Per their father’s order, Joseph’s brothers arrive in Egypt to buy grain. However, they don’t recognize Joseph, the one whom they had so cruelly betrayed many years earlier. Joseph still hurt and angry decides to toy around with his brothers. He accuses them of being spies and throws them into prison. However, he’s also keenly […]

Yesterday’s post concluded with Joseph becoming the most powerful ruler in all of Egypt second only to Pharaoh. However, back in the land of Canaan where Joseph’s father Jacob and his clan were still living, things were far from ideal. A famine had struck the land and Jacob’s tribe were down to their very last […]

We continue on with our rapid trek through the Torah. So just a few years after Benjamin is born, Israel’s most favored son Joseph at the age of 17 is betrayed by all 10 of his jealous and angry brothers who throw him into a water well and soon afterwards sell him to a passing […]

Once Jacob and his clan settled in Shechem (the place where Jacob’s two sons led their raid of revenge), some interesting historical developments were taking place in other parts of the world. Back up in Mesopotamia, a brand new Babylonian culture had emerged led by the continuing domination of the Amorites. These Amorites had erected […]

Jacob’s reunion with his twin brother Esau turned out to be uneventful. The years had softened Esau’s heart and the Lord had blessed him with great wealth and a growing family. When the brothers finally met face-to-face after many long years, the former animosity that had existed between them seemed to have disappeared.   They […]