Joseph Egypt: Shocking Rise to Glory in Ancient Egypt

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Sold into slavery by his jealous brothers around 1900 BCE, Joseph overcame betrayal and imprisonment to become viceroy of Egypt under the Pharaoh. His rags-to-riches story provides timeless inspiration about persevering through adversity with faith and wisdom. Joseph emerged as a paragon of leadership whose legacy still shines today. The Incredible Tale of a Slave […]

Moses: The Reluctant Liberator Who Rescued His People from Bondage

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Moses was the towering historical figure who led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt in perhaps the 13th century BCE. As a baby, the story goes, he was placed in a basket and set adrift on the Nile by his Hebrew family to save him from an Egyptian decree that all newborn Hebrew boys […]

Exodus

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Exodus 1:1 Here are the names of the sons of Israel who journeyed to Egypt, each with his family, accompanying Jacob: 1:2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; 1:3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; 1:4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 1:5 The total of Jacob’s descendants was seventy souls; Joseph was already in Egypt. 1:6 Eventually, Joseph, […]