Scripture Reading — Exodus 12:31-42The LORD kept vigil that night to bring them out of Egypt. . . .— Exodus 12:42It was not easy to convince the Pharaoh of Egypt to release the people of God from slavery. Finally, after a series of ten plagues that brought suffering, destruction, and even death to c
Scripture Reading — Exodus 3:1-15"Now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt."— Exodus 3:10While tending sheep in the wilderness, Moses saw a burning bush that did not burn up. As he went closer to try to see what was happening, a voice called out from the bu
Scripture Reading — Exodus 2:11-25God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham. . . .— Exodus 2:24Life in the palace was a privilege. Moses had a privileged position, and he could go out to see whatever he wanted to. Then he could return to enjoy the comforts of palace living
Scripture Reading — Exodus 2:1-10When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son.— Exodus 2:10A time of persecution for God’s people in Egypt led to a unique plan. God would raise up a leader for his people and eventually deliver them from slavery.A baby boy was b
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
Scripture Reading — Genesis 37:1-11When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him. . . .— Genesis 37:4Jacob should have known better. He knew what it was like to have a brother whom his father loved more than him (Genesis 25:27-28), but he favored his son Jos
