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Back to SearchGenesis 49:29-50:14: Patriarch's Pilgrimage
With his final breath, Jacob commands his sons to bury him in the cave of Machpelah with Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, and Leah. This last request …
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Genesis 49:1-28: The Lion of Judah
Jacob gathers his twelve sons for his final prophetic blessing—though for some, it sounds more like judgment. Reuben loses his preeminence, Simeon an…
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Genesis 48: The Blessing Crossed
Joseph brings his sons to the dying Jacob for a blessing, carefully positioning Manasseh, the firstborn, at Jacob's right hand. But Jacob crosses his…
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The Large Catechism: 1st Commandment, Part 1
A god is whatever we depend on for all good and seek for refuge in distress. One can believe that such good comes from the Triune God, or one could s…
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Genesis 47:13-31: Wisdom During Want
The famine intensifies until all Egypt and Canaan have no money left. Joseph implements a systematic plan: first accepting money, then livestock, the…
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Genesis 46:28-47:12: Shepherds in Goshen
Judah goes ahead to prepare the way, and Joseph meets his father in Goshen. The reunion is deeply emotional—Joseph weeps on his father's neck "a good…
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Genesis 46:1-27: Israel Goes Down to Egypt
Jacob sets out for Egypt but pauses at Beersheba, on the very edge of the Promised Land, to sacrifice, worship, and seek assurance from YHWH as he he…
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Genesis 45: "I Am Joseph!"
Unable to control himself any longer, Joseph sends out every Egyptian and reveals himself to his brothers. "I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?" T…
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Genesis 44: Joseph’s Final Test
Joseph orchestrates one last test. He has his silver cup planted in Benjamin's sack and sends his servant to “discover” it as the brothers depart. Th…
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Genesis 43: Back into Egypt
The grain is gone, but Jacob refuses to send Benjamin to Egypt despite Judah's guarantee of his safety. Only when starvation looms does Jacob relent,…
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