now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe, so that the land of egypt and the land of canaan languished by reason of the famine. and joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of egypt and in the land of canaan, in exchange...

[3] he restores my soul. he leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. [4] even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. [psalm 23:3-4]   our Lord is...

[7] then joseph brought in jacob his father and stood him before pharaoh, and jacob blessed pharaoh. [8] and pharaoh said to jacob, “how many are the days of the years of your life?” [9] and jacob said to pharaoh, “the days of the years of my sojourning are 130 years....

the LORD is my shepherd; i shall not want.     he makes me lie down in green pastures. he leads me beside still waters. [psalm 23:1-2] being a shepherd is no easy job. the shepherd: leads the sheep both day and night protects the flock provide for all the sheep’s...

so joseph went in and told pharaoh, “my father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of canaan. they are now in the land of goshen.” and from among his brothers he took five men and presented them to pharaoh....

God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. has he said, and will he not do it? or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it? — [numbers 23:19]   a promise keeper i regret saying it, but i have broken a few promises. i...

[31] joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household, “i will go up and tell pharaoh and will say to him, ‘my brothers and my father's household, who were in the land of canaan, have come to me. [32] and the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of...

and moses said to the people, “fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. for the egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. the Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” [exodus 14:13-14]...

he had sent judah ahead of him to joseph to show the way before him in goshen, and they came into the land of goshen. then joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet israel his father in goshen. he presented himself to him and fell on his neck and wept on his...

now these are the names of the descendants of israel, who came into egypt, jacob and his sons. reuben, jacob's firstborn, and the sons of reuben: hanoch, pallu, hezron, and carmi. the sons of simeon: jemuel, jamin, ohad, jachin, zohar, and shaul, the son of a...