Tag: Joseph
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From Glory to a Coffin – Genesis 50:26
Genesis 50:26 So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt. That is a remarkable way to end the book of Genesis. The book that opens with creation closes with a coffin. The book that begins with life ends with death.…
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He Wept Because They Still Feared Him – Genesis 50:16-17
Genesis 50:16-17 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying, So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of…
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Still Afraid of Grace – Genesis 50:12-15
Genesis 50:12-15 And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them: For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre. And Joseph returned…
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Known Because of Joseph – Genesis 50:10-11
Genesis 50:10-11 And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days. And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This…
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A Great Company Going Up – Genesis 50:7-9
Genesis 50:7-9 And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and…
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A Son Keeping His Word – Genesis 50:4-6
Genesis 50:4-6 And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for…
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A Father Honored in the Land of Egypt – Genesis 50:1-3
Genesis 50:1-3 And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him. And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel. And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for…
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The Rejected One Crowned with Blessing – Genesis 49:23-26
Genesis 49:23-26 “The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: But his bow abode instrength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God ofJacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:) Even by the God of thy father, whoshall help…
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Running Over the Wall – Genesis 49:22
Genesis 49:22 “Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:” Joseph, of course, speaks of Jesus. That has been one of the great joys of this whole story. Again and again, in Joseph, you catch glimpses of Christ. Rejected by his brethren, humbled, exalted, and…
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When a Dying Man Talks About Tomorrow – Genesis 48:21-22
Genesis 48:21-22 And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers. Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow. Jacob…
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Seventeen Years of Tender Mercy – Genesis 47:27-28
Genesis 47:27-28 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years. There is a sweetness in this passage that…
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Saved Lives and Glad Hearts – Genesis 47:25-26
Genesis 47:25-26 And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants. And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which…
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Bought and Given Seed – Genesis 47:23-24
Genesis 47:23-24 Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be…
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In the Flow of the Throne – Genesis 47:22
Genesis 47:22 Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands. This verse is interesting because it shows an exception. Everyone else was being brought under Joseph’s administration in deeper…
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Scattered by Wisdom – Genesis 47:21
Genesis 47:21 And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof. Joseph now takes charge of the people themselves. First came their money. Then their possessions. Then their land. And now Joseph relocates the people throughout Egypt. That might sound…
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No Divided Loyalties – Genesis 47:18-20
Genesis 47:18-20 When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and…
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Bring It to the Throne – Genesis 47:15-17
Genesis 47:15-17 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth. And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if…
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Everything to the Throne – Genesis 47:13-14
Genesis 47:13-14 And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of…
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Bread for Every Family – Genesis 47:12
Genesis 47:12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to their families. This is a tender verse. Joseph did not merely place his family in the land. He nourished them there. He did not bring them in and then leave them to fend for themselves. He…
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Placed in the Best of the Land – Genesis 47:11
Genesis 47:11 And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, 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. There is so much comfort in that opening phrase. Joseph placed his father and his brethren. They did not place…
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Pilgrims Before a Throne – Genesis 47:8-10
Genesis 47:8-9 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou? And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the…
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Set Apart in Goshen – Genesis 47:3-6
Genesis 47:3-6 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers. They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore…
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Presented by Grace – Genesis 47:1-2
Genesis 47:1-2 Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen. And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented…
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He Went Before Them – Genesis 46:31-32
Genesis 46:31-32 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me; And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and…
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Face to Face at Last – Genesis 46:29-30
Genesis 46:29-30 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art…
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The Whole House Comes – Genesis 46:5-7
Genesis 46:5-7 And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt,…
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Fear Not to Go Down – Genesis 46:1-4
Genesis 46:1-4 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I. And he said, I am God, the God…
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The Wagons Are On Their Way – Genesis 45:25-28
Genesis 45:25, 28 And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father, And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not. And they told him all the words…
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Do Not Fall Out by the Way – Genesis 45:23-24
Genesis 45:23, 24 And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way. So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye…
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No Room for Envy – Genesis 45:21-22
Genesis 45:21, 22 And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way. To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment. This…
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The Good of the Land – Genesis 45:16-20
Genesis 45:16-20 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan; And take your father and your households,…
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Brought Near – Genesis 45:14-15
Genesis 45:14, 15 And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him. The fourth purpose of Joseph’s position is proximity. I like that, because Joseph did not rise to power…
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Tell Dad About the Son – Genesis 45:12-13
Genesis 45:12, 13 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you. And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither. Joseph now…
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Saved to Preserve – Genesis 45:6-11
Genesis 45:6-11 For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest. And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. So now it…
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Near Enough to Hear Grace – Genesis 45:4-5
Genesis 45:4, 5 “And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to…
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When Joseph Spoke His Name – Genesis 45:2-3
Genesis 45:2-3 “And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.” There are moments in Scripture when a scene turns so suddenly, so…
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Compassion That Waited for Confession – Genesis 45:1
Genesis 45:1 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren. Joseph had listened to everything. He had heard Judah say, in effect, “Take me…
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Standing With the Guilty – Genesis 44:13-23
Genesis 44:13-16 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city. And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground. And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye…
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The Cup in the Sack – Genesis 44:1-5
Genesis 44:1-5 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth. And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to…
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The Test of Another Man’s Blessing – Genesis 43:34
Genesis 43:34 And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs… And they drank, and were merry with him. Joseph gave Benjamin five times more than the rest. That was not random. I think Joseph was watching them. Years earlier, when…
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The Hidden Brother at a Separate Table – Genesis 43:31-33
Genesis 43:31-32 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread. And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is…
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The Tears Before the Revealing – Genesis 43:27-30
Genesis 43:27-30 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive? And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance. And he lifted up his…
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Refreshed in the House – Genesis 43:24-26
Genesis 43:24-25 And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender. And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there. What they feared did not happen. They thought Joseph’s…
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Peace at the Door – Genesis 43:19-23
Genesis 43:19-23 And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house, And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and,…
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Afraid of the House, Invited to the Table – Genesis 43:17-18
Genesis 43:17-18 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house. And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek…
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A Table Prepared Before They Knew Him – Genesis 43:15-16
Genesis 43:15-16 And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for…
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When Hunger Forces the Issue – Genesis 43:1-6
Genesis 43:1-6 And the famine was sore in the land. And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food. And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying,…
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Fear in Every Sack – Genesis 42:29-35
Genesis 42:29-35 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying, The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. And we said unto him, We are true men; we are…
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Grace Put Back in the Sack – Genesis 42:25-28
Genesis 42:25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them. I love this scene because Joseph does not just feed his brothers. He overwhelms them with undeserved kindness. He fills their…
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The King Who Still Wept – Genesis 42:24
Genesis 42:24 And he turned himself about from them, and wept… That gets me every time. Joseph is standing there before the very men who betrayed him, sold him, and acted like his pain meant nothing, and now he has to turn away because the emotion is too much. He wept. Under all the testing,…
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The One Listening All Along – Genesis 42:22-23
Genesis 42:22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required. Reuben finally says what had been hanging in the air all along. “His blood is required.” That is the language of guilt. Not inconvenience.…
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We are guilty – Genesis 42:19–21
If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses: But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so. And they said one to…
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The Man They Could Not Read – Genesis 42:17
Genesis 42:17 And he put them all together into ward three days. Joseph shut his brothers up for three days. That was not random. In the Bible, the third day is often the day when something changes, the day when God begins to turn the corner, the day when what looked dark starts to break…
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Is There Any Truth in You – Genesis 42:14-16
Genesis 42:14-16 And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies: Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be…
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True Men – Genesis 42:10-13
Genesis 42:10-13 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. We are all one man’s sons; we are true men; thy servants are no spies. And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. And they said, Thy servants…
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The Brother They Did Not Recognize – Genesis 42:7-9
Genesis 42:7-9 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. And Joseph remembered the…
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Unlimited Riches, Certain Fulfillment – Genesis 42:4-6
Genesis 42:4 But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him. Benjamin was Joseph’s full brother, and Jacob would not let him go. That says a lot without saying everything. It makes me think Jacob never fully settled the story he had been told years earlier.…
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Come Buy Without Money – Genesis 42:1-3
Genesis 42:1-3 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. And…
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All Countries Came to Joseph – Genesis 41:56-57
Genesis 41:56, 57 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt. And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in…
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Go to Jesus, the Greater than Joseph – Genesis 41:55
Genesis 41:55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do. When the famine got real, the people cried out. That is usually when people start looking for answers. As long as…
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There Was Bread in Egypt – Genesis 41:53-54
Genesis 41:53, 54 And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended. And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. The good years ended, just like…
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Fruitful in the Land of Affliction – Genesis 41:45-52
Genesis 41:45-46 And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt: That little detail matters. Joseph was thirty when he stepped into public ministry over Egypt. Jesus was about thirty years old when He began His public ministry as well.…
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A Name Beyond Knowing – Genesis 41:45
Genesis 41:45 And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti pherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. Joseph is given a new name here, and like a lot of things in this story, it carries more depth than first…
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From the Dungeon to the Chariot – Genesis 41:39-44
Genesis 41:39-40 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. One hour Joseph…
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Ready Before the Trouble – Genesis 41:32
Genesis 41:32-38 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. Let Pharaoh do this, and let him…
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Out of the Dungeon, Free of Self – Genesis 41:9-16
Genesis 41:9-16 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day: Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the chief baker: And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each…
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When God’s Hour Arrives – Genesis 41:1-8
Genesis 41:1-8 And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the…
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Remembered at the Table – Genesis 40:14-19
Genesis 40:14-19 But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that…
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The Cup Returned – Genesis 40:5-13
Genesis 40:5-13 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison. And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them,…
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Two Men Beside Him – Genesis 40:1-4
Genesis 40:1-4 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt. And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. And he put them…
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Prospering in a Prison – Genesis 39:22-23
Genesis 39:22-23 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he…
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With Him in the Prison – Genesis 39:20
Genesis 39:20-21 And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. Joseph did not do wrong…
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When Truth Is Silent – Genesis 39:13-19
Genesis 39:13-19 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie…
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Run, Don’t Reason – Genesis 39:10-12
Genesis 39:10-12 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of…
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Right Where You Are – Genesis 39:6
Genesis 39:6 … And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured. Joseph could have said, “Lord, You gave me dreams, gifts, ability, and look where I ended up. A slave house in Egypt. What a waste.” But he did not think that way. He threw himself into the work in front of him. That…
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Blessed Because He Was There – Genesis 39:5-6
Genesis 39:5-6 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake;And the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.And he left…
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Prosperous in a Slave House – Genesis 39:2-4
Genesis 39:2-4 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.And Joseph found grace in his sight, and…
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Chains of Iron, Chains of Gold – Genesis 39:1
Genesis 39:1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. Joseph entered Egypt a seventeen year old in chains of iron. He would leave it at one hundred and ten…
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Joseph Like Lives – Genesis 37:36
Genesis 37:36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard. Joseph is now in Egypt. Sold.Removed from home.Placed in a foreign land.And yet the story is not over. Not even close. Following the break in chapter 38, Joseph’s story will continue, and as it does,…
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When Jacob Could Not See It – Genesis 37:33-35
Genesis 37:33-35 And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him;…
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The Coat and the Cover Up – Genesis 37:30-32
Genesis 37:30-32 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go? And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said,…
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Sold for Silver – Genesis 37:28-29
Genesis 37:28-29 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt. And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.…
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The Empty Pit and the Gentile Hands – Genesis 37:24-27
Genesis 37:24-27 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh,…
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The Stripped Robe – Genesis 37:23
Genesis 37:23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him; There is more happening here than brothers roughing up Joseph. That coat was not just clothing. It was the mark of his father’s love.…
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The Pit Instead of the Knife – Genesis 37:22
Genesis 37:22And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. Reuben is doing what weak men do. He is trying to find a…
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Behold, This Dreamer Cometh – Genesis 37:19-21
Genesis 37:19-21And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams. And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of…
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I Seek My Brethren – Genesis 37:15-18
Genesis 37:15-18And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let…
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Sent from Hebron to Shechem – Genesis 37:14
Genesis 37:14And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. Joseph is sent as a messenger. That is the scene. Jacob says,…
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Here Am I – Genesis 37:12-13
Genesis 37:12-13And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem. And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I. Shechem was not just another place on the map. It was a loaded…
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The Dream Had to Be Told – Genesis 37:5-11
Genesis 37:5–7And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your…
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The Coat of Favor – Genesis 37:3-4
Genesis 37:3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. Genesis 37:4And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. Joseph…
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What Really Matters to the Father – Genesis 37:1-2
Genesis 37:1, 2And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives:…
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When the Answer Still Doesn’t Satisfy – Genesis 30:21-24
Genesis 30:21-24 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah. And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach: And she called his name Joseph; and said, The Lord shall add to me…
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Hope That Outlives You – Hebrews 11:22
Hebrews 11:22 By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. Joseph is standing at the very edge of death, and what is on his mind? Not Egypt’s power.Not his own achievements.Not even the comfort of the moment. He is talking about…