"But Joseph said to them, ‘Fear not, for am I in the place of God? As for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they ...

Chapter 42 Please bear with me for a minute while I digress to tackle a strange subject: Egyptian public policy during the Josephean administration. Joseph is, of course, Pharaoh’s viceroy during the ...

Joseph was the favored son in a family of 12 sons. He was on the path to power, influence and prominence in his family. Then, in a moment of time, everything was gone. Joseph was betrayed by his own ...

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We must envision a kingdom that outlasts us. We all know the first words of Genesis: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Far fewer of us can recall the last words of Genesis: ...