b'GenesisIn the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (1:1).osesseTTinG: Middle East eginning, and that gsAUTHOR: M rew text of G is 1 means in th l e b enesis lays the THeMe: Beginnin rd used in t ll about. As th enes lu oo g th he Bib u e, G od wants you to he Heb e fi rst b k of t r ths GT he fi rst wo hat Genesis is a hat is to follow, inc din e key t th is exactly w r everything t ur life.know in order to ma s such as the creation of the universe, the fl ood, and the growfoundation fo ke sense of yo You Can Trust the LordIn addition to the great event s readersGenesis 50:20of the nation of Israel, God also want WHeRe TO FinDi iT:to get to know the individual people who willThe s reaton (1:12:3) us (3:15) Praise God that He knows ever ything that is going to happen (Psalm 139:16) and gives you t of His plan for saving the humantory of c out Jes rk (6:18:22) the ability to cope and groweven in hard times!be a par fect.The fi rst prophecy ab d the a s son i c race. The people He chooses are not per The story of noah an rifi ce hi saa Think again about Josephs story. His brothers sold him into slavery. But many years They are, at times, deeply fl awed in theirAbraham told to sac later, because of Gods interventions, Joseph was able to reunite with his brothers and character and action. Genesis records that(22:11 4) he ladder to heavenLo help his family. Though Josephs brothers meant to do evil, God intended it all for good they lied, deceived others, questioned God,Jacob dreams of t (Genesis 50:20).or were extremely proudbut God was able(28:1022) th God (32:2232) 36)opp You can trust the Lord in your trials because He keeps His promises and uses diffi cult4 1 y a Dto use them anyway. This is one of the greatJacob w estles wi situations in your life for His purposes.messages of Genesis: The God who createdr Rea rd, please give me Your peace i i n the middle of my problems today. Use my trials as Joseph interprets Pharaohs dreams (41:1us is not fi nished with us. He is giving us newortunities to trust You. Amen.beginnings and helping us become the kindd can d reat things t g ugh you. By His grace of people He wants us to be. s with Abraha o take o g d shortcomin s do not disqualify you19 d the Bible in one year: Geness 4850next devotional: pPPLiCATiOn: Just a enesis, G m,s an u hro u!LiFe A seph, and others in G lan, your mis eing worked o t in yoJacob, Jo s sovereign p lan, a plan still b d through himbrothers came and threw themselves down before p [90x]and because of Hi s grand p uld b lesse rld. Joseph. Look, we are your slaves! they said.m being part of Hi 8; 50:20 io he earth wo he S e b r of the wo s plan ofBut Joseph replied, Dont be afraid of me.see the birth of the fro Am I God, that I can punish you? 20You intendeddescendants of his son Ephraim, and he lived to MeM RY VeRses: 1:1; 1:27; 22:171ll the nat d ns of t sus Christ, t avio rt of Hi to harm me, but God intended it all for good. HeMakir, whom he claimed as his own.* sonG a O ulfi lle se to Abraham that a st descen h ant, Je le around you, to be a pa d helping youbrought me to this24 children of ods promi ahams greate u and t e peop lives of many people. 21 so I could save theSoon I will die, Joseph told his w s f se d in Abr dividuals, like yo iving you new beginnings an positionManassehs continue to take careNo, dont be afraid. I willbut God will surely come to help you and leadGod u s fallen in ting you, g 22 So he reassured them by speaking kindly to them. you out of this land of Egypt. He will bring you redemption. iness of re- rea sires you to be. of you and your children.back to the land hebrothers,God is in the bus erso c e de SoThe Death of Joseph to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. to give become the kind of p n H r s Vue l llvenNehemasJoseph and his25 solemnly promised continued to live inbrothers and their familiesThen Joseph made the sons of Israel swear age of 110. 23 Egypt. Joseph lived to thean oath, and he said, When God comes to help aEste u alvaJa exiiadosDreconsttruyeHe lived to see three generations ofyou and lead you back, you must take my bones b andf TheLos exiliad l os regre l sanBirth ofa a los j e do s sco i E cons eath o rood co Cal ofabe Jacob un en Phr ia famly toJoeem 5| with you. 26So n Zorob e Jos pe sdra sl phu 50:23 Hebrew who were born on Josephs knees.The EgyptiansJoseph died at the age of 110. Abraham . 6 to Egypt Egypt 571804 425CreationFlo 538 473 4 54 was placed in a coffin in Egypt. and his body ? ? 2090 B.C 200 18981876embalmed him, 0 a | . C0 B.C.52 | 52050 2000 | 0 1950 475 | 1900 1850 | 50 1800 Les l sons fromGENESIS~ ~55 210 50 4God, the unique and awesome Creator, made you and knows you better than you know yoursef. God c s reated you in His image to have a part in overseeing and caring for His creation. God u es normal peo l plee imperfect, the failures, th God takes evil seriousy, an th ose who reject Hi e fl awedto accomplish His will.judgment. d th UNIQUE SELLING POINTSGod is able to turn your problems into triumphs. s love and wisdom will experience HisFrom the very beginning, God set in motion a long-term plan to redeem humanity andNew addition to the best-selling A Woman After Godsbring people back into an intimate relationship wiOwn Heartbrand by Elizabeth George th Him. 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