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Joseph reveals himself to his brothers—Genesis 45:5-8
Joseph had been “controlling” himself since 43:31, but he could not control himself any longer (45:1). Joseph sends…
Taking responsibility: Judah has grown up—Genesis 44:16-34
Joseph accuses his brothers of wrongdoing regarding his silver cup (the “you” in 44:15) is again plural. Not…
Testing Joseph’s brothers—Genesis 44:14-17
Joseph’s steward detains Benjamin for allegedly stealing Joseph’s silver cup, but permits Joseph’s other brothers to go their…
The test: Have Joseph’s brothers changed?—Genesis 44:1-12
Joseph orders his household manager to return his brothers’ money in their sacks and also to place his…
Feasting in Joseph’s house—Genesis 43:26-34
When they are taken to the vizier’s house, Joseph’s brothers expect to be enslaved (43:18). Instead, shockingly, the…
Sin’s fear and God’s grace—Genesis 43:16-25
To preserve their family from starvation, Joseph’s brothers journey to Egypt with their brother Benjamin, money to buy…
Jacob has to let Benjamin go—Genesis 43:1-14
As noted in the post on Genesis 42:36-38, Jacob was unwilling to let his son Benjamin go—either physically…
Why Jacob will not let Benjamin go—Genesis 42:36-38
Recognizing that God is dealing with them (42:28), especially for what they did to Joseph years earlier (42:21),…
Money in their sacks—Genesis 42:25-35
What would you do if you found money in your wallet that you knew you hadn’t earned, especially…
Joseph meets his brothers—Genesis 42
God has turned the tables on Joseph’s brothers. Because they once harmed him to prevent the fulfillment of…
Interpreting Pharaoh’s dreams
There were reasons why God had given Joseph practice in interpreting dreams. After some troubling dreams, Pharaoh sent…
Explaining dreams in jail—Genesis 40
During periods of suffering, some of us forget God’s calling or our earlier vision for setting matters right…
Joseph goes to prison
Bad things happen to good people. Granted, Judah suffered shame for his sexual sin in Gen 38:26; but…
The accusation of Potiphar’s wife—Genesis 39
Years ago it looked as if my life and ministry were over on account of some matters over…
Moses and the Pentateuch
I’m really a NT scholar (I have fun with OT but from the scholarly standpoint it’s because I’m…