God has brought 9 plagues on Egypt. In a shocking development we learn that Moses is respected and the Jewish people are not hated by the Egyptians.
Shlomo Skinner
Exodus 6:6-7 – Four Words
Exodus 5 ended with Pharaoh increasing the oppression of the Jewish people. Moses asked God why He had sent him to Pharaoh.
Exodus 1:7 – They Were Fruitful
The family of Jacob came to Egypt to escape the famine in Canaan. That generation died and things began to change for the children of Israel.
Genesis 48:15-16 – The Redeeming Angel
Jacob knows he is about to die. He has a last private meeting with Joseph and he blesses Joseph’s sons.
Genesis 41:14-16 – Joseph Meets Pharaoh
Pharaoh had a dream about skinny cows eating fat cows. Then he had another dream about wind scorched grain swallowing healthy grain.
Genesis 37:34-35 – Jacob Mourns
Genesis 37 records the sale of Joseph into slavery by 10 of his brothers.
Genesis 33:3 – Jacob Bows
Esau was heading toward Jacob with 400 fighting men. Jacob was frightened that his brother would try to destroy him and his family.
Genesis 28:20-22 – Jacob’s Vow
Jacob had a dream of a ladder reaching from earth to heaven. God appeared to him and promised many things. Then Jacob made a vow which seems to imply that he doubted God’s promises.
Genesis 25:23 – Two Nations
Isaac and his wife Rebecca prayed that she would conceive. She eventually became pregnant, but a battle was going on inside her.
Genesis 23:4 – Alien or Resident?
Genesis 23 begins with the death of Abraham’s wife Sarah in Hebron. Abraham suddenly needs to find a suitable place to bury her.