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5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are ill or injured
Psalm 103:1-5
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits,
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) who forgives all your iniquities,
who heals all your diseases,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) who satisfies your mouth with good things,
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: And all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
Who healeth all thy diseases;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;
Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;
So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493
British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.
Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver
and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations
in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are
between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all
other nationalities.
Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant
and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,
Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this
region is about 200000.
Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,
more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small
numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.
We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.
A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,
for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that
- the church will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
- the church will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 28 of the Month
a) Pray for new Canadians, that they will have opportunity to hear
and respond to the Gospel and place their faith in Jesus Christ.
(
John 5:24
24 (Jn 3:18; 1Jn 3:14; Jn 3:36) "Truly, truly I say to you, whoever
hears My word and believes in Him who sent
Me has eternal life and shall not come into condemnation,
but has passed from death into life."
24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word,
and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life,
and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
)
b) Pray for God's kingdom to come in the life of someone you
know today . (
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. "
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to seek the Lord's will in your family to settle in a prosperous land.
Pray to the Lord: " Heavenly Father, please open my eyes to see who
I might show Your love to."
Pray to the Lord and pray to One who offers Salvation and Frees you from Fear.
Pray to the Lord and pray to keep His covenant.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know Him and Love .
Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Pray for new Canadians, that they will have opportunity to hear
and respond to the Gospel and place their faith in Jesus Christ.
Pray for God's kingdom to come in the life of someone you know today .
Although there are no church buildings, pray that Christians
will find ways to safely gather for worship in Somalia.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
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Joseph and the Famine
13(Ac 7:11) There was no food in all the land, for the famine
was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and
all the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
14 (Ge 41:56) Joseph gathered up all the money that was found
in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan for the grain that they bought,
and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.
15 When the money was all spent in the land of Egypt
and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph
and said, "Give us food, for why should we die in your presence?
For our money is gone."
16 Joseph said, "Give your livestock, and I will give you food
for your livestock, if your money is gone."
17 They brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them food
in exchange for the horses, the flocks, the herds, and the donkeys;
and he fed them with food in exchange for all their livestock for that year.
18 When that year was ended, they came to him the second year
and said to him, "We will not hide it from our lord, that our money is all spent.
Our lord also has our herds of livestock. There is nothing left in the sight
of my lord but our bodies and our lands.
19 (Ne 5:2-3) Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land?
Buy us and our land for food, and we and our land will be slaves to Pharaoh.
Also give us seed, so that we may live and not die,
so that the land will not be desolate."
20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh,
for every Egyptian man sold his field
because the famine was severe on them.
So the land became Pharaoh's.
21 As for the people, he removed them to cities
from one end of the borders of Egypt to the other end.
22 (Ezr 7:24) Only the land of the priests he did not buy;
for the priests had an allotment from Pharaoh,
and they lived off their allotment that Pharaoh gave them.
Therefore they did not sell their lands.
23 Then Joseph said to the people, "I have bought you and your land today
for Pharaoh; here is seed for you so you may sow the land.
24 (Ge 41:34) At the harvest, you must give a fifth part to Pharaoh
and four parts will be your own, as seed for the field and
for your food and for those of your households
and for food for your little ones."
25 (Ge 33:15) They said, "You have saved our lives.
Let us find grace in the sight of my lord,
and we will be Pharaoh's slaves."
26 (Ge 47:22) So Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt to this day,
that Pharaoh should have the fifth part,
except from the land of the priests, which did not become Pharaoh's.
[13] And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore,
so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of
the famine.
[14] And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of
Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph
brought the money into Pharaoh's house.
[15] And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan,
all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should
we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.
[16] And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle,
if money fail.
[17] And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread
in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds,
and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that
year.
[18] When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said
unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my
lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of
my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:
[19] Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us
and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh:
and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not
desolate.
[20] And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians
sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the
land became Pharaoh's.
[21] And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the
borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
[22] Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a
portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh
gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.
[23] Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day
and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the
land.
[24] And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth
part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field,
and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your
little ones.
[25] And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the
sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.
[26] And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that
Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only,
which became not Pharaoh's.
Jacob's Request of Joseph
27 (Ge 46:3; Ex 1:7) Israel lived in the land of Egypt,
in the land of Goshen, and they had possessions there
and grew and became very numerous.
28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years,
so the years of Jacob's life were one hundred and forty-seven years.
29 (Ge 24:2; 24:49) When the time drew near when Israel would die,
he called his son Joseph and said to him, "If now I have found grace
in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh
and deal kindly and truly with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt,
30 (Ge 49:29-32; 23:19) but let me lie with my fathers.
Carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place."
And he said, "I will do as you have said."
31(1Ki 1:47; Ge 24:3)And he said, "Swear to me," and he swore to him.
Then Israel bowed himself at the head of his bed.
[27] And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and
they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
[28] And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age
of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
[29] And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son
Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I
pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury
me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
[30] But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt,
and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.
[31] And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed
himself upon the bed's head.
2) Our Daily Bread for 28 January 2026 entitled
Sent with Care by Lisa M. Samra
2 Timothy 4:9-13
Remember the Lord Your God
9 (2Ti 1:4; 4:21) Diligently try to come to me soon.
10 (Ac 16:6; 17:1) Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world,
and has departed to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
11 (Ac 12:12; Col 4:14) Only Luke is with me. Get Mark, and bring him with you,
for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
12 (Ac 20:4; Eph 6:21) I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
13 (Ac 16:8) When you come, bring with you the cloak that I left
at Troas with Carpus, and the books, but especially the parchments.
[9] Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:
[10] For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is
departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
[11] Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is
profitable to me for the ministry.
[12] And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.
[13] The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring
with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.
I recently learned that the name "CARE" package came from the acronym for
"Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe," a group that sent boxes of
food to help Europeans displaced during World War II. While the care packages
I send my kids at college are mostly filled with homemade treats and candy,
they usually include a few practical items—a favorite shirt forgotten at home
or extra school supplies.
While the name "care package" may be modern, the practice of sending helpful
items is far older. It’s even tucked away at the end of 2 Timothy. Writing
while imprisoned in Rome, Paul concluded his letter to his trusted disciple
with some personal requests. He asked that Timothy come and bring Mark to help
him (4:11). Then he requested some personal items: his cloak and his "scrolls,
especially the parchments" (v. 13). Perhaps the cloak was needed because
winter was coming, and maybe the scrolls contained copies of the Old T
estament. Whatever the reason, Paul longed for companionship and practical
items to refresh and encourage him.
Tangible reminders of care, whether the recipient lives near or far, can have
a significant impact on someone in need of a little encouragement. The gift
of a meal for a neighbor, a thoughtful card written to a loved one
or acquaintance, or a package full of goodies sent to a faraway friend can
extend God's love in practical ways.
Reflect & Pray
When did you receive a reminder of God's love?
How did that kindness encourage you?
Heavenly Father, please open my eyes to see who I might show Your love to.
Staying faithful can be difficult when life gets hard.
Learn more by reading Finishing Well.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 4 - freedom from Fear
Psalms 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom will I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom will I be afraid?
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Marcy was afraid of the dark. As a child she slept with a nightlight on,
and even she matured, she still had a fear of dark places.
When she was at home alone, she kept all the lights on,
and a small lamp at her bedside glowed through the night.
The psalmist David reflects that common fear of darkness when he says
"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?"
David does not say, "The Lord brings light," but "The Lord is my light".
God is the source of understanding and security in our lives.
He is the One who can expose and deal with our fears.
When we are afraid - afraid of losing a job or a loved one,
afraid of making mistakes, afraid of being hurt, afraid of what others may
say about us - we can turn to the Lord who can handle our fears.
He is a "stronghold", a fortress of protection around us,
and in him we are safe.
Often we turn to other places for our security - to the bank account,
to a spouse or loved one, to the approval of the world.
We mistakenly think that these sources can provide a foundation of defence
against uncertainty of life. But when we find that people disappoint us, money
loses its value, and the praise of others is fleeting,
we must turn again to the true source of security, God alone.
Application
a) What sources of security have I trusted in besides God?
What was the result of that trust?
b) In what ways have I depended upon God for my security?
c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see
when I lived in darkness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Deut 29:9
9 (Dt 4:6; Jos 1:7)Therefore, keep the words of this covenant
and do them, so that you may prosper in all you do.
9 Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them,
that ye may prosper in all that ye do.
Day 28, 28 January 2025
1) Genesis 46 - 47
GENESIS 46 ,
Jacob's Journey to Egypt
1(Ge 21:33; 28:10) So Israel set out with all that he had and came to
Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
2(Ge 15:1; Job 33:14-15) God spoke to Israel in visions of the night
and said, "Jacob, Jacob." And he said, "Here I am."
3(Ge 12:2; Dt 26:5)Then He said, "I am God, the God of your father.
Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt,
for I will make you into a great nation there.
4(Ge 28:15; 48:21)I will go down with you to Egypt,
and I will also surely bring you back again.
And Joseph's own hand shall close your eyes."
5 (Ge 45:19; 45:21)Jacob arose from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel
carried Jacob their father and their little ones and their wives
in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
6(Jos 24:4; Ps 105:23)They took their livestock and their possessions
that they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and came to Egypt,
Jacob and all his descendants with him.
7 He brought with him to Egypt his sons and his sons' sons,
his daughters and his sons' daughters, and all his descendants.
8(Ex 1:1-5; 1Ch 2:13-55)These were the names of the sons of Israel,
Jacob and his sons, who came to Egypt:
Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
9 The sons of Reuben were
Hanok, Pallu, Hezron, and Karmi.
10 (Ex 6:15; Ge 29:33)The sons of Simeon were
Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar,
and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
11 (Ge 29:34)The sons of Levi were
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (From these will arise the Levites).
12 (Ge 29:35; 38:7) The sons of Judah were
Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah
(but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan).
The sons of Perez were
Hezron and Hamul.
13 The sons of Issachar were
Tola, Puah, Job, and Shimron.
14 The sons of Zebulun were
Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
15 (Ge 29:32-35; 30:17-21) These were the sons of Leah,
whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram,
with his daughter Dinah.
All his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three.
16 (Nu 26:15-17; Ge 30:11)And the sons of Gad were
Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
17 (Ge 30:13) The sons of Asher were
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah,
and Serah their sister.
The sons of Beriah:
Heber and Malkiel.
18 (Ge 29:24)These were the sons of Zilpah,
whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter;
and these she bore to Jacob, sixteen in all.
19 (Ge 44:27) The sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife, were Joseph and Benjamin.
20 (Ge 41:50-52; 41:45) To Joseph in the land of Egypt
were born Manasseh and Ephraim,
whom Asenath the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On, bore to him.
21(1Ch 7:6-12)The sons of Benjamin were
Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
22T hese were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob, fourteen in all.
23The son of Dan was Hushim.
24 (1Ch 7:13) The sons of Naphtali:
Jahziel,Jahzeel (in Nu 26:48. )
Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.Shallum (in 1Ch 7:13.)
25 (Ge 29:29) These were the sons of Bilhah,
whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter,
and she bore these to Jacob, seven in all.
26 (Ex 1:5) All those who came with Jacob to Egypt,
who were direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob's sons,
were sixty-six in all.
27 (Ac 7:14; Ex 1:5) And the sons of Joseph,
who were born to him in Egypt, were two.
All those of the house of Jacob who came to Egypt were seventy.
Genesis 46
[1] And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to
Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
[2] And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob,
Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
[3] And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into
Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
[4] I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee
up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
[5] And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob
their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which
Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
[6] And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in
the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:
[7] His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons'
daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.
[8] And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into
Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
[9] And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
[10] And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and
Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
[11] And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
[12] And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah:
but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were
Hezron and Hamul.
[13] And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
[14] And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
[15] These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram,
with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were
thirty and three.
[16] And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and
Arodi, and Areli.
[17] And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and
Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.
[18] These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and
these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
[19] The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.
[20] And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim,
which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.
[21] And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and
Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
[22] These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls
were fourteen.
[23] And the sons of Dan; Hushim.
[24] And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
[25] These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his
daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
[26] All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his
loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six;
[27] And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls:
all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore
and ten.
Jacob Settles in Goshen
28 (Ge 45:10) Now he sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions
to Goshen. And they came into the land of Goshen.
29 (Lk 15:20) Joseph readied his chariot and went up to Goshen
to meet Israel his father. As soon as he appeared to him,
he fell on his neck and wept on his neck a long time.
30 (Lk 2:29-30) Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die,
since I have seen your face, because you are still alive."
31 Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household,
"I will go up and tell Pharaoh and say to him, 'My brothers
and my father's household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
32 (Ge 47:3) The men are shepherds; their work has been to feed livestock,
and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.'
33 (Ge 46:32) When Pharaoh calls you and asks, 'What is your occupation?'
34 (Ge 43:32; Ex 8:26) you shall say, 'Your servants have been
keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,'
so that you may dwell in the land of Goshen,
because every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians"
[28] And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto
Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
[29] And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his
father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck,
and wept on his neck a good while.
[30] And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy
face, because thou art yet alive.
[31] And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will
go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's
house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;
[32] And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle;
and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
[33] And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say,
What is your occupation?
[34] That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our
youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in
the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
GENESIS 47
1 (Ge 46:31; 45:10) Then Joseph went and told Pharaoh,
"My father and my brothers and their flocks and their herds
and all that they possess have come from the land of Canaan
and are now in the land of Goshen."
2 (Ac 7:13) He took five men from among his brothers
and presented them before Pharaoh.
3 (Ge 46:33-34) Pharaoh asked his brothers, "What is your occupation?"
And they said to Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds,
both we and also our fathers."
4 (Ge 15:13; 46:34) They said to Pharaoh, 'We have come to sojourn in the land,
for your servants have no pasture for their flocks, because the famine is severe
in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please allow your servants to dwell
in the land of Goshen.'
5 Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying,
"Your father and your brothers have come to you.
6 (Ge 47:11; Ex 18:21) The land of Egypt is before you. Have your father
and your brothers dwell in the best of the land. Have them dwell
in the land of Goshen, and if you know any capable men among them,
then put them in charge over my livestock."
7(Ge 47:10)Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and presented him to Pharaoh,
and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
8 Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How old are you?"
9 (Ge 35:28; 1Ch 29:15) And Jacob said to Pharaoh,
"The days of the years of my pilgrimage are one hundred and thirty years.
My days of the years of my life have been few and evil,
and they have not attained to the days of the years of the lives of my fathers
in the days of their pilgrimage."
10 (Ge 47:7) And Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from his presence.
11 (Ex 1:11; 12:37) So Joseph settled his father and his brothers
and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt,
in the best part of the land, in the land of Rameses,
as Pharaoh had commanded.
12 (Ge 45:11) Joseph provided food for his father, his brothers,
and his father's entire household, according to the number of their children.
[1] Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren,
and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of
the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
[2] And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto
Pharaoh.
[3] And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they
said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our
fathers.
[4] They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come;
for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in
the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in
the land of Goshen.
[5] And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are
come unto thee:
[6] The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy
father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if
thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my
cattle.
[7] And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and
Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
[8] And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
[9] And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are
an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my
life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of
my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
[10] And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
[11] And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a
possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of
Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
[12] And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's
household, with bread, according to their families.
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7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 27 of the Month
a) Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
(
2 Cor 10:4-5
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 casting down imaginations and every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,
bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
4 (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5casting down imaginations, and every high thing
that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God,
and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
)
b) Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Conclusion:
Pray to seek the Lord's will for reconciliation in your family.
Pray to the Lord: "Loving Father, You know my struggles and doubts. Please
give me the faith to keep trusting in You and the strength to keep going."
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him who delivers you from darkness.
Pray to the Lord and pray to that the Book of thw Law will not departfrom your mouth.
Pray to the Lord and pray to give Him all your burdens.
Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Pray for pastors in Mali who were forced to flee after
receiving death threats for sharing their faith.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
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3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 3 - From Darkness to Light
Col 1:13-14
13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and has transferred us
into the kingdom of His dear Son,
14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
[13] Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated
us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
[14] In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of
sins:
Most of us have no real concept of darkness. We live in a world illuminated
not only by sun, moon and start, bit by streetlights and electric lamps and,
when the power goes off, flashlights and candles. We resist the darkness
For the sighted, being in absolute darkness is a frightening experience.
The dark blots out everything; we can see nothing, not even our own bodies,
and we may become disoriented. The dark seems to press in upon us,
with an almost physical weight that oppresses.
Spiritual darkness is like that. Spiritual darkness,
the absence of light in Christ, is oppressive, weighing us down,
distorting our perceptions of realty.
We cannot judge clearly, for we cannot see at all.
Yet God breaks into our darkness, bringing his light - Jesus Christ,
The Light of the World. When the awareness of Christ invades our lives,
our eyes are opened and we can see for the first time. We see our sin,
God's grace, and the Way he has provided for escape from the dark.
And as we continue to walk in his light, we see even more - the need
for changes in our lives, and God's power to work those changes.
Discernment and wisdom come through his light,
and we understand spiritual truths we could never see before.
Paul says that God has 'rescued' us from darkness and brought us
into the light. We cannot, on our own, accomplish this rescue,
but god through Christ's sacrifice brings it about in us.
He is the light who illuminates our darkness.
Application
a) Many different kinds of spiritual darkness invade our lives
and keep us blind to the truth - sin, lack of understanding,
resistance to the Holy Spirit. What kinds of spiritual darkness
have I experienced?
b) What changes took place in me when I first 'came into the light'?
c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see
when I lived in darkness?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Joshua 1:8
8 (Ps 19:14; 119:15) This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth.
Meditate on it day and night so that you may act carefully according to all
that is written in it. For then you will make your way successful,
and you will be wise.
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt
meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according
to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous,
and then thou shalt have good success.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are discouraged or Depressed
Matthew 11:25-30
25 (Ps 8:2; Jn 11:41) At that time Jesus said, "I thank You, O Father,
Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things
from the wise and prudent and revealed them to infants.
26 Even so, Father, for it seemed good in Your sight.
27 (Jn 10:15; Mt 28:18; Jn 1:18) "All things are delivered to Me
by My Father, and no one knows the Son, except the Father.
And no one knows the Father, except the Son and he to whom
the Son will reveal Him.
28 (Jn 7:37; 6:37) "Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavily
burdened, and I will give you rest.
29 (Jer 6:16; Jn 13:15) Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me.
For I am meek and lowly in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls.(Jer 6:16).
30 (1Jn 5:3) For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light."
because He has dealt bountifully with me.
The Hidden Revelation
25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father,
Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things
from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man
knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father,
save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek
and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493
British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.
Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver
and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations
in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are
between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all
other nationalities.
Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant
and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,
Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this
region is about 200000.
Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,
more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small
numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.
We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.
A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,
for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that
- the church will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
- the church will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
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GENESIS 44
Joseph Detains Benjamin
1 Then he commanded the steward of his house, saying,
"Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry,
and put every man's money in the mouth of his sack.
2 Put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest,
along with his grain money." And he did according to what Joseph had spoken.
3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away,
they and their donkeys. 4 When they were gone out of the city,
but not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward,
"Get up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, say to them,
'Why have you rewarded evil for good?
5 Is this not the one from which my lord drinks
and uses as he practices divination? You have done evil in doing this.'"
6 So he overtook them, and he spoke to them these same words.
7 They said to him, "Why does my lord say these words?
Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing.
8 Look, we brought back to you from the land of Canaan
the money that we found in the top of our sacks.
Why then would we steal silver or gold from your lord's house?
9 Whichever of your servants is found with it shall die,
and the rest of us will become my lord's slaves."
10 He said, "Now let it also be according to your words.
He with whom it is found shall be my slave, and you will be blameless."
11 Then every man hurriedly took down his sack to the ground,
and every man opened his sack.
12 He searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest.
The cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
13 Then they tore their clothes, and every man loaded his donkey
and returned to the city.
14 When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house,
he was still there; and they fell to the ground before him.
15 Joseph said to them, "What deed is this that you have done?
Did you not know that such a man as I can certainly practice divination?"
16 And Judah said, "What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak?
Or how shall we clear ourselves?
God has found out the iniquity of your servants.
Here we are, my lord's servants,
both we and he also in whose possession the cup was found."
17 But he said, "Far be it from me that I should do so.
The man in whose possession the cup was found shall be my slave;
but as for you, go up in peace to your father."
[1] And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks
with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his
sack's mouth.
[2] And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and
his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
[3] As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their
asses.
[4] And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph
said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake
them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?
[5] Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he
divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
[6] And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
[7] And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid
that thy servants should do according to this thing:
[8] Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again
unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy
lord's house silver or gold?
[9] With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we
also will be my lord's bondmen.
[10] And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words; he with whom
it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.
[11] Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and
opened every man his sack.
[12] And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and
the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
[13] Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned
to the city.
[14] And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet
there: and they fell before him on the ground.
[15] And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye
not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
[16] And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or
how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy
servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom
the cup is found.
[17] And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand
the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in
peace unto your father.
Judah's Plea for Benjamin
18 Then Judah approached him and said, "O my lord, please let your servant
speak a word in my lord's ears, and do not be angry with your servant,
for you are equal to Pharaoh.
19 My lord asked his servants, saying, 'Have you a father or a brother?'
20 And we said to my lord, 'We have a father, an old man,
and a young brother, the child of his old age. His brother is dead,
and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him.'
21 "You said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me,
so that I may set my eyes on him.'
22 We said to my lord, 'The boy cannot leave his father,
for if he should leave his father, his father would die.'
23Y ou said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down
with you, you will not see my face again.'
24 When we went back to your servant, my father,
we told him the words of my lord.
25 "Our father said, 'Go again and buy us a little food.'
26 We said, 'We cannot go down. If our youngest brother is with us,
then we will go down, for we may not see the man's face,
unless our youngest brother is with us'
27 "Your servant, my father, said to us,
'You know that my wife bore me two sons.
28 And the one went out from me, and I said, "Surely he was torn in pieces,"
and I have not seen him since.
29 And if you take this one also from me and he is harmed,
you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave'
30 "Now therefore when I come to your servant, my father,
and the boy is not with us, as his life is bound up in the boy's life,
31 when he sees that the boy is not with us, he will die, and your servants
will bring down the gray hairs of your servant,
our father, with sorrow to the grave.
32 For your servant became surety for the boy to my father, saying,
'If I fail to bring him to you,
then I shall bear the blame to my father forever.'
33 "Now therefore, please let your servant stay as a slave to my lord
instead of the boy, and let the boy go up with his brothers.
34 For how can I go up to my father if the boy is not with me,
lest perhaps I see the evil that would find my father?"
[18] Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I
pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn
against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
[19] My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?
[20] And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of
his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of
his mother, and his father loveth him.
[21] And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may
set mine eyes upon him.
[22] And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he
should leave his father, his father would die.
[23] And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come
down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
[24] And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told
him the words of my lord.
[25] And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.
[26] And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us,
then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest
brother be with us.
[27] And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me
two sons:
[28] And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces;
and I saw him not since:
[29] And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall
bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
[30] Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not
with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;
[31] It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that
he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant
our father with sorrow to the grave.
[32] For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I
bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
[33] Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a
bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.
[34] For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest
peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.
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GENESIS 45
Joseph Reveals His Identity
1 Then Joseph could not restrain himself before all who stood by him,
and he cried out, "Make every man go out from me." So no man stood
with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
2 He wept so loudly that the Egyptians
and the house of Pharaoh heard about it.
3 Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?"
But his brothers could not answer him,
for they were dismayed in his presence.
4 Joseph said to his brothers, "Please come near to me,"
and they came near. Then he said,
"I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt.
5 Now do not be upset or angry with yourselves b
ecause you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
6 For these two years the famine has been in the land,
and there are still five years in which there will be
neither plowing nor harvesting.
7 God sent me ahead of you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth
and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
8 "So now it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me
a father to Pharaoh and lord of his entire household and a ruler
throughout all the land of Egypt.
9 Hurry and go up to my father and say to him,
'This is what your son Joseph says,
"God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay.
10 And you will dwell in the land of Goshen, and you will be near me,
you and your children and your children's children, along with your flocks,
your herds, and all that you have.
11 I will provide for you there, for there are still five years
of famine to come, lest you and your household,
and all that you have, come to poverty." '
12 "Your eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see that
it is my mouth that is speaking to you.
13 You must tell my father of all my glory in Egypt
and of all that you have seen, and you must hurry
and bring my father down here."
14 Then he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck and wept,
and Benjamin wept on his neck.
15 Moreover he kissed all his brothers and wept on them.
After that his brothers talked with him.
16 When the news reached Pharaoh's palace that Joseph's brothers had come,
it pleased Pharaoh and his servants.
17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Say to your brothers,
'Do this. Load your animals and go to the land of Canaan.
18 Get your father and your households and come to me,
and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt,
and you shall eat the fat of the land.'
19 "You are also commanded to say,
'Do this: Take your wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones
and for your wives, and get your father and come.
20 Also do not concern yourself with your goods,
for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.' "
21 So the sons of Israel did so, and Joseph gave them wagons,
according to the commandment of Pharaoh,
and gave them provisions for the journey.
22 To each of them he gave a change of clothes,
but he gave to Benjamin three hundred shekels of silver
and five changes of clothes.
23 To his father he sent the following:
ten donkeys loaded with the best things of Egypt
and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread
and provisions for his father on the journey.
24 So he sent his brothers away, and they departed.
He said to them, "Do not quarrel on the way."
25 They went up out of Egypt and came to the land of Canaan
to Jacob their father.
26 They told him, "Joseph is still alive,
and he is governor over all the land of Egypt."
And Jacob's heart stood still because he could not believe them.
27 They told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them,
and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him,
the spirit of their father Jacob revived.
28 Then Israel said, "Enough! Joseph my son is still alive.
I will go and see him before I die."
Genesis 45
[1] Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him;
and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with
him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
[2] And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.
[3] And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live?
And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his
presence.
[4] And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they
came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
[5] Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me
hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
[6] For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are
five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.
[7] And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and
to save your lives by a great deliverance.
[8] So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me
a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all
the land of Egypt.
[9] Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son
Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
[10] And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto
me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and
thy herds, and all that thou hast:
[11] And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine;
lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
[12] And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that
it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
[13] And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that
ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
[14] And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin
wept upon his neck.
[15] Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that
his brethren talked with him.
[16] And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's
brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
[17] And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade
your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
[18] And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will
give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the
land.
[19] Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of
Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and
come.
[20] Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is
yours.
[21] And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons,
according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the
way.
[22] To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he
gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.
[23] And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the
good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat
for his father by the way.
[24] So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them,
See that ye fall not out by the way.
[25] And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto
Jacob their father,
[26] And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all
the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not.
[27] And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them:
and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of
Jacob their father revived:
[28] And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go
and see him before I die.
2) Our Daily Bread for 27 January 2026 entitled
Hope in Faith by Leslie Koh
Psalm 31:13-18,24
13 For I have heard the slander of many;
fear was on every side;
while they took counsel together againstme,
they planned to take away my life.
14 But I trusted in You, O Lord;
I said, "You are my God."
15 My times are in Your hand;
deliver me from the hand of my enemies
and my pursuers.
16 Make Your face to shine on Your servant;
save me by Your lovingkindness.
17 Do not let me be ashamed, O Lord,
for I have called on You;
let the wicked be ashamed,
and let them be silent in the grave.
18 Let the lying lips be put to silence,
who speak arrogantly
in pride and contempt against the righteous.
24 Be strong, and He will strengthen your heart,
all you who wait for the Lord.
[13] For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while
they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
[14] But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
[15] My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and
from them that persecute me.
[16] Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.
[17] Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the
wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
[18] Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things
proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
[24] Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that
hope in the LORD.
Kristin's son had died from cancer when he was just seven. Now, three years
later, her older son was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Friends who were
not believers in Jesus grieved with her, but they couldn't understand why she
continued to trust Christ. "How could your God allow this? Why keep believing
in Him?" they asked.
For Kristin, however, it was an even stronger reason to keep believing. "I
don't understand why this is happening," she said, "but I know God will help
us through this. Only God can give me hope to keep going."
Such a hope and trust kept King David going when he found himself in
overwhelming circumstances. Surrounded by enemies seeking his destruction,
he probably couldn't understand why all this was happening to him. Yet he knew
he was following a God he could trust to deliver and bless him in His time
(Psalm 31:14-16). This certain hope enabled him to keep submitting to God
and to say, "My times are in your hands" (v. 15). And it uplifted him, such
that he could also say, "Be strong and take heart, all you who hope
in the Lord" (v. 24).
In times when we feel overwhelmed and there seems little to look forward to,
we know we can hang on even more tightly to God and the life-giving hope He
alone provides.
Reflect & Pray
What do you need to keep going through life's challenges?
How does God's promise of hope give you joy and strength even in hardship?
Loving Father, You know my struggles and doubts. Please give me
the faith to keep trusting in You and the strength to keep going.
For further study, read
A Place for Doubt in a Growing Faith.
Day 27, 27 January 2026
Genesis 43, Genesis 44, Genesis 45
GENESIS 43
Joseph's Brothers Return With Benjamin
1 Now the famine was severe in the land.
2 When they had eaten up the grain which
they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them,
"Go back and buy us a little food."
3 Judah spoke to him, saying, "The man solemnly warned us, saying,
'You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.'
4 If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.
5 But if you will not send him, we will not go down.
For the man said to us, 'You will not see my face
unless your brother is with you.' "
6 Israel said, "Why did you treat me so badly as
to tell the man that you had another brother?"
7 And they said, "The man asked us directly about ourselves and our family,
saying, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?'
So we answered his questions. How could we even know that he would say,
'Bring your brother down'?"
8 And Judah said to Israel his father, "Send the boy with me,
and we will arise and go, so that we may live and not die,
both we and you, and also our little ones.
9 I will be a surety for him. You may hold me personally
responsible for him. If I fail to bring him back to you and set him before you,
then let me bear the blame forever. 10 For if we had not delayed,
we could have returned twice."
11 Their father Israel said to them, "If it must be so, do this.
Take some of the best fruits in the land in your bags,
and carry down a present for the man: a little balm
and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds.
12 Take double the money with you, along with the money
that was brought back in the mouths of your sacks.
Carry it with you again. Perhaps it was a mistake.
13 Also, take your brother and arise, return to the man.
14 And may God Almighty give you mercy before the man,
so that he may send away your other brother, along with Benjamin.
As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved."
15 The men took the gift, and they took double the money with them,
along with Benjamin. Then they went on their way down to Egypt
and stood before Joseph. 16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them,
he said to the house steward,
"Bring these men home, slaughter an animal and prepare it,
for these men will dine with me at noon."
17 The man did as Joseph ordered,
so the man brought the men into Joseph's house.
18 The men were afraid because they were brought into Joseph's house.
They said, "We have been brought in because of the money
that was returned in our sacks the first time,
so that he may seek occasion against us and fall upon us
and take us for slaves with our donkeys."
[1] And the famine was sore in the land.
[2] And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had
brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little
food.
[3] And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us,
saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
[4] If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee
food:
[5] But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said
unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
[6] And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man
whether ye had yet a brother?
[7] And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our
kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we
told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that
he would say, Bring your brother down?
[8] And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will
arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our
little ones.
[9] I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring
him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for
ever:
[10] For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second
time.
[11] And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this;
take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man
a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and
almonds:
[12] And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought
again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure
it was an oversight:
[13] Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:
[14] And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away
your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am
bereaved.
[15] And the men took that present, and they took double money in their
hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before
Joseph.
[16] And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his
house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall
dine with me at noon.
[17] And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into
Joseph's house.
[18] And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house;
and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the
first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall
upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
The Feast With Joseph
19 They approached the steward of Joseph's house,
and they spoke with him at the entrance of the house.
20 They said, "My lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.
21 When we came to the lodging place, we opened our sacks and realized
every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight.
So we have brought it again with us.
22 We have also brought additional money with us to buy food.
We cannot tell who put our money in our sacks."
23 He said, "Be at peace; do not be afraid.
Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks.
I had your money." Then he brought Simeon out to them.
24 The man brought the men into Joseph's house
and gave them water to wash their feet and gave feed to their donkeys.
25 Then they made ready the gift for Joseph's coming at noon,
for they heard that they would be eating a meal there.
26 When Joseph came home, they brought into the house
to him the present that they had with them
and bowed themselves to him to the ground.
27 He asked them about their well-being and said,
"Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?"
28 And they answered, "Your servant our father is in good health.
He is still alive." And they bowed down their heads and prostrated themselves.
29 He lifted up his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son,
and said, "Is this your younger brother of whom you spoke to me?"
And he said, "God be gracious to you, my son."
30 Joseph hurried out, for he was deeply moved over his brother
and sought a place to weep. So he entered into his chamber and wept there.
31 Then he washed his face and came out. Controlling himself,
he said, "Serve the food."
32 They served him by himself and them by themselves and the Egyptians
who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians could not eat a meal
with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.
33 They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright
and the youngest according to his youth, and the men looked
at one another in astonishment.
34 He gave them portions from his own table, but Benjamin's serving
was five times more than any of theirs. So they drank and feasted with him.
[19] And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed
with him at the door of the house,
[20] And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
[21] And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks,
and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in
full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
[22] And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we
cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
[23] And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your
father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he
brought Simeon out unto them.
[24] And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water,
and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
[25] And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they
heard that they should eat bread there.
[26] And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in
their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
[27] And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the
old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
[28] And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet
alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
[29] And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's
son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And
he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
[30] And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and
he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.
[31] And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said,
Set on bread.
[32] And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for
the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians
might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the
Egyptians.
[33] And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and
the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
[34] And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's
mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry
with him.
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Genesis 42
[1] Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his
sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
[2] And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you
down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
[3] And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
[4] But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he
said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
[5] And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the
famine was in the land of Canaan.
[6] And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to
all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down
themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
[7] And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange
unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come
ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
[8] And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
[9] And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto
them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
[10] And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants
come.
[11] We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
[12] And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are
come.
[13] And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in
the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father,
and one is not.
[14] And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye
are spies:
[15] Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth
hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
[16] Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept
in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you:
or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
[17] And he put them all together into ward three days.
[18] And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear
God:
[19] If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of
your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
[20] But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be
verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
[21] And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our
brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we
would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
[22] And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not
sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his
blood is required.
[23] And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them
by an interpreter.
[24] And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them
again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him
before their eyes.
[25] Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore
every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and
thus did he unto them.
[26] And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
[27] And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the
inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.
[28] And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is
even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying
one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
[29] And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told
him all that befell unto them; saying,
[30] The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us
for spies of the country.
[31] And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
[32] We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest
is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
[33] And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know
that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food
for the famine of your households, and be gone:
[34] And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are
no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and
ye shall traffick in the land.
[35] And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every
man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father
saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
[36] And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my
children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away:
all these things are against me.
[37] And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring
him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee
again.
[38] And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is
dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which
ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
(Joseph goes ahead in the name of the Lord)
2) Our Daily Bread for 26 January 2026 entitled
Mercy and Our Mess by Karen Pimpo
Jonah 2:1-2, 7-10; 3:1-5
Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish.
2 He said:
"I called to the Lord out of my distress,
and He answered me.
Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
and You heard my voice.
7 "When my life was ebbing away,
I remembered the Lord;
and my prayer came to You,
into Your holy temple.
8 "Those who follow vain idols
forsake their true loyalty.
9 But I will sacrifice to You
with the voice of thanksgiving;
I will pay what I have vowed.
Salvation is of the Lord!"
10 Then the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon dry land.
[1] Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,
[2] And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he
heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
[7] When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer
came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
[8] They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
[9] But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will
pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
[10] And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry
land.
Jonah 3
Jonah Preaches at Nineveh
1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying,
2 "Get up, go to Nineveh, the great city,
and proclaim to it the message that I tell you."
3 So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord.
Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, a three-day journey across.
4 Jonah began to enter the city, going a day's walk.
And he cried out, "In forty days' time, Nineveh will be overthrown!"
5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast.
And everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.
[1] And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
[2] Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the
preaching that I bid thee.
[3] So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the
LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.
[4] And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried,
and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
[5] So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and
put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
During Sunday school, my patience with three-year-old Peter was wearing thin.
He was unhappy, unkind to the other kids, and absolutely refused to be
content, even when we offered him the most coveted toys. My pity turned to
annoyance. If he stubbornly persisted in being difficult, then fine, I'd
send him back to his parents and he would miss out on all the fun.
Too often I find my compassion has conditions. If someone ignores my advice or
refuses my help, then they don’t deserve it anymore. Fortunately, God doesn't
act that way toward us. The prophet Jonah experienced His great mercy after a
time of stubborn disobedience when God commanded him to travel and preach to
Nineveh (Jonah 1:2). Defiantly choosing the opposite direction, Jonah was
caught in a terrible storm, set adrift at sea, and then swallowed by a great
fish - a self-made disaster (vv. 4, 15-17). When Jonah finally "prayed to
the Lord his God" (2:1), God was still listening to him, ready to forgive
His reluctant prophet. Jonah was delivered from the fish and graciously given
a second chance to go to Nineveh (3:1).
In little Peter's case, a trip to the playground consoled him - a brilliant
idea by a helper with more patience than I had shown. How beautiful is mercy
that continually seeks us out, even in the middle of our own mess.
Reflect & Pray
Why do you sometimes struggle to offer mercy to others? When have you seen
God's love seek out even the most difficult recipients?
Dear Jesus, thank You for loving me with such
long-suffering love. Teach me, please, to do the same.
God loves us, even when we tend to rebel.
Find out more by reading To the Spiritual Rebels.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 2 - Alienation and Reconciliation
Col 1:21-22
21 (Eph 2:12) And you, who were formerly alienated
and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled
22 (Ro 7:4; Eph 5:27) in the body of His flesh through death,
to present you holy and blameless and above reproach in His sight,
21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind
by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
22 in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy
and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight
Some 50 years ago, Orson Welles's radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds
threw the nation into panic; people on the East Coast ran for their lives,
expecting at any moment to be destroyed by alien invaders from outer space.
Today, of course, we are more sophisticated about such matters.
Television and movies have educated us about alien life forms.
Star Wars and Star Trek have taught us that their appearance can be much
different than ours. Sometimes they are unable to exist in our atmosphere
with artificial life-support systems; their physical makeup is often
incompatible with our environment.
God says that we, apart from Christ, are as incompatible with his kingdom
as the 'aliens' of movies are with Earth's environment.
We are at war with God, a true "war of the worlds" that staggers
the imagination.
Yet God has 'reconciled' us to his world. He has made us fit,
made us able to exist in his kingdom. He has made us part of
his world through Christ's death and resurrection.
Now, through Christ, we are 'holy' and 'without blemish' in God's sight.
And that transformation, ironically, make us 'alien' in the world around us.
No longer do we fit in a world of selfishness and greed, a world where Self
is god and everyone does what is right in his own heart.
We belong, instead, in the kingdom of God's righteousness.
Application
a) In what ways am I an 'alien' in this world?
b) How have I been an 'alien' to God's kingdom?
c) How can today's verses help me deal with my sense of 'not fitting'?
to Jesus?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Proverbs 22:7
7 The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
7 The rich ruleth over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Saddened by Loss
John 14:1 - 7
1 "Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God. Believe also in Me.
2 In My Father's house are many dwelling places.
If it were not so, I would have told you.
I am going to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again
and receive you to Myself,
that where I am, you may be also.
4 You know where I am going, and you know the way."
5 Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know
where You are going. How can we know the way?"
6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth,
and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
7 If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.
From now on you do know Him and have seen Him."
1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so,
I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again,
and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest;
and how can we know the way?
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also:
and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493
British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.
Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver
and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations
in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are
between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all
other nationalities.
Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant
and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,
Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this
region is about 200000.
Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,
more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small
numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.
We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.
A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,
for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that
- the church will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
- the church will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 26 of the Month
a) Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ (Matt 5:16
16 Let your light so shine before men that they may
see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
)
b) Pray for the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut
I) Pray for the leaders of Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut,
that God's Spirit would influence then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority;
that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and Pray to Him to show you what the future holds.
Pray to the Lord that Leaders in government will heed the Will of the Lord
like Joseph did.
Pray to the Lord : "Dear Jesus, thank You for loving me with such
long-suffering love. Teach me, please, to do the same."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know that you fit into the God's
Kingdom when you accept His gift of Salvation.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be neither borrower nor lender.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Lord is
preparing a place for you in Heaven.
Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Pray that Christians in the marketplace will demonstrate exemplary
work ethics and shine as witnesses of Christ .
May the Lord bless Christian leaders with joy and strength
as they faithfully minister in their communities in VENEZUELA.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
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Day 26, 26 January 2026
1)Genesis 41, Genesis 42
GENESIS 41
Pharaoh's Dreams
1 After two whole years, Pharaoh had a dream that he was standing by the Nile.
2 Seven fine-looking and fattened cows suddenly came up out of the river,
and they grazed in the meadow.
3 Then seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ugly and gaunt,
and stood by the other cows on the riverbank.
4 The ugly and gaunt cows ate up the seven fine-looking and fattened cows.
Then Pharaoh awoke.
5 He slept and dreamed a second time. Seven ears of grain suddenly came up
on one stalk, plump and good.
6 Then seven thin ears, scorched by the east
wind, sprang up after them.
7 The seven thin ears devoured the seven plump
and full ears. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream.
8 In the morning his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called
for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men.
Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was
no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.
9 Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying,
"Today I remember my offenses.
10 Pharaoh was angry with his servants
and put me in confinement in the captain of the guard's house,
both me and the chief baker.
11 And we had a dream in the same night,
he and I. We, each of us, dreamed according to the interpretation
of his own dream.
12 A young Hebrew man was with us there,
a servant to the captain of the guard. We told him and he interpreted
our dreams for us. To each man he interpreted according to his own dream.
13 It happened just as he interpreted. He restored me to my position,
and the baker was hanged." (Joseph remembered)
14 So Pharaoh sent and called for Joseph, and they brought him hastily
out of the dungeon. He shaved himself, changed his clothes,
and came to Pharaoh.
15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I have dreamed a dream,
and there is no one who can interpret it.
I have heard it said of you that you can understand a dream to interpret it."
16 Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, "It is not in me.
God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer."
17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "In my dream, I stood on the bank of the Nile.
18 And suddenly there came up out of the river seven cows, fattened
and fine-looking, and they grazed in the reeds.
19 Then seven other cows
came up after them, poor and very ugly and gaunt. I have never seen
such ugliness in all the land of Egypt.
20 And the gaunt and ugly cows ate up the first seven fat cows.
21 And when they had eaten them up,
no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were still
as ugly as before. Then I awoke.
22 "I also saw in my dreams seven ears of grain, full and good,
suddenly come up on one stalk.
23 Then seven ears, thin and scorched
by the east wind, sprang up after them.
24 And the thin ears swallowed
the seven good ears. So I told this to the magicians,
but there was no one who could explain it to me."
25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same.
God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
26 The seven good cows
are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years. The dreams are one.
27 The seven gaunt and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years,
and the seven empty ears scorched by the east wind will be
seven years of famine.
28 "It is as I have spoken to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh
what He is about to do.
29 Seven years of great abundance
will come throughout all the land of Egypt.
30 However, there will arise after them seven years of famine.
All the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt,
and the famine will consume the land.
31 The abundance will be unknown
in the land because of the famine following, for it will be very severe.
32 The reason the dream was repeated to Pharaoh twice is because
the matter is established by God, and God will soon bring it to pass.
33 "Now, therefore, let Pharaoh seek out a man who is discerning
and wise and set him over the land of Egypt.
34 Let Pharaoh do this,
and let him appoint officials over the land and collect the fifth part of
the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven abundant years.
35 Let them gather all the food from those good years that come
and lay up grain under the authority of Pharaoh, and let them keep
food in the cities.
36 This food will be for a reserve for the land
for the seven years of famine which will be in the land of Egypt,
so that the land does not perish during the famine."
Genesis 41
[1] And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed:
and, behold, he stood by the river.
[2] And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and
fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
[3] And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill
favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the
river.
[4] And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well
favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
[5] And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of
corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
[6] And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up
after them.
[7] And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And
Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
[8] And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he
sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men
thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could
interpret them unto Pharaoh.
[9] Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my
faults this day:
[10] Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain
of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker:
[11] And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man
according to the interpretation of his dream.
[12] And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the
captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams;
to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
[13] And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored
unto mine office, and him he hanged.
[14] Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out
of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in
unto Pharaoh.
[15] And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none
that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst
understand a dream to interpret it.
[16] And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give
Pharaoh an answer of peace.
[17] And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the
bank of the river:
[18] And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and
well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:
[19] And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill
favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for
badness:
[20] And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat
kine:
[21] And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had
eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I
awoke.
[22] And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk,
full and good:
[23] And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east
wind, sprung up after them:
[24] And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto
the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
[25] And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath
shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
[26] The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven
years: the dream is one.
[27] And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are
seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be
seven years of famine.
[28] This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about
to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
[29] Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land
of Egypt:
[30] And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the
plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume
the land;
[31] And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine
following; for it shall be very grievous.
[32] And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because
the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
[33] Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him
over the land of Egypt.
[34] Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and
take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.
[35] And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay
up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.
[36] And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of
famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not
through the famine.
Joseph Rises to Power
37 The counsel seemed good to Pharaoh and to all of his servants.
38 Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find anyone like this man,
in whom is the Spirit of God?"
39 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has shown you all this,
there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
40 You will be over my house, and according to your word all my
people will be ruled.
Only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you."
41 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt."
42 Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand
and arrayed him in clothes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.
43 Then he had him ride in the second chariot which was his,
and they cried out before him, "Bow the knee!"
So he set him over all the land of Egypt.
44 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, and without your consent
no man will lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt."
45 Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-Paneah,
and he gave him a wife, Asenath the daughter of Potiphera priest of On.
And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
46 Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh,
the king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh
and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
47 In the seven abundant years the earth brought forth plentifully.
48 So he gathered up all the food of the seven years which was in
the land of Egypt and laid up the food in the cities.
He put in every city the food of the fields which surrounded the city.
49 Joseph gathered great quantities of grain as the sand of the sea
until he stopped measuring it, for it was beyond measure.
50 Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph,
whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore to him.
51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh,
"For God," he said, "has made me forget all my trouble
and all my father's house."
52 The name of the second he called Ephraim, saying,
"For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction."
(Manessah and Ephriam the 11th and 12th Tribe of Israel)
53 The seven years of abundance that were in the land of Egypt ended.
54 The seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said.
The famine was in all lands, but there was food in all the land of Egypt.
55 When all the land of Egypt was hungry,
the people cried to Pharaoh for food,
and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians,
"Go to Joseph. Do whatever he says to you."
56 The famine was over all the face of the earth,
so Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians,
and the famine was severe throughout the land of Egypt.
57 Moreover, all countries came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain,
because the famine was so severe in all the lands.
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[37] And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all
his servants.
[38] And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is,
a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
[39] And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all
this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:
[40] Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my
people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
[41] And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of
Egypt.
[42] And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's
hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about
his neck;
[43] And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they
cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of
Egypt.
[44] And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no
man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
[45] And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him to
wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On. And Joseph went out
over all the land of Egypt.
[46] And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of
Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout
all the land of Egypt.
[47] And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.
[48] And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the
land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field,
which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.
[49] And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he
left numbering; for it was without number.
[50] And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came,
which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.
[51] And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he,
hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.
[52] And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to
be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
[53] And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt,
were ended.
[54] And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had
said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there
was bread.
[55] And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to
Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph;
what he saith to you, do.
[56] And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened
all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore
in the land of Egypt.
[57] And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because
that the famine was so sore in all lands.
GENESIS 42
Joseph's Brothers Go to Egypt
1 Now when Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt,
Jacob said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?"
2 And he said, "I have heard that there is grain in Egypt.
Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die."
3 Joseph's ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.
4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brothers
for he said, "Perhaps some harm might happen to him."
5 Thus the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who came,
for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
6 Now Joseph was the governor over the land,
and it was he who sold to all the people of the land.
So Joseph's brothers came and bowed themselves
down before him with their faces to the ground.
7 Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them,
but he pretended to be a stranger to them
and spoke harshly to them. He said to them, "From where do you come?"
And they said, "From the land of Canaan to buy food."
8 Joseph knew his brothers, but they did not know him.
9 Joseph also remembered the dreams that he had dreamed of them.
He said to them, "You are spies! You came to see the nakedness of the land!"
10 They said to him, "No, my lord, your servants have come only to buy food.
11 We are all one man's sons. We are honest men. Your servants are not spies."
12 But he said to them, "No, you have come to see the nakedness of the land!"
13 They said, "Your servants are twelve brothers,
the sons of one man in the land of Canaan.
The youngest is with our father today, and one is no longer living."
14 Joseph said to them, "It is as I said to you, 'You are spies!'
15 Here is how you will be tested. By the life of Pharaoh,
you will not leave here unless your youngest brother comes here.
16 Send one of you, and let him get your brother,
and you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested,
whether there be any truth in you.
Or else, by the life of Pharaoh, you are surely spies."
17 He put them all together in custody for three days.
18 Joseph said to them the third day, "Do this and live, for I fear God.
19 If you are honest men, let one of your brothers be confined
in your prison house. The rest of you go and carry grain for the famine
of your households.
20 Nevertheless, bring your youngest brother to me so that your words
may be verified and you shall not die." And they did so.
21 Then they said one to another, "We are guilty concerning our brother,
because we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us,
but we would not listen. Therefore, this distress has come upon us."
22 Reuben answered them, saying, "Did I not speak to you, saying,
'Do not sin against the boy';
and you would not listen? Therefore, his blood is now required of us."
23 They did not know that Joseph understood them,
for he spoke to them through an interpreter.
24 He turned himself away from them and wept,
but then turned back to them again and spoke with them.
Then he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.
25 Joseph then gave the command to fill their sacks with grain
and to restore every man's money to his sack
and to give them provisions for the way. And it was done for them.
Joseph's Brothers Return Home
26 They loaded their donkeys with the grain and departed from there.
27 As one of them opened his sack to give
his donkey feed in the lodging place,
he saw his money. It was in the mouth of his sack.
28 And he said to his brothers, "My money has been returned.
Here it is in my sack!"
Then their hearts sank, and they were afraid, saying to one another,
"What is this that God has done to us?"
29 They came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan
and told him all that had happened to them, saying,
30 "The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us
and took us for spies of the country.
31 And we said to him, 'We are honest men. We are not spies.
32 We are twelve brothers, all sons of our father.
One is no longer living, and the youngest is with our father today
in the land of Canaan.'
33 "The man, the lord of the country, said to us,
'Here is how I may know that you are honest men.
Leave one of your brothers here with me,
take food for the famine of your households, and be gone.
34 But bring your youngest brother back to me.
Then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men.
Then I will deliver your brother to you, and you may trade in the land.' "
35 As they emptied their sacks, every man's bundle of money was in his sack.
When both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
36 Then Jacob their father said to them,
"You have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more,
and you will take Benjamin away. All these things are against me."
37 Reuben spoke to his father, saying,
"Kill my two sons if I fail to bring him to you. Put him in my hands, a
nd I will bring him back to you."
38 But Jacob said, "My son must not go down with you, for his brother is dead,
and he alone is left. If harm should happen to him on the journey
you are to make, then you will bring down my gray hairs
with sorrow to the grave.
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Genesis 40
[1] And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of
Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
[2] And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of
the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
[3] And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into
the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
[4] And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served
them: and they continued a season in ward.
[5] And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night,
each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the
baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
[6] And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and,
behold, they were sad.
[7] And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his
lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?
[8] And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no
interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong
to God? tell me them, I pray you.
[9] And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my
dream, behold, a vine was before me;
[10] And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded,
and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe
grapes:
[11] And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed
them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
[12] And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three
branches are three days:
[13] Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore
thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand,
after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
[14] But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I
pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of
this house:
[15] For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here
also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
[16] When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto
Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my
head:
[17] And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for
Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.
[18] And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The
three baskets are three days:
[19] Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and
shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
[20] And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that
he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the
chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
[21] And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave
the cup into Pharaoh's hand:
[22] But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
[23] Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
(There is always later)
2) Our Daily Bread for 25 January 2026 entitled
Be Like Jesus by Elisa Morgan
2 Corinthians 3:18
18 (Ro 8:29; 1Co 13:12; 2Co 4:4) But we all, seeing the glory
of the Lord with unveiled faces, as in a mirror,
are being transformed into the same image from glory
to glory by the Spirit of the Lord.
[18] But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the
Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the
Spirit of the Lord.
1 John 3:1-3
1 (Jn 1:12; 3:16) Consider how much love the Father has given to us,
that we should be called children of God. Therefore the world does not know
us, because it did not know Him.
2 (Ro 8:18; 8:29) Beloved, now are we children of God, and it has not yet been
revealed what we shall be. But we know that when He appears, we shall be
like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
3 (2Co 7:1; 2Pe 3:14) Everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself,
just as He is pure.
[1] Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we
should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not,
because it knew him not.
[2] Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we
shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for
we shall see him as he is.
[3] And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he
is pure.
The tall passenger seemed to unfold as he stood up in the aisle of the small
regional jet. Then I noticed the title of his boldly displayed book: Be Like
Jesus. A few minutes later, I saw that same man push others aside to grab his
bag off the waiting trolley. Be like Jesus? I didn't know if he was truly a
"brother" who knew Christ, but I was dismayed by this display of selfishness
that misrepresented Jesus.
As my feet hit the escalator, I saw the man again, book cover still visible.
The words then elbowed my own heart. Be like Jesus, Elisa. Don't judge.
I wondered, was my presence emanating anything of Jesus?
Becoming like Jesus is a transformational process - a metamorphosis - of God
growing His character in us as we yield to His ways. Paul wrote that
believers in Jesus "are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing
glory, which comes from the Lord" (2 Corinthians 3:18). John marvels at how
hard this is for us to understand - much less achieve: "Now we are children
of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when
Christ appears, we shall be like him [in purity],
for we shall see him as he is" (1 John 3:2-3).
As the escalator spilled us out, I glanced again at the book. Be Like
Jesus - the words took on new meaning for me and redirected my gaze
to my own heart and life.
Reflect & Pray
In what way do you long to be like Jesus?
How can you cooperate with His work in your life?
Oh, God, how I want to be like You!
Please have Your transformative way in my heart.
Learn more about letting God transform your heart by reading this article.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 1 - The Joy of Confessing Christ
Romans 10:9-10
9 (Lk 12:8; Php 2:11)that if you confess with your mouth
Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from
the dead, you will be saved,
10 for with the heart one believes unto righteousness,
and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation
[9] That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt
believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be
saved.
[10] For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation.
Teena, a college freshman, has just committed her life to Christ,
but she was apprehensive about telling anyone - until Bill appeared
on the scene. He plunked his coffee cup down on the table and smiled.
"I heard something exciting happened to you yesterday, Teena"
"Yeah", Teena paused and looked around, as if seeking an escape route.
"I , uh, well, I did it"
"Did what?"
"Well, I, ah, gave my life to God."
"That's wonderful!" Bill exclaimed.
He was still talking with Teena and encouraging he in her decision
when Maria walked by.
"Maria!" Bill called. "Teena wants to tell you something!"
Teena gasped , open-mouthed, then stammered,
" I - I committed my life to Christ."
Maria , similarly enthuasiatic, encouraged Teena in her commitment,
and within half an hour Teena was stopping her friends to tell them,
"Guess what? I've become a Christian! I belng to Jesus now!"
Teena had already surrendered her heart to Christ.
But when she confessed her decision aloud to others,
the truth of that transformation was confirmed by her.
Many of us have been raised to believe that 'faith is a private matter',
not to be discussed in polite company. Yet Paul makes clear the connection
between heart commitment and verbal confession. Just as my love for family
and friends deepens as I tell them I love them, so a person's love
for Christ is confirmed and stabilised
by speaking of that commitment to others.
Application
a) Have I been reluctant to tell others of my faith in Christ? Why?
b) What happens within me when I do tell others of my love for the Lord?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Deut 28:11
11 (Dt 28:4; 30:9) The Lord will make you overflow in prosperity,
in the offspring of your body, in the offspring of your livestock,
and in the produce of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore
to your fathers to give you.
11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body,
and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land
which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are lonely
1 John 4:16b-18
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
17 (1Jn 2:5; 2:28) In this way God's love is perfected in us,
so that we may have boldness on the Day of Judgment, because as He is,
so are we in this world.
18 (Ro 8:15; 2Ti 1:7) There is no fear in love,
but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.
Whoever fears is not perfect in love.
God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness
in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear:
because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493
British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.
Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver
and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations
in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are
between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all
other nationalities.
Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant
and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,
Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this
region is about 200000.
Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,
more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small
numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.
We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.
A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,
for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that
- the church will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
- the church will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 25 of the Month
a) Pray that there will be a growing number of people in your city or
community trusting in Christ as Saviour and Lord.
(Acts 2: 41,47b
41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized,
and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
47 ... And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized:
and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
47 ... And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
)
b) Pray that those who serve in the justice system will be agents of true
justice for all.
( Prov 11:1
1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord,
but a just weight is His delight.
1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD:
But a just weight is his delight.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to shape you in identity.
Pray to the Lord and Pray for every step you take
Pray to the Lord: "Oh, God, how I want to be like You!
Please have Your transformative way in my heart."
Pray to the Lord and pray to confess Jesus as Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to knw the Promises of the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know Him as Love.
Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.
Pray that there will be a growing number of people in your city or
community trusting in Christ as Saviour and Lord.
Pray that those who serve in the justice system will be agents of true
justice for all.
Pray that ministry workers will use wisdom and discernment
as they disciple a new generation of leaders in Myanmar.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
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GENESIS 39
Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
1 Now Joseph was brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh,
captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites
who had brought him down there.
2 The Lord was with Joseph, so that he became a prosperous man.
He was in the house of his master, the Egyptian.
3 His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all
that he did to prosper.
4 Joseph found favor in his sight and served him.
So he made him overseer over his house,
and all that he had he put under his charge.
5 From the time that he had made him overseer in his house
and over all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house
on account of Joseph. So the blessing of the Lord was on all that
he had in the house and in the field.
6 So he left all that he had in Joseph's charge, and he had
no concerns regarding anything except the food he ate.
Now Joseph was handsome and well-built.
7 After a time, his master's wife took notice of Joseph and said,
"Lie with me."
8 But he refused and said to his master's wife, "My master does not
concern himself with anything concerning me in the house,
and he has committed all that he has to my charge.
9 There is none greater in this house than I.
He has kept nothing back from me but you, because you are his wife.
How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?"
10 She spoke to Joseph every day, but he did not listen to her
about lying with her or being with her.
11 But it happened one day that Joseph went into the house to do his work,
and none of the men of the house was there.
12 She caught him by his clothing, saying, "Lie with me."
But he left his clothing in her hand and fled and got outside.
13 When she saw that he had left his clothing in her hand
and had fled outside,
14 she called to the men of her house and spoke to them, saying,
"See, he has brought in a Hebrew among us to humiliate us.
He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice.
15 When he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried out,
he left his clothing with me, fled, and got outside."
16 She laid up his clothing next to her until his master came home.
17 She spoke to him using these words, saying, "The Hebrew servant,
whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me.
18 When I lifted up my voice and cried out,
he left his clothing with me and fled outside."
19 When his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him,
saying, "This is what your servant did to me," he became enraged.
20 Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison,
a place where the king's prisoners were confined.
So he was there in the prison. 21 But the Lord was with Joseph
and showed him mercy and gave him favor in
the sight of the keeper of the prison.
22 The keeper of the prison committed all the prisoners
that were in the prison to the charge of Joseph. So whatever
they did there, he was the one responsible for it.
23 The keeper of the prison did not concern himself with anything
that was under Joseph's charge because the Lord was with him.
And whatever he did, the Lord made it to prosper.
Genesis 39
[1] And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of
Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the
Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
[2] And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in
the house of his master the Egyptian.
[3] And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made
all that he did to prosper in his hand.
[4] And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him
overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
[5] And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his
house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house
for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in
the house, and in the field.
[6] And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he
had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and
well favoured.
[7] And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her
eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
[8] But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master
wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he
hath to my hand;
[9] There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back
any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do
this great wickedness, and sin against God?
[10] And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he
hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
[11] And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to
do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
[12] And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his
garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
[13] And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her
hand, and was fled forth,
[14] That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying,
See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to
lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
[15] And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried,
that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.
[16] And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
[17] And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew
servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
[18] And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left
his garment with me, and fled out.
[19] And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which
she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that
his wrath was kindled.
[20] And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place
where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
[21] But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour
in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
[22] And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the
prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the
doer of it.
[23] The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his
hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it
to prosper.
1 Chronicles 2
From Judah to David
3 (Ge 38:2-10; 46:12) The sons of Judah were
Er, Onan, and Shelah: These three were born to him by the daughter of Shua
the Canaanitess. Now Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight
of the Lord, and He put him to death.
4 (Mt 1:3; Ge 38:13-30; Ru 4:12) Then Tamar his daughter-in-law bore
Perez and Zerah for him. In all, Judah had five sons.
5 (Ge 46:12; Nu 26:21) The sons of Perez were
Hezron and Hamul.
6 The sons of Zerah were
Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, and Dara, five of them in all.
7 (Jos 6:18)The sons of Karmi were
Achar, the troubler of Israel, who acted unfaithfully in regard to the ban.
8 The son of Ethan was
Azariah.
3 The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born
unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn
of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
4 And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah.
All the sons of Judah were five.
5 The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
6 And the sons of Zerah;
Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
7 And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed
in the thing accursed.
8 And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.
GENESIS 40
Joseph Interprets Dreams
1 Sometime after this, the cupbearer of the king of Egypt
and his baker offended their lord, the king of Egypt.
2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officials,
with the chief of the cupbearers and with the chief of the bakers.
3 So he put them in confinement in the house of the captain of the guard,
in the prison, the place where Joseph was confined.
4 The captain of the guard charged Joseph with them,
and he attended to them.
They continued to be in confinement for some time.
5 Then the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt,
who were confined in the prison, both had a dream the same night,
each man with his own dream
and each dream with its own interpretation.
6 Joseph came in to them in the morning and looked at them
and realized they were sad.
7 So he asked Pharaoh's officials who were with him in the care of his lord's house,
saying, "Why do you look so sad today?"
8 And they said to him, "We have dreamed a dream,
and there is no interpreter for it."
Then Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God?
Please tell them to me."
9 The chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph and said to him,
"In my dream, a vine was in front of me.
10 And in the vine there were three branches. As it budded,
its blossoms shot forth and its clusters brought forth ripe grapes.
11 Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes,
and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I put the cup into Pharaoh's hand."
12 Joseph said to him, "This is the interpretation of it. The three branches
are three days.
13 Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head
and restore you to your place, and you will deliver Pharaoh's cup
into his hand in the same way you did before when you were his cupbearer.
14 But remember me when it is well with you, and show kindness,
I pray you, to me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh,
and get me out of this house.
15 For I was indeed kidnapped
out of the land of the Hebrews, and I have done nothing
that they should put me in the dungeon."
16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good,
he said to Joseph, "I also was in my dream,
and I had three white baskets on my head.
17 In the uppermost basket there was all manner of baked goods
for Pharaoh, and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head."
18 Joseph answered and said, "This is the interpretation: The three baskets
are three days. 19 Within three days Pharaoh will lift your head from off you
and will hang you on a tree, and the birds will eat your flesh from you."
20 It happened on the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday,
that he made a feast for all his servants. He lifted up the heads
of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker among his servants.
21 He restored the chief cupbearer to his position again,
and he put the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
22 However, he hanged the chief baker,
just as Joseph had interpreted to them.
23 Yet, the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.