DECEMBER 16, 2020 Genesis 46:33-34 “So it shall be, when Pharaoh calls you and says, ‘What is your occupation?’ that you shall say, ‘Your servants’ occupation has been with livestock from our youth even till now, both we and also our fathers,’ that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.” By telling his […]
DECEMBER 15, 2020 Genesis 46:29-30 So Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; and he presented himself to him, and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while. And Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, because you are still alive.” […]
DECEMBER 14, 2020 Genesis 46:28 Then he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to point out before him the way to Goshen. And they came to the land of Goshen. Throughout the Scripture we see that Judah almost always leads the way, whether during the wanderings in the wilderness or going down into Egypt. In this case, Jacob sends […]
DECEMBER 13, 2020 Genesis 46:5-6 Then Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives, in the carts which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. So they took their livestock and their goods, which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to Egypt, Jacob and all his […]
DECEMBER 12, 2O2O Genesis 46:1-2 So Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. Then God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” And he said, “Here I am.” Before departing for Egypt, Jacob went to Beersheba and […]
DECEMBER 11, 2020 Genesis 45:26-27 And they told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt.” And Jacob’s heart stood still, because he did not believe them. But when they told him all the words which Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the carts which Joseph had sent to carry […]
DECEMBER 10, 2020 Genesis 45:14-15 Then he fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck. Moreover he kissed all his brothers and wept over them, and after that his brothers talked with him. Unlike what had occurred between Jacob and Esau, here the Bible describes a true reconciliation between people who […]
DECEMBER 9, 2020 Genesis 45:12-13 “And behold, your eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see that it is my mouth that speaks to you. So you shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have seen; and you shall hurry and bring my father down here.” It bears reminding that, […]
DECEMBER 8, 2020 Genesis 45:9-10 Hurry and go up to my father, and say to him, “Thus says your son Joseph: ‘God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not tarry. You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near to me, you and your children, your children’s […]
DECEMBER 7, 2020 Genesis 45:7-8 “And God sent me before you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. So now it was not you who sent me here, but God.” Perhaps up until this time Joseph had blamed them for his affliction. If so, the famine and their descent into Egypt made […]
DECEMBER 6, 2020 Genesis 45:5 “But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.” In this verse it becomes clear that Joseph understands why all that happened to him was meant to be. It is one thing for the brothers […]
DECEMBER 5, 2020 Genesis 45:1-2 Then Joseph could not restrain himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried out, “Make everyone go out from me!” So no one stood with him while Joseph made himself known to his brothers. After seeing that his brothers were remorseful about how they mistreated him, how they […]
