Then he commanded the steward of his house, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in the mouth of his sack, and put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, with his money for the grain.” And heContinue reading “Genesis 44: 1-9….The trap set and sprung.”
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Genesis 43: 27-34…..Joseph behaves oddly!
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!”
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 41: 1-8….Two Whole Years.
After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile, and behold, there came up out of the Nile seven cows, attractive and plump, and they fed in the reed grass. And behold, seven other cows, ugly and thin, came up out of the Nile after them, and stood by the otherContinue reading “Genesis 41: 1-8….Two Whole Years.”
Genesis 40: 16-23…..The bad news.
When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream: there were three cake baskets on my head, and in the uppermost basket there were all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating it out of the basket on my head.” AndContinue reading “Genesis 40: 16-23…..The bad news.”
Genesis 40: 6-15….. The Good News first.
When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were troubled. So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in custody in his master’s house, “Why are your faces downcast today?” They said to him, “We have had dreams, and there is no one to interpret them.” And Joseph said toContinue reading “Genesis 40: 6-15….. The Good News first.”
Genesis 39: 21-ch40:5…..Joseph no-longer alone!
But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. And the keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever was done there, he was the one who did it. TheContinue reading “Genesis 39: 21-ch40:5…..Joseph no-longer alone!”
Genesis 39: 14-21….The Scream!
……she called to the men of her household and said to them, “See, he has brought among us a Hebrew to laugh at us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice. And as soon as he heard that I lifted up my voice and criedContinue reading “Genesis 39: 14-21….The Scream!”
As I read it! 