Genesis

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.” So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave this command before he died, ‘Say to Joseph, Please forgive the transgression […]

Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in days to come.” (49:1) Much of this chapter is Jacob blessing his twelve sons – he is speaking prophetically to them. For many of them (but not all) he refers to something negative they

“The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day, the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys; and in them let my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and

Then Joseph settled 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. And Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household with food, according to the number of their dependents. (47:11-12)

So Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here am I.” Then he said, “I am God, the God of your father.

And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence. So Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” And they came near. And he said, “I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into

“Now therefore, please let your servant remain instead of the boy as a servant to my lord, and let the boy go back with his brothers. For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I fear to see the evil that would find my father” (44:34). Joseph

“May God almighty grant you mercy before the man, and may he send back your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.” (43:14) While originally Jacob refused to let his sons bring Benjamin to Egypt for fear of him not returning, the clan is

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.” (42:38) A lot happens in this chapter,

After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed… (Genesis 41:1) Dreams certainly paid a significant role in Joseph’s life – he had dreams when he was a youth (that he possibly shouldn’t have mentioned to his siblings). He interpreted dreams for the baker and chief cupbearer of Pharaoh. And now Pharaoh has a dream that his magicians