And he inquired about their welfare and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?” They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves. And he lifted up his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, hisContinue reading “Genesis 43: 27-34…..Joseph behaves oddly!”
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Genesis 43: 19-28….Let the feast begin!
So they went up to the steward of Joseph’s house and spoke with him at the door of the house, and said, “Oh, my lord, we came down the first time to buy food. And when we came to the lodging place we opened our sacks, and there was each man’s money in the mouthContinue reading “Genesis 43: 19-28….Let the feast begin!”
Genesis 43: 11-18….An unexpected welcome!
Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry a present down to the man, a little balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds. Take double the money with you. CarryContinue reading “Genesis 43: 11-18….An unexpected welcome!”
Genesis 42: 38- 43: 10…..I guess that you must!
But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is the only one left. If harm should happen to him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”Now the famine was severe in the land.Continue reading “Genesis 42: 38- 43: 10…..I guess that you must!”
Genesis 42: 29-38a…..More surprises!
When they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying, “The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us and took us to be spies of the land. But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we have never beenContinue reading “Genesis 42: 29-38a…..More surprises!”
Genesis 42: 21-28…..What would you think?
Then they said to one another, “In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us and we did not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.” And Reuben answered them, “Did I not tell you not to sin against theContinue reading “Genesis 42: 21-28…..What would you think?”
Genesis 42: 9-20…..Play acting.
And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamed of them. And he said to them, “You are spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land.” They said to him, “No, my lord, your servants have come to buy food. We are all sons of one man. We are honest men. YourContinue reading “Genesis 42: 9-20…..Play acting.”
Genesis 42: 1-9a……Meanwhile in Canaan
When Jacob learned that there was grain for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?” And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die.” So tenContinue reading “Genesis 42: 1-9a……Meanwhile in Canaan”
Genesis 41: 46-56….Fourteen years in eleven verses.
Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt. During the seven plentiful years the earth produced abundantly, and he gathered up all the food of these seven years, which occurred inContinue reading “Genesis 41: 46-56….Fourteen years in eleven verses.”
Genesis 41: 37-45…..Number Two in Egypt.
This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his servants. And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?” Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are. You shall be over myContinue reading “Genesis 41: 37-45…..Number Two in Egypt.”
As I read it! 