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  • Genesis 46:31-47:10
    Then Joseph spoke to his brothers and to the rest of his father’s family. He said,“ I will go up and speak to Pharaoh. I’ll say to him,‘ My brothers and the rest of my father’s family have come to me. They were living in the land of Canaan.The men are shepherds. They take care of livestock. They’ve brought along their flocks and herds and everything they own.’Pharaoh will send for you. He’ll ask,‘ What do you do for a living?’You should answer,‘ We’ve taken care of livestock from the time we were boys. We’ve done just as our fathers did.’ It’s the practice of the people of Egypt not to mix with shepherds. So Pharaoh will let you settle in the area of Goshen.”Joseph went to Pharaoh. He told him,“ My father and brothers have come from the land of Canaan. They’ve brought along their flocks and herds and everything they own. They are now in Goshen.”Joseph had chosen five of his brothers to meet with Pharaoh.Pharaoh asked the brothers,“ What do you do for a living?”“ We’re shepherds,” they replied to Pharaoh.“ And that’s what our fathers were.”They also said to him,“ We’ve come to live in Egypt for a while. There isn’t enough food anywhere in Canaan. There isn’t any grass for our flocks. So please let us live in Goshen.”Pharaoh said to Joseph,“ Your father and your brothers have come to you.The land of Egypt is open to you. Let your father and brothers live in the best part of the land. Let them live in Goshen. Do any of them have special skills? If they do, put them in charge of my own livestock.”Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in to meet Pharaoh. Jacob gave Pharaoh his blessing.Then Pharaoh asked him,“ How old are you?”Jacob said to Pharaoh,“ The years of my journey through life are 130. My years have been few and hard. They aren’t as many as the years of my father and grandfather before me.”Jacob gave Pharaoh his blessing. Then he left him.
  • Genesis 45:1-18
    Joseph couldn’t control himself anymore in front of all his attendants. He cried out,“ Have everyone leave me!” So there wasn’t anyone with Joseph when he told his brothers who he was.He wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him. Everyone in Pharaoh’s house heard about it.Joseph said to his brothers,“ I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But his brothers weren’t able to answer him. They were too afraid of him.Joseph said to his brothers,“ Come close to me.” So they did. Then he said,“ I am your brother Joseph. I’m the one you sold into Egypt.But don’t be upset. And don’t be angry with yourselves because you sold me here. God sent me ahead of you to save many lives.For two years now, there hasn’t been enough food in the land. And for the next five years, people won’t be plowing or gathering crops.But God sent me ahead of you to keep some of you alive on earth. He sent me here to save your lives by an act of mighty power.“ So then, it wasn’t you who sent me here. It was God. He made me like a father to Pharaoh. He made me master of Pharaoh’s entire house. God made me ruler of the whole land of Egypt.Now hurry back to my father. Say to him,‘ Your son Joseph says,“ God has made me master of the whole land of Egypt. Come down to me. Don’t waste any time.You will live in the area of Goshen. You, your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you have will be near me.There I will provide everything you need. There are still five years to come when there won’t be enough food. If you don’t come down here, you and your family and everyone who belongs to you will lose everything.” ’“ My brothers, I am Joseph. You can see for yourselves that I am the one speaking to you. My brother Benjamin can see it too.Tell my father about all the honor given to me in Egypt. Tell him about everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept. Benjamin also hugged him and wept.Joseph kissed all his brothers and wept over them. After that, his brothers talked with him.The news reached Pharaoh’s palace that Joseph’s brothers had come. Pharaoh and all his officials were pleased.Pharaoh said to Joseph,“ Here’s what I want you to tell your brothers. Say to them,‘ Load your animals. Return to the land of Canaan.Bring your father and your families back to me. I’ll give you the best land in Egypt. You can enjoy all the good things in the land.’