Amid the dysfunctionality of the covenant family, the Lord preserves a seed of faith within Jacob’s art of deception to make him the an heir of the promise.  

The Lord revealed to Joseph that the Lord was going to use him in a marvelous way, that he would be a savior of sorts, but between the time he innocently went looking for his brothers in Dothan and the fulfillment of the dream there was much humiliation and danger to be endured as the Lord prepared him for that great act of deliverance.

In the appeals of Judah, we see a picture of person and work of our Lord Jesus Christ.

In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus calls his disciples to be the kind of people who develop an awareness of sin in their own hearts in order to be of greater service to others in the gospel. The practice of self-examination is grounded in gospel freedom and is done for the sake of neighbor love.

Despite God's amazing call to lead one of the greatest rescue missions ever, Moses says “no” to God five times. Like most people in Exodus, Moses wrestles with his own form of spiritual slavery — a fear that is greater than his faith in God.

Office Hours talks to Dr. Bryan Estelle about his book, “Echoes of Exodus,” and how the exodus motif is seen throughout Scripture.

Genesis 38 vividly portrays the power of sin among Jacob's descendants as Judah falls deep and deeper into sin. Tamar, by contrast, demonstrates her faith in God's promises to Abraham's seed through desperately clinging to her position as matriarch of Judah's heir, and she sees God's blessing through the unusual birth of her twin sons. 

Sarah displayed persevering faith in the God who made promises to her through her actions.

Rev. Matt Eusey exorts from Rev. 8:1-5

1 Peter 2 proclaims Christians the new people of God, and exhorts them to live accordingly as sojourners and exiles, with exemplary lives before unbelievers. Genesis 20 shows how the original sojourner, Abraham, failed to do this, yet also displays God’s common grace.

Like his grandfather Abraham, Jacob has nothing in his waking world to guarantee his role as promise-receiver and promise-bearer.  Yet God interrupts his scheming and shame to introduce him to his new world of the gospel.

Office Hours talks with Dr. J.V. Fesko about his new book, “Romans: Lectio Continua Commentary on the New Testament.”

Dr. Estelle looks at Gen. 22 and explores the exact nature of Abraham’s faith as seen in this passage and Christ as the ultimate answer to his “problem.”

WSC President Joel Kim's closing chapel devotion of the Spring 2018 semester. 

We are all sinners. But Christ suffered for our sins and has redeemed us with his precious blood. 

 In a world where evil seems to get the upper hand more often than not, our Lord strengthens our faith in his unfailing Word by being silent in the hour of darkness. 

Jesus’ “I Am” statements in the Gospel of John show us both our own spiritual neediness and his complete sufficiency as our Redeemer to meet our every need. 

Eph. 1:3-14 shows us the importance and necessity of relying upon and returning to the blessedness of God's grace over and over again throughout our ministry. 

Graduating Senior Joel Zakahi exposits Psalm 138. 

In Matthew 9:14-17, Jesus teaches that fasting, although fitting under the old covenant, is not to be an ordinary practice of new covenant believers due to their joy in the fellowship of Christ.