Oct 17, 20222 min read
Knowing The Word in Genesis 45:16-28, Joseph Provides Transportation to get Jacob to Egypt
16 When the report was heard in Pharaoh's house, “Joseph's brothers have come,” it pleased Pharaoh and his servants. [That all are...
Oct 14, 20223 min read
Knowing The Word in Genesis 45:1-15, Joseph Reveals Himself
[Judah’s words at the end of chapter 44 show that Joseph’s brothers have changed, moving Joseph to reveal his identity.] 1 Then Joseph...
Oct 13, 20221 min read
Knowing The Word in Genesis 44:30-34, Judah the Substitute
30 “Now therefore, as soon as I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us, then, as his life is bound up in the boy's...
Oct 12, 20222 min read
Knowing The Word in Genesis 44:18-29, Judah Steps Up
[The next section is Judah’s impassioned speech, in which he mentions his father 14 times. It falls into three parts: vv 18-29 Review...
Oct 11, 20221 min read
Knowing The Word in Genesis 44:14-17, The Cup
14 When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, he was still there. They fell before him to the ground. 15 Joseph said to them,...
Oct 10, 20222 min read
Knowing The Word in Genesis 44:1-13, A Test
1 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...
Oct 7, 20222 min read
Knowing The Word in Genesis 43:26-34, Birth Order
26 When Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the present that they had with them and bowed down to him to the ground...
Oct 6, 20222 min read
Knowing The Word in Genesis 43:16-25, The Brothers Will Meet At Lunch
16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them [prompting all that Joseph will do next], he said to the steward of his house, “Bring the men into...
Oct 5, 20223 min read
Knowing the Word in Genesis 43:1-15, Back to Egypt Boys!
1 Now the famine was severe in the land [same wording as 12:10 and similar to 41:57]. 2 And when they had eaten the grain that they had...
Oct 3, 20222 min read
Knowing The Word in Genesis 42:29-38, The Boys Come Home Less One Brother
29 When they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying, 30 “The man, the lord...