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Genesis 45:1-46:27
Chapter 45
Joseph Reveals His Identity
1 Joseph could no longer keep his composure in front of all his attendants,[a] so he called out, "Send everyone away from me!" No one was with him when he revealed his identity to his brothers.(a) 2 But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and also Pharaoh's household heard it. 3 Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Is my father still living?" But they could not answer him because they were terrified in his presence.
4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, "Please, come near me," and they came near. "I am Joseph, your brother," he said, "the one you sold into Egypt.(b) 5 And now don't be worried or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.(c) 6 For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting. 7 God sent me ahead of you to establish you as a remnant within the land and to keep you alive by a great deliverance.[b] 8 Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
9 "Return quickly 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 without delay. 10 You can settle in the land of Goshen(d) and be near me—you, your children, and grandchildren, your sheep, cattle, and all you have. 11 There I will sustain you, for there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you, your household, and everything you have will become destitute."'(e) 12 Look! Your eyes and my brother Benjamin's eyes can see that it is I , Joseph, who am[c] speaking to you. 13 Tell my father about all my glory in Egypt and about all you have seen. And bring my father here quickly."(f)
14 Then Joseph threw his arms around Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept on his shoulder. 15 Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept,[d] and afterward his brothers talked with him.
The Return for Jacob
16 When the news reached Pharaoh's palace, "Joseph's brothers have come," Pharaoh and his servants were pleased. 17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals and go on back to the land of Canaan. 18 Get your father and your families, and come back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you can eat from the richness of the land.' 19 You are also commanded, ‘Do this: Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives and bring your father here.(g) 20 Do not be concerned about your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.'"(h)
21 The sons of Israel did this. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had commanded, and he gave them provisions for the journey. 22 He gave each of the brothers changes of clothes,(i) but he gave Benjamin 300 pieces of silver and five changes of clothes.(j) 23 He sent his father the following: 10 donkeys carrying the best products of Egypt and 10 female donkeys carrying grain, food, and provisions for his father on the journey. 24 So Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, "Don't argue on the way."
25 So they went up from Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan. 26 They said, "Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!" Jacob was stunned,[e] for he did not believe them. 27 But when they told Jacob all that Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to transport him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived.
28 Then Israel said, "Enough! My son Joseph is still alive. I will go to see him before I die."
Chapter 46
Jacob Leaves for Egypt
1 Israel set out with all that he had and came to Beer-sheba,(a) and he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2 That night God spoke to Israel in a vision:(b) "Jacob, Jacob!" He said.
And Jacob replied, "Here I am."
3 God 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.(c) 4 I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you back.(d) Joseph will put his hands on your eyes."[a](e)
5 Jacob left Beer-sheba. The sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him,(f) along with their children and their wives. 6 They also took their cattle and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan. Then Jacob and all his children went with him to Egypt.(g) 7 His sons and grandsons, his daughters and granddaughters, indeed all his offspring, he brought with him to Egypt.
Jacob's Family
8 These are the names of the Israelites, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt:(h)
Jacob's firstborn: Reuben.
9 Reuben's sons:(i) Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
10 Simeon's sons:(j) Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
11 Levi's sons:(k) Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12 Judah's sons: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
Perez's sons:(l) Hezron and Hamul.
13 Issachar's sons:(m) Tola, Puvah,[b] Jashub,[c] and Shimron.
14 Zebulun's sons: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
15 These were Leah's sons born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, as well as his daughter Dinah. The total number of persons:[d] 33.
16 Gad's sons: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
17 Asher's sons:(n) Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
Beriah's sons were Heber and Malchiel.
18 These were the sons of Zilpah—whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah—that she bore to Jacob: 16 persons.
19 The sons of Jacob's wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
20 Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt. They were born to him by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, a priest at On.[e]
21 Benjamin's sons:(o) Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
22 These were Rachel's sons who were born to Jacob: 14 persons.
23 Dan's son:[f] Hushim.
24 Naphtali's sons:(p) Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
25 These were the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel.(q) She bore to Jacob: seven persons.
26 The total number of persons belonging to Jacob—his direct descendants,[g] not including the wives of Jacob's sons—who came to Egypt: 66.
27 And Joseph's sons who were born to him in Egypt: two persons.
All those of Jacob's household who had come to Egypt: 70[h] persons.(r)
Psalms 36
Chapter 36
Psalm 36
Human Wickedness and God's Love
For the choir director. A psalm of David, the Lord 's servant.
1 An oracle within my heart
concerning the transgression of the wicked person:
There is no dread of God before his eyes,(a)
2 for in his own eyes he flatters himself too much
to discover and hate his sin.(b)
3 The words of his mouth are malicious and deceptive;(c)
he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.(d)
4 Even on his bed he makes malicious plans.(e)
He sets himself on a path that is not good
and does not reject evil.(f)
5
Lord
, Your faithful love reaches to heaven,
Your faithfulness to the clouds.(g)
6 Your righteousness is like the highest mountains;
Your judgments, like the deepest sea.(h)
Lord
, You preserve man and beast.(i)
7 God, Your faithful love is so valuable
that people take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.(j)
8 They are filled from the abundance of Your house;
You let them drink from Your refreshing stream,(k)
9 for with You is life's fountain.(l)
In Your light we will see light.(m)
10 Spread Your faithful love over those who know You,
and Your righteousness over the upright in heart.(n)
11 Do not let the foot of the arrogant man come near me
or the hand of the wicked one drive me away.(o)
12 There the evildoers fall;
they have been thrown down and cannot rise.(p)
Hebrews 1
Chapter 1
The Nature of the Son
1 Long ago God spoke(a) to the fathers by the prophets(b) at different times and in different ways.(c) 2 In these last days,(d) He has spoken to us by His Son. God has appointed Him heir of all things and made the universe[a](e) through Him. 3 The Son is the radiance[b] of God's glory and the exact expression[c] of His nature, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After making purification for sins,[d] He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.[e](f) 4 So He became higher in rank than the angels, just as the name He inherited is superior to theirs.(g)
The Son Superior to Angels
5 For to which of the angels did He ever say, You are My Son; today I have become Your Father, [f][g] or again, I will be His Father, and He will be My Son ?(h)[h] 6 When He again[i] brings His firstborn into the world,(i) He says, And all God's angels must worship Him. (j)[j] 7 And about the angels He says:
He makes His angels winds,
[k]
and His servants
[l]
a fiery flame,
(k)[m]
8 but to[n] the Son:
Your throne, God,
is forever and ever,
and the scepter of Your kingdom
is a scepter of justice.
(l)
9
You have loved righteousness
and hated lawlessness;
this is why God, Your God,
has anointed You
with the oil of joy
(m)
rather than Your companions.
[o][p]
10 And:
In the beginning, Lord,
You established the earth,
and the heavens are the works of Your hands;
(n)
11
they will perish, but You remain.
They will all wear out like clothing;
(o)
12
You will roll them up like a cloak,
[q]
and they will be changed like a robe.
But You are the same,
and Your years will never end.
(p)[r]
13 Now to which of the angels has He ever said:
Sit at My right hand
until I make Your enemies Your footstool
?[s](q)[t]
14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve those who are going to inherit salvation?(r)
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