Today I read from Genesis 41 to chapter 50. This started with Joseph being promoted because of the interpretation of the dream of Pharaoh. Thus they had 7 good years of economic growth, then they had 7 horrible years of recession, even a depression. It was so bad all countries came up to Egypt for food. But God put Joseph in charge to handle this, somewhat like Barack Obama is today.
Joseph's brothers come up and he pretends not to know them and makes them jump through hoops to eat and trick them by sending them through the ringer for them to bring up his brother Benjamin. Eventually, Joseph reveals himself and had them bring their father Israel up and provides for them. Of the loins of Jacob, there came up 70 souls into Egypt. They were given the land of Goshen.
As Jacob prepares to die; he blesses Joseph's children, Ephraim and Manasseh. He prophesies over his twelve sons on that, which can befall them in the last days (speaking of now - today). Jacob dies and they take him back to the land of Canaan to bury him with Abraham and Isaac as he made them promise. It was a great company of people and even though they were Hebrews, they wore Egyptian clothing that the people of Canaan thought it was a funeral for an Egyptian. However, it was a funeral for the earthly father of the children of Israel. Mistaking the father of the Jews for Egyptians is an eye opener!
Years later Joseph dies, and before he died he let his brothers and children know that God will surely visit them and take them out of this land (Egypt) and bring them back to their land, which He gave unto Abraham, the land of Canaan. In four days we have read the book of Genesis. Join tomorrow as we begin in Exodus.
DDaniels
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