Joseph Egypt: Shocking Rise to Glory in Ancient Egypt
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
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
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, […]