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  Read Exodus 2 Exodus 2 NIV - The Birth of Moses - Now a man of the - Bible Gateway   Exodus 2:23-25- During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God. God heard their groaning, and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. So, God looked on the Israelites and was concerned about them.   A lot of years of Moses' life are packed into the one chapter with a lot of attention being given to his birth narrative- perhaps not miraculous, but certainly spectacular. God's hand was upon him. As his story unfolds and he has to go on the lam to Midian from the only home he had ever known, Moses built a new life. In the meantime, it may have seemed to the Israelites that God had forgotten all about the promises he had made to them so many years ago when the covenant with Abraham was made that his descendants would be a blessing...

    Read Genesis 47 Genesis 47 NIV - Joseph went and told Pharaoh, “My - Bible Gateway   Genesis 47:28-30-  Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, and the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven. When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise that you will show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt, but when I rest with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried.”  “I will do as you say,” he said.   Jacob, the one renamed by God, Israel, wanted to be buried in his homeland, the place of God's promise to Abraham, Isaac, and then to Jacob. It was a way of longing for the better place that God had in store for His people not, of course, yet in Jacob's timing, but in God's perfect timing. Joseph made the commitment to honor his father's last request.   In Hebrews 11:22 it says, ...

    Read Genesis 40 Genesis 40 NLT - Joseph Interprets Two Dreams - Some - Bible Gateway   Genesis 40:8, 23-  And they replied, “We both had dreams last night, but no one can tell us what they mean.” “Interpreting dreams is God’s business,” Joseph replied. “Go ahead and tell me your dreams.” ...Pharaoh’s chief cupbearer, however, forgot all about Joseph, never giving him another thought.   Things look dark for Joseph as he languishes in prison, but there is a ray of hope, because two men bring him their dreams to interpret. Joseph deflects credit away from himself, and points to God as the One who will help him interpret their dreams. One gets good news and the other gets devastating news. The glimmer of hope fades, however, as Joseph is forgotten as soon as the crisis becomes a distant memory for the cupbearer of the Pharaoh.   Joseph stayed humble and kind, and he sought to help the two men in desperate need of his help only to be quickly...

    Read Genesi 33 Genesis 33 NLT - Jacob and Esau Make Peace - Then Jacob - Bible Gateway   Genesis 33:10-11- But Jacob insisted, “No, if I have found favor with you, please accept this gift from me. And what a relief to see your friendly smile. It is like seeing the face of God! Please take this gift I have brought you, for God has been very gracious to me. I have more than enough.” And because Jacob insisted, Esau finally accepted the gift.     When they parted company many years earlier, Esau had promised to seek revenge and kill Jacob for his deceit if he ever saw him again. Jacob was relieved to see how his older twin brother's heart had softened toward him with the passing of time. On the heels of just having wrestled with God all night, Jacob has been anticipating the potential wrestling match with Esau, but his trickery had been forgiven. The gifts were even unnecessary, although eventually Esau received them. This confusingly estranged relations...