Deep-O-Tionals: Devotions with Depth: Genesis: Part 2

Perhaps you know Mesu Andrews as the author of best-selling, award-winning biblical fiction, but in Deep-O-Tionals: Devotions with Depth, readers are invited to discover the roots of Mesu’s writing strength. From her earliest days as a young mother seeking daily guidance from the Scriptures to her current journey as a grandmother finding inspiration in God’s Word, Mesu has always been a lover of the Bible. Readers are invited to share in her real, raw, and refining journey with the One who calls us all to dive deep into life with Him.

Few of us have hours to study Scripture or find insight with our limited understanding of God’s Word. Deep-O-Tionals: Devotions with Depth presents Bible study details in conversational content. The resulting daily devotional studies combine in-depth looks at short Scripture passages with real-life applications of spiritual truth. Each lesson includes an introductory story that touches the heart, the day’s full Bible text with commentary to teach the mind, and a heartfelt suggested prayer to transform the life. Bonus material called, Sheep Going Deep, provides extra Biblical content for the Good Shepherd to lead those seeking deeper study.

This volume, Deep-O-Tionals—Genesis: Part 2, explores Genesis 21-36. From his miraculous birth to his near sacrifice at the hand of his father, Isaac is the primary character of the early chapters. When Rebekah, Isaac’s wife from his ancestral homeland, gives birth to twin sons, Esau and Jacob, the story turns to familial strife and intrigue. Jacob’s tricky ways lead to the fulfillment of God’s predicted outcomes resulting in Jacob escaping his brother’s murderous threats and establishing a family of twelve sons and one daughter with four wives in a distant land. Jacob’s journeys away from home and his return trip feature personal encounters with God that develop his faith and deepen his relationships which sustain him in times of both prosperity and loss. The final chapters conclude with the genealogies of both Jacob and Esau—just before Jacob’s favorite son, Joseph, is sold by his jealous brothers to Egypt.