The Book of Genesis

After burying Jacob in Canaan with great honor, Joseph reassures his fearful brothers that their past evil was overruled by God for good, and he dies in Egypt with a prophetic command that his bones be carried to the Promised Land.

On his deathbed, Jacob gathers his twelve sons to prophesy their destinies, disqualifying the firstborns for their sins and appointing Judah as the royal line and Joseph as the fruitful recipient of the double portion.

On his deathbed, Jacob adopts Joseph’s two sons as his own, deliberately crossing his hands to give the greater blessing to the younger Ephraim, declaring God as his Shepherd and Redeemer.

Jacob blesses Pharaoh and settles his family in the fertile land of Goshen, while Joseph shrewdly manages the famine by nationalizing Egypt’s land for Pharaoh, concluding with Jacob’s solemn request to be buried in Canaan.

Encouraged by a vision from God at Beersheba, Jacob moves his entire family of seventy persons to Egypt, where he shares a tearful reunion with Joseph and settles in the land of Goshen.

Joseph reveals his identity to his terrified brothers, assuring them that God orchestrated their betrayal to save lives, and sends them back with royal wagons to bring Jacob to Egypt.

Joseph tests his brothers by framing Benjamin for theft, leading Judah to offer himself as a sacrificial substitute to save his brother and spare his father’s grief.

Driven by starvation, the brothers return to Egypt with Benjamin, where they experience Joseph’s mysterious hospitality and a test of their hidden jealousies.

Driven by famine, Joseph’s brothers travel to Egypt and bow before him in fulfillment of his dreams; Joseph tests their character by accusing them of being spies and demanding they bring Benjamin to Egypt.

After two years in prison, Joseph interprets Pharaoh’s dreams, is appointed Vizier of Egypt, and successfully manages the nation’s grain supply to survive a global seven-year famine.