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Send us Fan Mail Today's message is reflective.  Joseph’s obedience to God saved nations from starvation to death during the famine seasons. And even led to setting up the tax system. Joseph executed the task; all God had given to him so excellently well. He stored grains beyond measure to ensure there was more than enough for the famine season.  Our obedience is bigger than us. How are we ex...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 47:23-26 NIV We see today how God used Joseph in mighty ways. Not only to save nations through famine but to also establish a tax system in Egypt, at that time it was a 20% tax on grains. This tax system has been adopted across the world and still in use till today. We can now see the impact Joseph has on the world, but Joseph may not have realised that the steps he was ta...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 49:1-12 NIV We continue our discussion on words carry weight but look specifically at Simeon and Levi. They both had a similar curse as they killed a man in anger. The tribe and generations of Simeon suffered the curse but God overturned the curse on the tribe of Levi because they were close to God and continued to seek His Face. The Levi tribe then became the tribe that t...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 49:1-12 NIV Words are weighty. When Jacob was about to pass, he gathered his children around him and gave his last ordinances to each of them—blessings and curses. We see in the Bible that these words of Jacob did come to pass in their lives. It not only came to pass in their lives but transcended through the lives of their generations. Tribes like Reuben suffered the curs...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 48:10, 12–19 NIV Today we look at Ephraim and Manasseh, when Jacob blessed them before he passed. We see how Jacob blessed the sons of Joseph, with the younger leading the elder... God is no respecter of persons. We generally prefer order ie Manasseh before Ephraim, but this doesn’t follow the expected order as God is no respecter of persons – so the typical yardsticks suc...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 47:13–14 NIV Joseph was a man of integrity.  He who is faithful in little, is also faithful in much (Luke 16:10). In our passage today, Joseph was in charge of the storehouse of Egypt, and as the famine became severe, the Egyptians used all the money to purchase food from him, which meant he was holding the wealth of Egypt, Canaan, and other nations that came for food. Tha...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 45:4-11 NIV We have learnt in previous episodes that God is deliberate and specific while we looked at the journey of the Israelites to Egypt. Today we also see that God gives us wisdom for the terrain.  Through Joseph’s experiences in Egypt, He was also learning, gaining knowledge, and then able to apply the learnings through wisdom and understanding to indeed fulfil God’...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 48:1-6, 8–9 NIV Jacob fell sick, and instinctively Joseph knew he was about to pass on. As such, he acted accordingly and brought his two sons to receive blessings from his father before Jacob passed on. We see that Jacob blessed the children of Joseph, Ephraim, and Manasseh and even made them his own children; as such, they were each part of the tribes of Israel. Knowing...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 46:31 - 47:8  The occupation of the Israelites was shepherding and was regarded as an abomination to the Egyptians. In a typical situation of such a large family migrating to another country, they would have been focused on acceptance into a new community and because abomination was detestable they would have most likely considered doing something else to be able to fit in...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 48:10, 12–19 NIV  In today’s message, we see how Jacob blessed the two sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, putting his right hand on the younger, and his left on the elder, according to God’s leading. He shows us something inspiring, being that although he was old and his eyes dim, he did not depend on his eyes to act, but followed God’s leading and instructions. This ju...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 46:1-7 NKJV   Today we focus on the importance of seeking guidance from God. Jacob stopped by Beersheba to offer sacrifices and seek guidance from God before heading with his family to Egypt. His season has changed - Joseph had invited the whole family to come to Egypt and he had even received a royal invitation from Pharaoh, everything looked and seemed like what he had h...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 46:1-4 NKJV   Today we discuss Thanksgiving. Thanking God for everything He has done and for Who He is.—even the things we may consider as little things.   In todays episode, we see how Jacob, before embarking on his journey to Egypt, He went through Beersheba to thank God and seek guidance for the new terrain. Beersheba was very significant for Jacob, Isaac and Jacob - it...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 47:13-22   Today we discuss how Joseph built wealth for Pharaoh during the famine season. The famine was so severe that the people of Egypt and Canaan had spent their money, then sold all their livestock and land, and even became servants to Pharaoh to get food to eat. Thereby transferring wealth from these countries to Pharaoh.   But you see, because Joseph had obeyed and...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 45:10, 36:31–35, 47:1-6 NIV God is deliberate and specific! It had to be Goshen for many reasons, which we discussed in today's episode, as it aligned with God's plans for the Israelites.  Goshen means "drawing near". It was a land of irrigation and plenty, which was conducive to their flocks flourishing. Goshen was away from the city, which means the I...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 46:31–34, 47:1 NIV In today’s scripture, Jacob and the family were shepherds; however, they were migrating to Egypt, where shepherds were an abomination. However, despite this, their skill was still valuable, and in fact, this enabled them to attain the best of the land in Egypt—Goshen, a well-irrigated area for their livestock. They had been shepherds all their lives, as...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 45:9, 16–21 NKJV    In today's message, we see how God not only made provision for the Israelites in the famine season but also gave them the best of the land! They also got a royal invitation from the king of Egypt to dwell there! It couldn’t have been only their work! But indeed, obeying and going to the land God had sent them to!    Do you know that God has planned...

Send us Fan Mail 𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅 Genesis 45:5–11 NKJV “You saw who you created me to be before I became me! Before I’d ever seen the light of day, the number of days you planned for me were already recorded in your book.” Psalms 139:16 TPT God knows the end from the beginning. He has gone through every stage of our lives before we took the first step.  Here we look at the Israelites in the fa...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 46:2–5, 26:1-5 NLT   In the scriptures, there were two famine situations in the life of Isaac and Jacob and God gave two different instructions.  For Isaac, God asked him not to go down to Egypt but stay in the foreign land and He will make his descendants as numerous as the stars. For Jacob, God told him to go down to Egypt and He will make them a great nation in Egypt. ...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 45:25–28 NLT   We witness the expression of Jacob when he finds out his beloved son Joseph is alive in Egypt and he has sent for him. The morning came! Joy came… the former downcast Jacob leaped for joy! It was like a dream!! Like, can this really be real?   Suddenly, all the hurt, pain, anguish, tears, and frustration did not matter! The morning has come!   The feeling wo...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 45:1–8 NLT Joseph finally revealed himself to his brothers; he couldn’t put up with the front anymore. He wept and cried; the brothers were clearly shocked at what was happening. The same person they sold as a slave has become the prime minister of Egypt… Levels have changed!  But what I want to focus on is that Joseph knew and understood his purpose—to be a forerunner for...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 44:1–5, 14–17 NKJV While Joseph went through Potiphar’s house and the Prison seasons, His brothers were going through learning seasons as well. The same brothers that were so proud, envious and sold Joseph to the Midianites had now become humble, and even when Joseph accused them on different occasions, they never retaliated. They had a change of heart. In this passage, Jo...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 43:11–15 NIV In the scriptures today, Jacob shows his sons how to approach someone in authority. “So their father, Jacob, finally said to them, “If it can’t be avoided, then at least do this. Pack your bags with the best products of this land. Take them down to the man as gifts—balm, honey, gum, aromatic resin, pistachio nuts, and almonds.” Genesis 43:11 NLT How do we appr...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 43:1–10 Jacob had experienced the loss of Joseph, and it hurt him deeply. This experience made him hold onto Benjamin so tightly; he didn’t want Benjamin to go to Egypt with the other brothers. His fists were tight… Little did he know that releasing Benjamin would have led him to Joseph and the plans God had for him and his household. For some of us, God is asking us to re...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 43:1–11 NIV   Famine seasons are designed to enable us submit to God… to obey   “The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.” 2 Peter 3:9 NLT Sometimes, these tough seasons can seem slow, as we often think, but God is being deliberate...

Send us Fan Mail Genesis 42:33, 34, 36, 38, 43:1–2 NIV   When the famine in the land was severe, Jacob asked his sons to go get some more food from Egypt. But the brothers told Jacob that the governor of Egypt requested to see Benjamin; Jacob refused to let Benjamin go because of what he experienced with Joseph. His actions cost them another period of famine, which could have been avoided if he ha...