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The Remedy for Affliction
June 1st, 2020
And the men were afraid because they were brought to Joseph's house.GENESIS 43:18+The Remedy for AfflictionWhy do they not take hold of the Word, which can buoy them up and strengthen them, so that th... Read More
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A Son Is Offered
May 31st, 2020
“As for me, if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved."GENESIS 43:14+A Son Is OfferedAt the end of all his misfortunes Jacob is hurled into such grief that he cries and sobs: "I am bereaved! I am... Read More
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Entrusted to God
May 30th, 2020
Then their father Israel said to them, "If it must be so . . . take, also your brother, and arise, go again to the man."GENESIS 43:11, 13Entrusted to GodAt last faith conquers and triumphs, and Jacob ... Read More
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The Weakness of the Flesh
May 29th, 2020
' But [Jacob] said, "My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is the only one left. If harm should happen to him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my ... Read More
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Sin Does Not Want to Be Revealed
May 28th, 2020
When they came to Jacob…they told him all that had happened to them, saying, . . "But we said to him, `We are honest men; we have never been spies. We are twelve brothers, sons of our father. One is n... Read More
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An Evil Conscience
May 27th, 2020
"My money has been put back; here it is in the mouth of my sack!" At this their hearts failed them, and [the brothers] turned trembling to one another, saying, "What is this that God has done to us?"G... Read More
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True Repentance
May 26th, 2020
"Let one of your brothers remain confined . . . and let the rest go and carry grain for the famine of your households, and bring your youngest brother to me."GENESIS 42:19-20+True RepentanceJoseph pra... Read More
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The Law Is a Custodian
May 25th, 2020
"Let one of your brothers remain confined where you are in custody, and let the rest go and carry grain for the famine of your households, and bring your youngest brother to me."GENESIS 42:19-20+The L... Read More
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Harsh Words in Order to Save
May 24th, 2020
Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke roughly to them.GENESIS 42:7+Harsh Words in Order to SaveJoseph deals rather harshly with his brothers. It is ... Read More
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Trust but Do Not Tempt
May 23rd, 2020
When Jacob learned that there was grain for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, . . . "Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die."GENESIS 42:1-2+Trust but Do Not TemptAt the end... Read More
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Unparalleled Works of God
May 22nd, 2020
Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh. "For," he said, "God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father's house." The name of the second he called Ephraim, "For God has made me fru... Read More
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Civil Authority
May 21st, 2020
Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck.GENESIS 41:42+Civil AuthorityThose masks of j... Read More