixteen, barrenness, a bad idea, Hagar, impatience, weakness, failure, theophany, return to safety and security, Ishmael, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Fifteen, the Abrahamic covenant, protector, reward, steward, stars, faith, imputation, Israel's slavery foretold, unilateral, unconditional covenant, fire, cloud, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Genesis Chapter Fourteen, local skirmish, Abram rescues Lot, Melchizedek, tithe, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ