So he put them all together in prison three days. Then Joseph said to them the third day, “Do this and live, for I fear God: If you are honest men,let one of your brothers be confined to your prison house; but you, go and carry grain for the famine of your houses. And bring your youngest brother to me; so your words will be verified, ...
In a perfect world, I would do a couple loads of laundry every day. Last week, my world was not so perfect, and my laundry looked more like Mt. Kilimanjaro than just an average pile of dirty clothes. It took all day before I could finally see my floor. The thing about laundry is that it’s NEVER done. (Ever finish the laundry and ...
And he said again, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt. But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives. This famine that has ravaged the land for two years will last five more ...
“Now Joseph was the governor of the land, the person who sold grain to all its people. So when Joseph’s brothers arrived, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground. As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them.“Where do you come from?” he asked. “From the land ...
“And please remember me and do me a favor when things go well for you. Mention me to Pharaoh, so he might let me out of this place. For I was kidnapped from my homeland, the land of the Hebrews, and now I’m here in prison, but I did nothing to deserve it.” Pharaoh’s chief cup-bearer, however, forgot all about Joseph, ...
