“The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, the angel who has redeemed me from all harm - may he bless these boys.” (Genesis 48:15b-16a CSB)  Nearing the end of his life, Jacob reflects on...

Joseph then brought his father Jacob and presented him to Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How many years have you lived?” Jacob said to Pharaoh, “My pilgrimage has lasted 130 years. My years have been few and hard, and they have not reached the years of...

God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you back. Joseph will close your eyes when...

So Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Don’t argue on the way.” (Genesis 45:24 CSB)  Up to this point, Jacob believed that Joseph had been killed by an animal. A little explaining was going to have to take place. You...

Now please let your servant remain here as my lord’s slave, in place of the boy. Let him go back with his brothers. For how can I go back to my father without the boy? I could not bear to see the grief that would overwhelm my father. (Genesis 44:33-34...

They were seated before him in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest. The men looked at each other in astonishment. (Genesis 43:33 CSB)  Joseph’s brothers knew they had messed up, and although they expected punishment from God, they received nothing but goodness. First money and food, and...

Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him. Joseph remembered his dreams about them… (Genesis 42:8-9a CSB) Thirteen years later, the tables have turned; Joseph’s dreams came to fruition! The brothers who sold him into slavery are now at his mercy to provide food to keep them alive....

Seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt. After them, seven years of famine will take place, and all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten. The famine will devastate the land. The abundance in the land will not be remembered because of...

“We had dreams,” they said to him, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.” (Genesis 40:8 CSB)  Joseph took the initiative and opened his mouth before he even heard the dreams. He did not worry...

The warden did not bother with anything under Joseph’s authority, because the LORD was with him, and the LORD made everything that he did successful. (Genesis 39:23 CSB)   Nothing can stand in the way of God’s blessings. Circumstances can and will knock us down, but God builds us up and...