Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt

42 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt,(A) he said to his sons, “Why do you just keep looking at each other?”

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12 When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our forefathers on their first visit.(A)

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10 The Lord said to Joshua, “Stand up! What are you doing down on your face?

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On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task(A) of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised,[a](B) just as Peter(C) had been to the circumcised.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 2:7 That is, Gentiles
  2. Galatians 2:7 That is, Jews; also in verses 8 and 9

13 “When Ephraim(A) saw his sickness,
    and Judah his sores,
then Ephraim turned to Assyria,(B)
    and sent to the great king for help.(C)
But he is not able to cure(D) you,
    not able to heal your sores.(E)

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14 Why are we sitting here?
    Gather together!
Let us flee to the fortified cities(A)
    and perish there!
For the Lord our God has doomed us to perish
    and given us poisoned water(B) to drink,
    because we have sinned(C) against him.

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Rise up; this matter is in your hands. We will support you, so take courage and do it.”

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At the end of the seven years she came back from the land of the Philistines and went to appeal to the king for her house and land. The king was talking to Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, and had said, “Tell me about all the great things Elisha has done.”

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Elijah was afraid[a] and ran(A) for his life.(B) When he came to Beersheba(C) in Judah, he left his servant there,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 19:3 Or Elijah saw

18 When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet(A) and saw the mountain in smoke,(B) they trembled with fear.(C) They stayed at a distance

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19 The Israelite overseers realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You are not to reduce the number of bricks required of you for each day.”

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He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us,(A) so that we may live and not die.”(B)

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57 And all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph,(A) because the famine was severe everywhere.(B)

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54 and the seven years of famine(A) began,(B) just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all the other lands, but in the whole land of Egypt there was food.

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