Exodus 4:10,12 Moses raised another objection to God: “Master, please, I don’t talk well. I’ve never been good with words, neither before nor after you spoke to me. I stutter and stammer.” God said … So, get going. I’ll be right there with you—with your mouth! I’ll be right there to teach you what to […]
Read moreExodus 3:14-15 God said to Moses, “I-AM-WHO-I-AM. Tell the People of Israel, ‘I-AM sent me to you.’” God continued with Moses: “This is what you’re to say to the Israelites: ‘God, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob sent me to you.’ This has […]
Read moreExodus 2:10 After the child was weaned, she presented him to Pharaoh’s daughter who adopted him as her son. She named him Moses (Pulled-Out), saying, “I pulled him out of the water.” After Joseph’s death and the rise of a new leader in Egypt, the honeymoon was over for the Israelites. The new ruler was […]
Read moreGenesis 50: Don’t you see, you planned evil against me but God used those same plans for my good, as you see all around you right now—life for many people. Joseph’s brothers must have gone through some emotional ups and downs. When they were young, they were stubborn and did whatever they wanted. They played […]
Read moreGenesis 45:4-5 “Come closer to me,” Joseph said to his brothers. They came closer. “I am Joseph your brother whom you sold into Egypt. But don’t feel badly, don’t blame yourselves for selling me. God was behind it. God sent me here ahead of you to save lives.” Here the story of Joseph and his […]
Read moreGenesis 41:56-57 As the famine got worse all over the country, Joseph opened the storehouses and sold emergency supplies to the Egyptians. The famine was very bad. Soon the whole world was coming to buy supplies from Joseph. The famine was bad all over. The path of those who walk closely with God is paved […]
Read moreGenesis 41:39 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “You’re the man for us. God has given you the inside story—no one is as qualified as you in experience and wisdom. True to the saying, “You can’t keep a good man down”, that’s exactly what happened to Joseph. Even as a prisoner locked up in prison, he […]
Read moreGenesis 41:15-16 “I dreamed a dream,” Pharaoh told Joseph. “Nobody can interpret it. But I’ve heard that just by hearing a dream you can interpret it.” Joseph answered, “Not I, but God. God will set Pharaoh’s mind at ease.” In the Bible, God often speaks through dreams. Here, God even spoke to the pharaoh. God […]
Read moreGenesis 39:23 The head jailer gave Joseph free rein, never even checked on him, because God was with him; whatever he did God made sure it worked out for the best. Chuck Colson was an influential advisor to President Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal in the 1970s. He was known as tough, cunning, and […]
Read moreGenesis 39:8-9 He said to his master’s wife, “Look, with me here, my master doesn’t give a second thought to anything that goes on here—he’s put me in charge of everything he owns. He treats me as an equal. The only thing he hasn’t turned over to me is you. You’re his wife, after all! […]
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