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Karen Knight
highlighted Exodus 1:11 ESV
Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with heavy burdens. They built for Pharaoh store cities, Pithom and Raamses.
Jan 24
Karen Knight
highlighted Exodus 1:6-10 ESV
Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war breaks out, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land."Then Joseph died, and all his brothers and all that generation.But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.And he said to his people, "Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.
Jan 24
Karen Knight
highlighted Genesis 50:20 ESV
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
Jan 24
Karen Knight
highlighted Genesis 50:26 ESV
So Joseph died, being 110 years old. They embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
Jan 24
Karen Knight
highlighted Genesis 47:26-28 ESV
So Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt, and it stands to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; the land of the priests alone did not become Pharaoh's.Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen. And they gained possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly.And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were 147 years.
Jan 21
Karen Knight
highlighted Genesis 47:18-20 ESV
And when that year was ended, they came to him the following year and said to him, "We will not hide from my lord that our money is all spent. The herds of livestock are my lord's. There is nothing left in the sight of my lord but our bodies and our land.Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food, and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh. And give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not be desolate."So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for all the Egyptians sold their fields, because the famine was severe on them. The land became Pharaoh's.
Jan 21
Karen Knight
highlighted Genesis 46:33-34 ESV
When Pharaoh calls you and says, 'What is your occupation?'you shall say, 'Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,' in order that you may dwell in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians."
Jan 21
Karen Knight
highlighted Genesis 46:22-27 ESV
These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob—fourteen persons in all.The son of Dan: Hushim.The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob—seven persons in all.All the persons belonging to Jacob who came into Egypt, who were his own descendants, not including Jacob's sons' wives, were sixty-six persons in all.And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two. All the persons of the house of Jacob who came into Egypt were seventy.
Jan 21
Karen Knight
highlighted Genesis 45:3-28 ESV
You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks, your herds, and all that you have.There I will provide for you, for there are yet five years of famine to come, so that you and your household, and all that you have, do not come to poverty.'And now your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.You must tell my father of all my honor in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. Hurry and bring my father down here."Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck and wept, and Benjamin wept upon his neck.And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. After that his brothers talked with him.When the report was heard in Pharaoh's house, "Joseph's brothers have come," it pleased Pharaoh and his servants.And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Say to your brothers, 'Do this: load your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan,and take 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.'And you, Joseph, are commanded to say, 'Do this: take wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.Have no concern for your goods, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.'"The sons of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the command of Pharaoh, and gave them provisions for the journey.To each and all of them he gave a change of clothes, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five changes of clothes.To his father he sent as follows: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and provision for his father on the journey.Then he sent his brothers away, and as they departed, he said to them, "Do not quarrel on the way."So they went up out of Egypt and came to the land of Canaan to their father Jacob.And they told him, "Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt." And his heart became numb, for he did not believe them.But when 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.And Israel said, "It is enough; Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die." And Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?" But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence.So Joseph said to his brothers, "Come near to me, please." And they came near. And he said, "I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt.And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are yet five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest.And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors.So it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt.Hurry and go up to my father and say to him, 'Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not tarry.
Jan 21
Karen Knight
highlighted Genesis 43:34 ESV
Portions were taken to them from Joseph's table, but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry with him.
Jan 21
Karen Knight
highlighted Genesis 42:1-22 ESV
They said to him, "No, my lord, your servants have come to buy food.We are all sons of one man. We are honest men. Your servants have never been spies."He said to them, "No, it is the nakedness of the land that you have come to see."And they said, "We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more."But Joseph said to them, "It is as I said to you. You are spies.By this you shall be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here.Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, while you remain confined, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you. Or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies."And he put them all together in custody for three days.On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do this and you will live, for I fear God:if you are honest men, let one of your brothers remain confined where you are in custody, and let the rest go and carry grain for the famine of your households, When Jacob learned that there was grain for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?"and bring your youngest brother to me. So your words will be verified, and you shall not die." And they did so.Then they said to one another, "In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us and we did not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us."And Reuben answered them, "Did I not tell you not to sin against the boy? But you did not listen. So now there comes a reckoning for his blood."And he said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die."So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brothers, for he feared that harm might happen to him.Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.Now Joseph was governor over the land. He was the one who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke roughly to them. "Where do you come from?" he said. They said, "From the land of Canaan, to buy food."And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamed of them. And he said to them, "You are spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land."
Jan 21
Karen Knight
highlighted Genesis 41:53 ESV
The seven years of plenty that occurred in the land of Egypt came to an end,
Jan 21
Karen Knight
highlighted Genesis 41:46 ESV
Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt.
Jan 21
Karen Knight
highlighted Genesis 41:1-45 ESV
When Pharaoh was angry with his servants and put me and the chief baker in custody in the house of the captain of the guard,we dreamed on the same night, he and I, each having a dream with its own interpretation.A young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. When we told him, he interpreted our dreams to us, giving an interpretation to each man according to his dream.And as he interpreted to us, so it came about. I was restored to my office, and the baker was hanged."Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they quickly brought him out of the pit. And when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came in before Pharaoh.And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it."Joseph answered Pharaoh, "It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer."Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Behold, in my dream I was standing on the banks of the Nile.Seven cows, plump and attractive, came up out of the Nile and fed in the reed grass.Seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and thin, such as I had never seen in all the land of Egypt. After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile,And the thin, ugly cows ate up the first seven plump cows,but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were still as ugly as at the beginning. Then I awoke.I also saw in my dream seven ears growing on one stalk, full and good.Seven ears, withered, thin, and blighted by the east wind, sprouted after them,and the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears. And I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me."Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dreams of Pharaoh are one; God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do.The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years; the dreams are one.The seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears blighted by the east wind are also seven years of famine.It is as I told Pharaoh; God has shown to Pharaoh what he is about to do.There will come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt,and behold, there came up out of the Nile seven cows attractive and plump, and they fed in the reed grass.but after them there will arise seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will consume the land,and the plenty will be unknown in the land by reason of the famine that will follow, for it will be very severe.And the doubling of Pharaoh's dream means that the thing is fixed by God, and God will shortly bring it about.Now therefore let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt.Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land and take one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven plentiful years.And let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.That food shall be a reserve for the land against the seven years of famine that are to occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land may not perish through the famine."This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his servants.And Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find a man like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?"Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are.And behold, seven other cows, ugly and thin, came up out of the Nile after them, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the Nile.You shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command. Only as regards the throne will I be greater than you."And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt."Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck.And he made him ride in his second chariot. And they called out before him, "Bow the knee!" Thus he set him over all the land of Egypt.Moreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no one shall lift up hand or foot in all the land of Egypt."And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-paneah. And he gave him in marriage Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On. So Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.And the ugly, thin cows ate up the seven attractive, plump cows. And Pharaoh awoke.And he fell asleep and dreamed a second time. And behold, seven ears of grain, plump and good, were growing on one stalk.And behold, after them sprouted seven ears, thin and blighted by the east wind.And the thin ears swallowed up the seven plump, full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.So 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 none who could interpret them to Pharaoh.Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, "I remember my offenses today.
Jan 21
Karen Knight
highlighted Genesis 40:8-23 ESV
and on the vine there were three branches. As soon as it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and the clusters ripened into grapes.Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup and placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand."Then Joseph said to him, "This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days.In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office, and you shall place Pharaoh's cup in his hand as formerly, when you were his cupbearer.Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house.For I was indeed stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the pit."When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, "I also had a dream: there were three cake baskets on my head,and in the uppermost basket there were all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating it out of the basket on my head."And Joseph answered and said, "This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days.In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head—from you!—and hang you on a tree. And the birds will eat the flesh from you."On the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, he made a feast for all his servants and lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand.But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him. They said to him, "We have had dreams, and there is no one to interpret them." And Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell them to me."So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph and said to him, "In my dream there was a vine before me,
Jan 21
Karen Knight
highlighted Genesis 39:20-23 ESV
And Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison.But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.And the keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever was done there, he was the one who did it.The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph's charge, because the Lord was with him. And whatever he did, the Lord made it succeed.
Jan 21
Karen Knight
highlighted Genesis 38:1-10 ESV
And what he did was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also. It happened at that time that Judah went down from his brothers and turned aside to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.There Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. He took her and went in to her,and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er.She conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.Yet again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah. Judah was in Chezib when she bore him.And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord put him to death.Then Judah said to Onan, "Go in to your brother's wife and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother."But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his. So whenever he went in to his brother's wife he would waste the semen on the ground, so as not to give offspring to his brother.
Jan 21
Karen Knight
highlighted Genesis 37:23-24 ESV
So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the robe of many colors that he wore.And they took him and threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.
Jan 21