Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.”  And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath and said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my […]

“Realizing that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers said, ‘Joseph may hate us now and pay us back in full for all the suffering we caused him.’”-Genesis 50:15 Guilt is an interesting burden to carry. It makes us unconsciously assume that how we have viewed and treated others in the past is exactly how we […]

“I beg you, let me go up and bury my father; I will return.’” Pharaoh responded, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear.”-Genesis 50:5-6 After Jacob passed away, we are told that all of Egypt was ordered to go into mourning for him. This was an honor normally only reserved for royalty.  […]

Okay, we’ve now entered the final stretch of the Book of the Genesis. Today we begin Chapter 50. To read the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James Version, click here. “Joseph fell on his father’s face, wept over him and kissed him.  Then Joseph ordered the physicians in his service to embalm […]

“When Jacob had finished charging his sons, he drew his legs up into the bed, breathed his last and was gathered to his people.“ -Genesis 49:33 We have now finished going over each of the blessings that Jacob pronounced over his sons. Before he breathed his last, Jacob charged his sons that they were to […]