Moses grew up, raised as an Egyptian, in the royal household. But he knew his people were in slavery to Pharaoh. One day, he went out to where some slaves were working hard! An Egyptian was beating a slave, a relative of Moses, because the slave was a Hebrew, just like Moses. Looking both […]
In the land of Goshen, a section of Egypt in which the sons of Israel lived, a man and a woman from the tribe of Levi married. They had two children, a girl and a boy, then they had a third child, a son. Because the Pharaoh said that all boy babies were to be […]
Many years pass from the times of Joseph as prime minister of Egypt. The families of Jacob-Israel, his father, grew in numbers. Joseph was forgotten by the present Pharaoh. In fact this Pharaoh feared and was intimidated by the number of the Israelites living in the land of Goshen (a part of Egypt). He made […]
Joseph must have been surprised by his sick and dying father, Jacob. Jacob asked for Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph’s two sons born in Egypt. Jacob said that the LORD appeared to him and blessed him, he also told them that the LORD promised he would be fruitful and fill the land given to him and […]
Lord God of the Bible, You are worshiped at this moment. Thank You that You are always available to anyone. You know how weary we get as we live life. The beginning of a new week and we need to be strengthened to meet life. Your word says: Isaiah 40:31 “Yet those who wait for […]
Joseph was in charge of Jacob, his father’s embalming. This required 40 days. There were 70 days of mourning by the Egyptians. Joseph used Egyptian court protocol, to leave Egypt and go to Canaan to bury his father. Joseph promised the Pharaoh he would return. Joseph was permitted to leave. Genesis 50:1-6 A large […]
Jacob was dying. He summoned his 12 sons to bless them. Reuben – first born – he had uncontrolled passions, he had bedded his father’s concubine, not good! Simeon & Levi – they were violent men, self-willed and would be scattered throughout Israel. [Levi was the priestly tribe, and they were scattered throughout the nation […]
Jacob was dying… Joseph, his son who was the prime minister in Egypt, took his two sons to his father. Jacob had a special message he wanted his son and grandsons to know, and he sat up in bed. Jacob told them about how the Almighty appeared to him and blessed him. He also told […]
Many times, our circumstances seem to be not so good. People talking about us, in a derogatory and mean way. Even when we can’t see God at work, He is. In us! And in the ones bad mouthing us. We tend to look at our circumstances and go with our feelings, don’t we? Neither are […]
Even when it seems circumstances are beyond the bounds of comfort. When circumstances are out of control. We are experiencing that in the world today! Famine was in Egypt and all the surrounding countries. It was severe and would last seven years. That’s a loooong time! Joseph was in charge of the stored grain in […]