Scripture Reading — Exodus 1:1-22Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.— Exodus 1:21In our story today, at the beginning of the book of Exodus, we learn that many years have passed since Jacob and his family went to live in Egypt. Joseph, who had ruled at the king’s rig

Scripture Reading — Genesis 50:15-21“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.”— Genesis 50:20Joseph brought his father and all his brothers and their families to live in Egypt so that they would have plenty during the years

Scripture Reading — Genesis 45:1-20“God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.”— Genesis 45:7Joseph had tested his brothers and had learned that they wanted to protect Benjamin, his younger brother, and to spare their father from an

Scripture Reading — Genesis 42:1-17“I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us. . . .”— Genesis 42:2Like many others during the seven years of famine, Jacob’s family and flocks were running out of food. So Jacob sent his sons to go and buy food in Egypt, where they

Scripture Reading — Genesis 41:41-57Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.”— Genesis 41:41Joseph remained in prison for two years before the king’s cupbearer remembered him.One night Pharaoh had two dreams that troubled him deeply, and when he searched for so

Scripture Reading — Genesis 40:1-23The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.— Genesis 40:23Joseph’s experience in Egypt took many twists and turns. One moment he was trusted by Potiphar, one of the king’s officials, and the next moment he was imprisoned because of false a

Scripture Reading — Genesis 37:12-36“Let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns and say that a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.”— Genesis 37:20Jacob sent Joseph to check up on his brothers. They saw him coming from a distance, and their jealous, ha