In Genesis 37, we are going to be introduced to a new Genesis personality, Joseph. The rest of the book of Genesis will focus on him as God winnows down His family story to one brother of the twelve tribes of Israel. It does not start well for Joseph. Maybe your walk with the Lord did not start well either.

Genesis 36 is one of these genealogy chapters. It is a great place to find a name for a newborn baby! And it reminds us, people matter to God. Do you think you matter to God?

In Genesis 35, God speaks to Jacob. Does God still speak? If He speaks to you, will you recognize His voice?

In Genesis 34, Dinah, Jacob’s daughter is raped. What can we learn from chapter 34 about rape?

In Genesis 33, Jacob and Esau meet up. They hug each other’s necks. Do you need family reconciliation? See the biblical steps here in chapter 33.

In Genesis 32, Jacob flees from his Uncle Laban and meets up with his estranged brother Esau. Do you have family affairs that could use some reconciliation?

Genesis 31 is a long chapter as Jacob flees from his Uncle Laban. Jacob may not have heard from the Lord for twenty years. What do you do in between hearing from God?

In Genesis 30, Rachel was barren, but God opens her womb, like her mother and grandmother, Rebekah and Sarah. Have you struggled to have a family or have you been blessed by the fruit of the womb?