Let me task you with something. Let me ask you to talk to the people who surround you and ask them how their Christmas was. Ask your family. Ask your coworkers. Ask the delivery guy who drops off your packages, the cashier at the store, the lady who cuts your hair, and the woman behind… Continue Reading
Genesis 50 1Then Joseph fell on his father’s face and wept over him and kissed him. 2And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel. 3Forty days were required for it, for that is how many are required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.… Continue Reading
What if I were to say that prayer itself is essentially a doxology? It is an utterance of glory to God for His attributes. Do I ask Him to bless me? Then I adore His power, for I believe He can. Do I ask Him to bless me? Then I adore His mercy, for I… Continue Reading
Genesis 49 Jacob Blesses His Sons 1 Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in days to come. 2“Assemble and listen, O sons of Jacob, listen to Israel your father. 3“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the firstfruits of my… Continue Reading
Genesis 48 Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh 1After this, Joseph was told, “Behold, your father is ill.” So he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2And it was told to Jacob, “Your son Joseph has come to you.” Then Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed. 3And Jacob said to… Continue Reading
Genesis 47 Jacob’s Family Settles in Goshen 1So Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan. They are now in the land of Goshen.” 2And from among his brothers he took five men and presented… Continue Reading
Genesis 46 Joseph Brings His Family to Egypt 1So Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here am I.” 3Then he said,… Continue Reading
Genesis 45 Joseph Provides for His Brothers and Family 1Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him. He cried, “Make everyone go out from me.” So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. 2And he wept aloud, so that the Egyptians heard it, and… Continue Reading
Genesis 43 Joseph’s Brothers Return to Egypt 1Now the famine was severe in the land. 2And when they had eaten the grain that they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little food.” 3But Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see… Continue Reading
Genesis 42 Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt 1When Jacob learned that there was grain for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?” 2And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we… Continue Reading