Genesis | The God of Ups and Downs

Published: June 29, 2014, 7 a.m.

b'As Israel is now heading down to Egypt as a result of the famine, God gives him this promise: "I will be with you." As "going down" in the Bible symbolizes distance from God, or departing a familiar place, these verses highlight the difference of Israel\'s God from all other gods; namely, that God\'s presence has no boundaries. In all of the ups AND downs of life, God\'s promises and presence remain true.'