Daily Manna With Pastor Paul Torres

In the story of Joseph, we see many fascinating foreshadowings of the life of Christ, and the story of Joseph in prison has some of the most specific parallels.

Pharaoh becomes angry with his cupbearer and chief baker and puts them into prison, setting in motion a series of events that will lead to Joseph's rise in Egypt.

Though the LORD allowed Joseph to end up in prison due to a false accusation, He continued giving Joseph success there.

As Potiphar's wife accuses Joseph of attempted rape, the captain of the guard is forced to put his favorite servant in prison.

As Potiphar's wife is attracted to Joseph, he refuses to sin against God, his master, and her by accepting her advances.

As the story returns to Joseph, we see him sold as a slave to an important official in Egypt.

As Tamar is found with child, Judah hypocritically demands for her to be executed - until she proves that the child is his.

Showing once again his lack of character, Judah trades the symbols of his authority and place for a night of passion with Tamar.

Once again showing that the Bible is not full of perfect characters, Judah commits a series of moral failures when he sleeps with his own daughter in law.

As his brothers' hatred for him boils over, Joseph is sold into slavery in Egypt.

As tension builds between Joseph and his brothers, he has another dream about his future lordship over them.

Pastor Paul Torres takes us into a new part of the Patriarch's life.

As we consider the lineage of Esau, we see how the bad decisions and lack of faith in this son of Isaac had immediate consequences as to how his family and their families developed.

Jacob's heart is again broken as he loses his wife Rachel during the birth of his final son, Benjamin. Not only is the story tragic, but it sets the stage for further agony when Jacob will be forced to choose between keeping Benjamin safe or saving his entire family many years later when Joseph ascends the throne of Egypt.

After the devastating story of Dinah, Jacob moves his family far away from Shechem and moves to purge the idolatry from his home and recommit his family to the LORD.

From the beginning of the tragic story of Dinah, we see Jacob taking a strangely passive role as the patriarch of the family. He should have stood up for Dinah and against his hot-headed sons.

[ADULT CONTENT] When Dinah's brothers make the decision to take justice into their own hands, they inadvertently bring problems down on their family.

[ADULT CONTENT] When Isaac's daughter Dinah went into the village and was raped, her brothers responded by waging a campaign of genocide.

After meeting up with Esau, Jacob elects to go his own way instead of following Esau to Seir. Why?

As Jacob prepares to meet his brother Esau, he cooks up an elaborate scheme to protect what is important to him - but Esau welcomes him with open arms.