DECEMBER 26, 2020 Genesis 48:5 “And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.” Like so much of this story involving Joseph and the reconciliation that occurred between him and his family, […]
DECEMBER 25, 2020 Genesis 48:4 “And said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people, and give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’” In a follow up to yesterday’s devotion, I want to discuss another Hebrew word translated as “congregation” — […]
DECEMBER 24, 2020 Genesis 48:1-2 Now it came to pass after these things that Joseph was told, “Indeed your father is sick”; and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. And Jacob was told, “Look, your son Joseph is coming to you”; and Israel strengthened himself and sat up on the bed. Apparently after Joseph returned […]
DECEMBER 23, 2020 Genesis 47:28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the length of Jacob’s life was one hundred and forty-seven years. As we said in yesterday’s devotion, Jacob endured many hardships but he “lived.” And because he lived a life in close relationship with God, he had been a […]
DECEMBER 22, 2020 Genesis 47:27 So Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions there and grew and multiplied exceedingly. Not only did God orchestrate a plan whereby His people had a place to live, but the land they acquired was a springboard for further growth and prosperity. It […]
DECEMBER 21, 2020 Genesis 47:21-22 And as for the people, he moved them into the cities, from one end of the borders of Egypt to the other end. Only the land of the priests he did not buy; for the priests had rations allotted to them by Pharaoh, and they ate their rations which Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their lands. […]
DECEMBER 20, 2020 Genesis 47:15 So when the money failed in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us bread, for why should we die in your presence? For the money has failed.” In the initial stages of this famine, people would come […]
DECEMBER 19, 2020 Genesis 47:13 “Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished by reason of the famine.” – Genesis 47:13 The Hebrew wording translated as “in all the land” is literally translated as “all […]
DECEMBER 18, 2020 Genesis 47:11-12 And Joseph situated his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. Then Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household with bread, according to the number in their families. Just weeks […]
DECEMBER 17, 2020 Genesis 47:5-6 Then Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. The land of Egypt is before you. Have your father and brothers dwell in the best of the land; let them dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know any competent men among them, then make them chief herdsmen […]
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.” […]
