Forgiving the Brothers

Reading today is Genesis 49 - Exodus 1 And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, "Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him."  And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, "Thy father did command before he died, saying,  'So …

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…Carry me out of Egypt…

Our reading for today is Genesis 46 through 48. We find Jacob in Egypt and near to death, and does not desire to be buried in that land, but back in Canaan. ...And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.  …

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Fear Not; Forgiveness Is Given

And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.  And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, "Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto …

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The LORD Prospered That Which He Did

And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.  But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.  And the keeper of the prison …

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Guilt and Forgiveness

And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, "Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him."   And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, "Thy father did command before he died, saying, 'So shall ye say unto Joseph, 'Forgive, I pray …

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Because The LORD Was With…

"And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. And the keeper of the prison …

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