The Invisible Hand of God

Joy on Schedule

Or, Setting Ourselves Reminders to Trust in the Lord

Esther 9:20-10:3

A Fight for Their Lives

Or, The Very Day to the Contrary

Esther 9:1-19

Light and Gladness

Or, The Art of the Decree

Esther 8:1-17

A Foe and Enemy

Or, Haman Hangs Himself

Esther 7:1-10

Little Did He Know

Or, Haman's Special Day

Esther 6:1-14

Providential Nerve

Or, Letting the Wicked Man Dig His Pit

Esther 5:1-14

Consecrated Agency

Or, For Such a Time as This

Esther 4:1-17

Lots of Destruction

Or, A One-man Genocidal Lobby

Esther 2:19-3:15

The Royal Crown

Or, Fit to Please a King

Esther 2:1-18

Vast Contempt

Or, The Law of Royal Vanity

Esther 1:13-22

Ballyhoo and Banquets

Or, Setting Up a Story of Providence

Esther 1:1-12

Let Us Build (Pt 1)

Or, Decisive Requests and Rallying for Good Work

Nehemiah 2:1-10

No Invisible Hand

Or, A Witness to God's Good for His People and House

Ezra 8:1-36

It's in Your Hands

Or, The Secretary’s Delegated Powers for Whatever

Ezra 7:11-28

Allegiance and Advantages (Pt 2)

Or, To Build and Prosper Under the Eye of God

Ezra 6:1-22

Allegiance and Advantages (Pt 1)

Or, To Build and Prosper Under the Eye of God

Ezra 5:1-17

Stirred Up

Or, God Moves in Political Ways

Ezra 1:1-11

For Such a Time as This

Or, The Joy of the Lord Is Your Strength

Ezra 1:1

Just Christmas

Or, The Day of Small Begettings

Matthew 1:1-17

Meant for Good

Or, Joseph’s Place in God’s Plan for Israel

Genesis 50:1-26

You Have Saved Our Lives

Or, How Joseph Brought Blessing to All the Land of Egypt

Genesis 47:1-31

Making a Great Nation

Or, The Start of Israel’s Sojourn in Egypt

Genesis 46:1-34

God Sent Me Before You

Or, Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers

Genesis 45:1-28

When True Repentance Takes Place

Or, Joseph’s Final Test of His Brothers

Genesis 44:1-34

Coming to Terms

Or, Joseph’s Brothers Are at His Mercy

Genesis 43:1-34

There Comes a Reckoning

Or, When Joseph’s Brothers Could Ignore Their Sin No More

Genesis 42:1-38

Fixed by God (Pt 2)

Or, Joseph’s Rise from Prisoner to Prime Minister

Genesis 41:37-57

Fixed by God (Pt 1)

Or, Joseph’s Rise from Prisoner to Prime Minister

Genesis 41:1-36

A Matter of Interpretation

Or, A Place Where Dreams Come True

Genesis 40:1-23

Unlikely Success

Or, Joseph’s Favor in the Sight of His Lord

Genesis 39:1-23

Interrelated Interruptions

Or, How Tamar Got Judah’s Goat After All

Genesis 38:1-30

Evil Intentions

Or, Hate Is Thicker Than Blood

Genesis 37:2-36

Ups and Downs

Or, Jacob’s Return to the God of Bethel

Genesis 35:1-29

Finding Favor

Or, Jacob and Esau’s Short Reunion

Genesis 33:1-20

Facing His Fear

Or, Jacob Wrestles with God

Genesis 32:1-32

Stealing Away (Pt 2)

Or, When the Putter-On Acts Put Upon

Genesis 31:36-55

Stealing Away (Pt 1)

Or, When the Putter-On Acts Put Upon

Genesis 31:1-35

Spotting Grace

Or, Provision for Jacob’s Household

Genesis 30:25-43

Fruit of the Wombs

Or, A Race of Envy

Genesis 29:31-30:24

More Than He Bargained For

And, More Courtship Cliches

Genesis 29:1-30

Jacob's Special Place

Or, God’s Presence and Promise in Exile

Genesis 28:10-22

Mixed Intentions (Pt 1)

Or, Four Deceiving Angles on Divine Blessing

Genesis 27:1-29

Blessings in Context

Or, How Grace Enables Our Dependence Rather Than Removes Our Need for It

Genesis 26:1-35

A Promising Match (Pt 2)

Or, The Thing Has Come from the Lord

Genesis 24:29-67

A Promising Match (Pt 1)

Or, The Thing Has Come from the Lord

Genesis 24:1-28

Grounds of Possession

Or, A Place to Bury His Own

Genesis 23:1-20

A Time to Laugh

Or, Conflicts of Interest When Things Were Going Well

Genesis 21:1-34

Double Jeopardy

Or, How God Providentially Protected a Prophet from a King and a King by a Prophet

Genesis 20:1-18

That's a Rout

Or, When Kings Can’t Hold Their Own

Genesis 14:1-16

For Such a Time

Or, When the Heavenly Father Gave Earthly Authority to Abuse His Son

John 19:1-11