Joseph – Grace Evangelical Society

Six Reasons Why God Sent Israel to Egypt, Part 2

August 22, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Divine blessings, Divine chastisement, Egypt, Gen 47, Jacob, Joseph

The first three reasons, as discussed in a previous blog, were to make Israel a great nation before it returned to conquer the land, to reunite Joseph with his father and brothers, and to keep the nation of Israel a separate people. While any of those three reasons would have been sufficient, there were three

Six Reasons Why God Sent Israel to Egypt, Part 1

August 20, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Israel, Jacob, Joseph, Set Apart

Recently I spoke on Genesis 46–47 at Berean Memorial Church in Irving, TX. Leon Adkins is the pastor. I found six reasons in those two chapters why God sent Israel to Egypt for 400 years. Reason number one: God made Israel a great nation before He sent it back to the Promised Land. See

December 25, 2024

Are Christmas Trees Wrong? Also: How Is Jesus David’s Son if Joseph Wasn’t His Father?

Christmas, David, Jeremiah 10:2-4, Jesus, John 1:31-33, John the Baptist, Joseph, Mary Elizabeth, Matthew 1:1-16, Son, Tree

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr have found a couple of Christmas related questions for us today! Is there anything wrong with Christmas trees, and does the Bible address them? How can Jesus be the son of David? The genealogy given in Matthew says so, but how can it count if Joseph wasn’t biologically Jesus’ Father? How in the world did John the Baptist not know Jesus? We hope you have a great Christmas, and please listen each weekday to Grace in Focus!

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A Tale of Two Brothers

July 8, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Genesis 38, Genesis 39, Joseph, Judah

Genesis 37 and 38 show that Judah was a carnal believer. He nearly had his brother Joseph killed. He agreed to sell Joseph into slavery. He married a Canaanite woman. His two oldest sons were evil, and God killed them. He refused to give his daughter-in-law, Tamar, to his youngest son. Judah’s wife died. One

Joseph and Eternal Rewards (Heb 11:22)

March 29, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - Heb 11:22, Joseph, rewards, sufferings, trials

Joseph was one of the brightest lights in the OT. He was a man who remained faithful to the Lord despite the many difficulties and injustices he experienced. His story is found in Genesis 37–48. He was severely mistreated by his own brothers and became a slave in Egypt. He rose to be the head

December 23, 2022

Christmas Weekend Special Edition

2nd Coming of Christ, Angel, Bethlehem, Christmas, Egypt, Herod, Hos 11:1, incarnation, Joseph, Judah, Mary, Micah 5:2, star, Wise Men

Welcome to Grace in Focus Radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates present some thoughts about Christmas. What are the pros and cons of Christmas? What is the history of Christmas? What does the Bible say about Christmas? What is the Biblical account of the nativity? Why didn’t anyone except the wise men go to Bethlehem? Please join us for this episode!

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From Rags to Riches

December 9, 2022 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - Genesis, Joseph, rewards, robes, Suffering

The life of Joseph, recorded in Genesis 37–41, is an exciting narrative, full of danger, deception, dreams, and more. It’s an epic story, perfectly orchestrated to show the sovereign hand of God in His preservation of the nation of Israel and of one of His faithful servants. Several themes recur throughout the narrative of Joseph’s

Can We Misinterpret Life Events?

November 4, 2022 by Ken Yates in Blog - combat, Joseph, leadership

One of the most interesting people in America’s Civil War was a man by the name of Leonidas Polk. There is an army post in Louisiana named after him. He illustrates a profound truth: People may look at something as a tragedy or, conversely, a happy occurrence while, in reality, the exact opposite is true.