genesis-39:1-esv

Possess (2932 ) (ktaomai) means to get, procure, obtain or acquire something for oneself by purchase for a price (Acts 1:18; 8:20; 22:28) or otherwise. To gain possession of. In the present context Paul uses the idiomatic phrase possess your vessel giving the idea of having control of one's vessel o... Read More

Consider (3539) (noeo from nous = mind, the seat of moral reflection) has the basic meaning of direct one's mind to something and thus means more than just take a glance at. It means to perceive with the mind, to apprehend, to ponder (= weigh in one's mind, think especially quietly, soberly and deep... Read More

The soul-winner must have the power of spiritual leadership, and spiritual leadership is a thing of the Spirit, and not of birth, or rank, or title, or education, or circumstances. Here is the secret of the power of humble Salvation Army officers from the lowly walks of life. Joseph was a youthful p... Read More

"Do not lead us into temptation but deliver us from evil" There are two sides to this petition - one, asking God to protect us, and the other, asking Him to deliver us. Having prayed for deliverance from the guilt of sin in the previous petition, we now pray for deliverance from the power of sin. If... Read More

The most powerful of created instincts, sex, is indeed like dynamite! What potential for blessing there is in this wonderful gift of God and yet what havoc has been wrought by its abuse. In every man and woman there exist sex instincts and wants. These instincts may not be of the same strength in al... Read More

A. Joseph meets the butler and the baker in prison. 1. (1-4) The Egyptian royal butler and baker are put into prison. It came to pass after these things that the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their lord, the king of Egypt. And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief b... Read More

37:1 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a a stranger, in the land of Canaan. (a) That is, the story of such things as came to him and his family as in (Genesis 5:1) 37:2 These [are] the generations of Jacob. Joseph, [being] seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren... Read More

Genesis 39 / Isaiah 58 5 paragraphs 5 vs. 3 Great blessings will come if you shun evil and do good. But if you seek the Lord while doing evil, you will not receive His favor. Psalm 39 / Revelation 12:9 Let us not lift up our souls to any idol, but pray to be saved from all sins; then the enemy will ... Read More

Joseph: A Role Model for the Youth We need to reckon three preliminary issues while addressing the relevance of faith to youth. The first is that of the increasing marginalisation of the biblical faith from the mainstream of contemporary life. Most people see Christian life as a matter of adhering t... Read More

So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the ... Read More