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Genesis 46:3 “I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. Think about what the Lord said to Jacob in this vision in the night. The Lord is going to make him a nation withinContinue reading “Genesis 46:3 – 22Jan 2011”

24 Then he sent his brothers away, and as they were leaving he said to them, “Don’t quarrel on the way!” Joseph knows the character of his brothers even though they have been apart for over ten years. That is because character does not change that easily. Character changes for the Believer as we submitContinue reading “21Jan 2011 Genesis 45:24”

4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to him. Fear can be a very powerful force, even when it is fear that is just in our heads. Fear kept Jacob from sending all his sons to Egypt to get grain. This causedContinue reading “20Jan 2011 Genesis 42:4”

 46 Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout Egypt. Joseph was only thirty years old when he was put in charge of the management of the entire country of Egypt. If he failed at his job, theContinue reading “19Jan 2011 Genesis 41:46”

21 the LORD was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. When the Lord is with us, and we are faithful in carrying out what we are supposed to, then the Lord is able to bless. If we are lazy, the Lord has a hardContinue reading “18Jan 2011 Genesis 39:21”

26 Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? 27 Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him; after all, he is our brother, our own flesh and blood.” His brothers agreed. This is the kind of familyContinue reading “17Jan 2011 Genesis 37:26-27”

15 We will give our consent to you on one condition only: that you become like us by circumcising all your males. Religious form without any substance. One of Israel’s granddaughters has been raped. The father of the young man has come to try to make it right, to get the girl for his sonContinue reading “15Jan 2011 Genesis 34:15”

28 Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome.” The name change only takes place after the struggle and touch. Jacob, the deceiver, has spent twenty years running from his past. He is about to come face toContinue reading “14Jan 2011 Genesis 32:28”