Tag: gospel

JOSEPH BRINGS HIS FAMILY TO EGYPT

Joseph Brings His Family To Egypt. And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” And he said, “Here I am.”
And He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you (your descendants) a great nation there.

JOSEPH SENDS FOR HIS FATHER

Joseph Sends For His Father. Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: load your animals and return to the land of Canaan [without delay],
and get your father and your households and come to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you will eat the fat (the finest produce) of the land.’

JOSEPH PROVIDES FOR HIS BROTHERS AND FAMILY

Joseph Provides for His Brothers and Family. Then Joseph could not control himself [any longer] in front of all those who attended him, and he called out, “Have everyone leave me.” So no man stood there when Joseph revealed himself to his brothers.

JOSEPH HOLDS SIMEON BACK SENDING THE REST HOME

Joseph’s Holds Simon Back Sending The Rest Home. He turned away from his brothers and [left the room and] wept; then he returned and talked with them, and took Simeon from them and bound him in front of them [to be kept as a hostage in Egypt].

JOSEPH RISES TO POWER IN EGYPT

Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since [your] God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and clear-headed and wise as you are.
You shall have charge over my house, and all my people shall be governed according to your word and pay respect [to you with reverence, submission, and obedience]; only in [matters of] the throne will I be greater than you [in Egypt].”