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| Week 7 1 Genesis 42:21-28 - Joseph's brother's guilt 2 Genesis 42:29-38 - Joseph's Brothers Return Home 3 Genesis 43:1-14 - Jacob sends his Sons Back to Egypt for more food 4 Genesis 43:15-23 - Joseph's Brothers Return to Egypt 5 Genesis 43:24-34 - Joseph Dines with His Brothers Genesis 44:1-10 - Joseph Sends His Brothers Away Daily Study Plan - Week Seven Day one: Scripture - Genesis 42:21-28 Observations - What observations did you make while reading this passage? Are there any word definitions you needed to look up? Are there any words, phrases, verses, themes, etc... that stand out to you? Joseph's brothers have a conversation about regretting what they did to Joseph when he was young because they thought all of this was happening to them because of what they had done. Rueben has the "I told you so" attitude towards his other brothers. Joseph gives them provision and even gives their money back to them. So, when they found it in their sacks, they were afraid. They wondered what God was doing to them because they had sinned. Application - How does this apply to my life? What can I learn from this? What virtues, principles, or ideas are represented here? Prayer - Say a prayer. Day two: Scripture - Genesis 42:29-38 Observations - What observations did you make while reading this passage? Are there any word definitions you needed to look up? Are there any words, phrases, verses, themes, etc... that stand out to you? Befell means something happened, usually bad. Jacob is also afraid when he sees all the money is still in their sacks. He gets upset with his sons because they told Joseph, still unbeknownst to them, that he had a younger son still. He tells them that they are bereaving him of all his children. He had lost Joseph and now Simeon and they were going to cause him to lose Benjamin too. He basically told them that he felt like life was against him. Rueben tries to offer him the life of his own 2 sons if he doesn't bring Benjamin back safely. However, Jacob isn't having any of it. He tells him that if he were to lose Benjamin too, he would die from grief. He didn't think he could bare it. Application - How does this apply to my life? What can I learn from this? What virtues, principles, or ideas are represented here? Prayer - Say a prayer. Day three: Scripture - Genesis 43:1-14 Observations - What observations did you make while reading this passage? Are there any word definitions you needed to look up? Are there any words, phrases, verses, themes, etc... that stand out to you? Joseph's brothers were in a bit of a predicament. Their father didn't want to let them take Benjamin anywhere. However, they were told not to come back to Egypt without him to prove they weren't spies. When the food began to run out again from their first trip, they feared death by going to Egypt again without their youngest brother and they feared death by starvation from not doing so. Jacob tells them to go back to Egypt. Finally, Judah spoke up. He tells his father that they can't go back to Egypt without Benjamin. If he will send him with them then they would go. Otherwise, they would not. Judah told their father that he would be collateral for him. If he didn't bring Benjamin back safely, he would bare the shame and responsibility for it. Jacob is bitter because they even told the Egyptians that they had a younger brother, but Judah explains that they had been asked directly about it. And how were they to know the Egyptians would require that of them? So, Jacob relinquishes and allows them to take Benjamin back to Egypt with them. He tells them to take the money back that they had found in their sacks before along with a generous gift to find favor with the Egyptians because perhaps it had been an accidental oversight. This is Jacob's response and final resolve to the situation in verse 14, "And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved." Application - How does this apply to my life? What can I learn from this? What virtues, principles, or ideas are represented here? Prayer - Say a prayer. Day four: Scripture - Genesis 43:15-23 Observations - What observations did you make while reading this passage? Are there any word definitions you needed to look up? Are there any words, phrases, verses, themes, etc... that stand out to you? When Joseph saw them returning with Benjamin, he commanded his servants to prepare a meal for them and to bring them all to his house. This frightened his brothers because they thought it was maybe because they had brought the money back and they were in trouble. However, Joseph reunited them with Simeon and told them not to fear that their God had given them money back in their sacks. Application - How does this apply to my life? What can I learn from this? What virtues, principles, or ideas are represented here? Prayer - Say a prayer. Day five: Scripture - Genesis 43:24-34 Observations - What observations did you make while reading this passage? Are there any word definitions you needed to look up? Are there any words, phrases, verses, themes, etc... that stand out to you? Joseph's brothers brought him the gift they had for him when he returned home. He saw his brother Benjamin and had to make his way to his chamber to weep. He washed his faced and regained his composure and had his servants begin the meal. He had their seats arranged from oldest to youngest and gave Benjamin 5 times the amount of his brothers. And the Bible says that they enjoyed the meal together. Application - How does this apply to my life? What can I learn from this? What virtues, principles, or ideas are represented here? Prayer - Say a prayer. Day six: Scripture - Genesis 44:1-10 Observations - What observations did you make while reading this passage? Are there any word definitions you needed to look up? Are there any words, phrases, verses, themes, etc... that stand out to you? Joseph continues to mess with his brothers' heads. He fills up their sacks with as much food as they can carry and gives their money back to them again. Then he has his personal silver cup hidden in Benjamin's sack. After they leave, but haven't gone too far, he sends his steward after them with the accusation of haven stolen his cup. So, it is agreed among all of them that whoever has stolen the cup will remain behind to be Joseph's servant, not knowing that Benjamin actually had the cup. Application - How does this apply to my life? 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| After he gave a satisfactory interpretation for the two dreams of Pharoah, Joseph not only gave Pharoah advice on how to handle the situation predicted in the dreams. He advised him to set up someone in authority over the land of Egypt to put back a fifth of the produce during the seven years of plenty. This way they could prepare for and survive the seven years of famine. His advice pleased Pharoah. Pharoah considered him wise and dependable because of his interpretation of the dream and his advice on how to handle it. Pharoah even asked his servants if they knew of a man that had the Spirit of God like Joseph did. (Even non-believers can recognize the Holy Spirit working in a believer) The Bible tells us that Joseph was 30 years old when this occurred. So, he was in slavery and prison for a total of 13 years because he was 17 years old (found in Gen. 37:2) when his brothers had sold him into slavery. During this time, he had been placed in leadership positions by those in authority over him which I am sure helped him gain experience before he was made second in command over all of Egypt. Pharoah changes Joseph's name to Zaphnath-Paaneah when he promoted him. In general, it means "revealer of secrets". He is given Asanath, daughter of Potipherah priest of On. On was a city in Egypt. Potipherah was a priest of Ra, the Egyptian sun god. Asanath's name meant "daughter of Nieth", another Egyptian goddess. Potipherah's name means, "he who Ra has given". For more information on these names, see... ▼ I can't help but wonder how Potipher and his wife reacted to all of this, because now he was in a position even above them. Some people believe Potiphar and Potipherah are the same person. However, Potiphar was captain of the King's guard while Potipherah was a priest of Ra in the city of On. I believe they are two different people. Besides, I don't think Joseph would consider it a reward to have the woman who got him thrown in prison as a mother-in-law. During these seven good years, Joseph and his wife welcomed two sons into the world. His firstborn, he named Manasseh and the second was named Ephraim. Manasseh was named because God made him forget all his toil and all his father's house. Ephraim got his name because God had made Joseph fruitful in the land of his affliction. For more information about Manasseh and Ephraim, see... ▼ Joseph gathered up as much food as he could during the 7 good years and stored it in the cities. He gathered so much corn during this time that they stopped counting it. https://answersingenesis.org/archaeology/evidence-seven-year-famine-joseph/ This article is about evidence regarding a multi-regional draught leading to a large famine. This is one of several like it. I did a Google search on "evidence of worldwide famine in Egypt". I enjoy seeing archeological evidence of Biblical events as it can be very interesting. The Bible says that all the known countries of the world at this time came to Joseph in Egypt to buy corn because the famine was so bad and the seven years of plenty were forgotten also. The land went from extreme plenty to extreme drought very quickly. I can only imagine that it was shocking to see even though they knew it was coming and had prepared for it. Jay O'Toole pointed out that the number 2 repeats a lot in the story of Joseph. For example: His father, Jacob, was one of 2 twin brothers, Pharoah had 2 dreams. There were 2 men who had 2 separate dreams in prison with him that he interpreted, Joseph remained in prison for 2 years after he interpreted their dreams, he had 2 dreams himself when he was young, he had 2 sons, he was often made to be 2nd in command, etc... Can you name any more? Here is a website I looked up that mentions the significance of the number 2 in the Bible for those of you who may be interested. https://www.biblestudy.org/bibleref/meaning-of-numbers-in-bible/2.html Meanwhile back in the land of Canaan, the drought and famine were really bad. I imagine Jacob's family were having a family discussion about the famine and what they were going to do to survive it. Jacob says he has heard that they could get food from Egypt. He tells his sons to go buy food from there so they can live. However, now Benjamin was apparently the new favorite son, and he wasn't going to let him go anywhere so something didn't happen to him like it had Joseph. Getting rid of Joseph didn't exactly solve Joseph's brothers' issues they apparently found out. I am sure they experienced a lot of feelings of regret and guilt as a result of their actions. When Joseph's brothers arrived in Egypt to buy food, Joseph recognized them. Hower, they did not recognize him. Joseph kept himself disguised and spoke roughly to them, accusing them of being spies. They argued about it for a moment. Joseph puts his brothers in prison for 3 days, they got a small taste of what they had put him through. However, after 3 days, he lets them take provisions home but requires them to return with their youngest brother that was left home to prove they were telling the truth because he feared God. However, He kept Simeon in the prison. By now, their previous sins against Joseph were beginning to haunt them. We will see more about this as we look at the scripture for this next week. For more information on the name of Simeon, see... ▼ |
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Take UP Your Cross Blog Prompt: Reflect on a time when you felt God's peace in the midst of chaos. How did it affect your outlook and actions? Prayer prompt: Pray for strong, healthy marriages and families across our country. When I was on board the starship yesterday, we had a bit of engine trouble. I stopped on planet Pensivity to get a mechanic to take a look at it. While there, I ran across this item.
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What's the best excuse for being late? Do you find it annoying when people keep you waiting or are you that person who makes others wait? Have fun with these words: mathematician, birthday, oddity, clutter, papers, eccentric, quirks, sailing, and promiscuous. Take a guess on what these clues also will tell you about this person on their birthday. |
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Take UP Your Cross Blog Prompt: Consider a Bible verse that challenges you. Why is it difficult, and how can you work through this challenge? Prayer prompt: Ask God to help your country's citizens develop good work ethics and moral character. While on board the starship, Davy Kraken, I was shown this item about natural disasters on planet Earth.
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On this day in 2012, Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., announced that it was ceasing publication of its print version, the oldest and longest continually published English-language general print encyclopedia. Did you have a set as a child in your home? Or did you go to the library to look up information? Do you miss being able to look up information in an encyclopedia? |
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Take UP Your Cross Blog Prompt: Reflect on a time you felt called to serve others. How did this experience enhance your spiritual life? Prayer prompt: Pray that people all across your country would turn to God and worship him. I had to send one of our space cadets on a mission on planet Sophy is 23! to look for a lost voice while I had an important meeting with Princess Leia on the starship to discuss multi-planetary weather conditions.
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Take UP Your Cross Blog Prompt: What do you believe about reincarnation? Prayer prompt: Pray for the safety of those who serve in the armed forces along with strong ethics, faith, and family stability and that God would use them to further His glory. I was called over to planet Jeffhans to check out a report of a new medical device.
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