Exodus 7-8Moses Before Pharaoh7 So the Lord said to Moses: “See, I have made you as God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet. 2 You shall speak all that I command you. And Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh to send the children of Israel out of his land. 3 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt. 4 But Pharaoh will not hee...  Read More

Exodus 4-6Miraculous Signs for Pharaoh4 Then Moses answered and said, “But suppose they will not believe me or listen to my voice; suppose they say, ‘The Lord has not appeared to you.’ ”2 So the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?”He said, “A rod.”3 And He said, “Cast it on the ground.” So he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it. 4 Then the Lord said to ...  Read More

Exodus 1-3Israel’s Suffering in Egypt1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel who came to Egypt; each man and his household came with Jacob: 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; 4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 5 All those [a]who were descendants of Jacob were seventy[b] persons (for Joseph was in Egypt already). 6 And Joseph died, all his brothers, and ...  Read More

Genesis 49-50Jacob’s Last Words to His Sons49 And Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days:2 “Gather together and hear, you sons of Jacob,And listen to Israel your father.3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn,My might and the beginning of my strength,The excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.4 Unstable as water, you shall no...  Read More

Genesis 46-48Jacob’s Journey to Egypt46 So Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2 Then God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!”And he said, “Here I am.”3 So He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there. ...  Read More

Genesis 43-45Joseph’s Brothers Return with Benjamin43 Now the famine was severe in the land. 2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, “Go back, buy us a little food.”3 But Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ 4 If you send our br...  Read More