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Genesis 43:15-34 “A Feast for Brothers”

“The brothers were terrified when they saw that they were being taken into Joseph’s house. ‘It’s because of the money someone put in our sacks last time we were here,’ they said. ‘He plans to pretend that we stole it. Then he will seize us, make us slaves, and take our donkeys.’” Genesis 43:18 (NLT)…
Genesis 43:1-14 “Blessed Acceptance”

“I personally guarantee his safety. You may hold me responsible if I don’t bring him back to you. Then let me bear the blame forever.” Genesis 43:9 (NLT) The LORD was working behind the scenes to bring Jacob and his family to Egypt, but to Jacob it seemed like everything was going wrong. The prime…
Genesis 42:25-38 “All Things Against Me”

“Jacob exclaimed, ‘You are robbing me of my children! Joseph is gone! Simeon is gone! And now you want to take Benjamin, too. Everything is going against me!’” Genesis 42:36 (NLT) I don’t know what a day will hold, and neither do you. We can receive news that makes us dance with joy, or we…
Genesis 42:1-24 “The Lord of the Land”

“Speaking among themselves, they said, ‘Clearly we are being punished because of what we did to Joseph long ago. We saw his anguish when he pleaded for his life, but we wouldn’t listen. That’s why we’re in this trouble.’” Genesis 42:21 (NLT) As the famine continues, Jacob and his family are in desperate need. Jacob…
Genesis 41:42-57 “All Things New”

“Joseph named his second son Ephraim, for he said, ‘God has made me fruitful in this land of my grief.’” Genesis 41:52 (NLT) Now that Joseph was prime minister in Egypt it was a whole new life. God caused him to forget his years of pain and sorrow. He was honored, married and fruitful in…
Genesis 41:17-41 “The LORD Exalts Joseph”

“Joseph responded, ‘Both of Pharaoh’s dreams mean the same thing. God is telling Pharaoh in advance what he is about to do.’” Genesis 41:25 (NLT) God revealed the future to Pharaoh in a dream. He was an idolatrous ruler, yet God wanted to use him to provide for his own people and for other nations.…
Genesis 41:1-16 “Pharaoh Calls for Joseph”

“Pharaoh sent for Joseph at once, and he was quickly brought from the prison. After he shaved and changed his clothes, he went in and stood before Pharaoh.” Genesis 41:14 (NLT) What is the longest you’ve ever had to wait for something you wanted? We are a culture that doesn’t like to wait for anything.…
Genesis 40 “The Butler, Baker and Joseph”

“When Joseph saw them the next morning, he noticed that they both looked upset. ‘Why do you look so worried today?’ he asked them.” Genesis 40:6–7 (NLT) Joseph had every reason to have a pity party. He had been sold as a slave by his brothers, separated from his family, falsely accused by Potiphar’s wife,…
Genesis 39 “Joseph in Potiphar’s House”

“She kept putting pressure on Joseph day after day, but he refused to sleep with her, and he kept out of her way as much as possible.” Genesis 39:10 (NLT) In so many ways, we see the parallel between Joseph and Jesus. As soon as Joseph became a slave in Potiphar’s house, he found favor…
Genesis 38 “Judah and Tamar”

“Judah recognized them and said, ‘She is more righteous than I, since I wouldn’t give her to my son Shelah.’” Genesis 38:26 (NIV) It’s been said that our sins always look worse when someone else wears them. This was certainly the case with Judah and Tamar. After two of his sons had married Tamar and…