People of the World where are you going? Turn back to God! Back to your faithful principles!
JOSEPH’S BROTHERS GO TO EGYPT
Joseph’s Brothers Go To Egypt. Now when Jacob (Israel) learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another [in bewilderment and not taking action]?”
He said, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy [some] grain for us, so that we may live and not die [of starvation].”
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].”
JOSEPH INTERPRETS PHARAOH’S TWO DREAMS
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dreams. Joseph answered Pharaoh, “It is not in me [to interpret the dream]; God [not I] will give Pharaoh a favorable answer [through me].”
PHARAOH DREAMS OF CATTLE AND OF EARS OF GRAIN
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dreams. Now it happened at the end of two full years that Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile.
JOSEPH INTERPRETS TWO PRISONERS DREAMS
Joseph Interprets Two Prisoners’ Dreams. And they said to him, “We have [each] dreamed [distinct] dreams and there is no one to interpret them.” So Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell me [your dreams].”
JOSEPH AND POTIPHAR’S WIFE
Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife. Then after a time his master’s wife looked at Joseph with desire, and she said, “Lie with me.”
JUDAH’S SIN WITH TAMAR HIS DAUGHTER IN LAW
Judah’s sin with Tamar his daughter in law. When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.
JOSEPH SOLD INTO EGYPT TO POTIPHAR
Joseph Sold Into Egypt. And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.
JOSEPH LOVED AND HATED
Joseph Loved and Hated, His Dreams. And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, what is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
THE DEATH OF RACHEL AND ISAAC
And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.