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When We Listen – March 16, 2026 – Genesis 50:1-9
Read with Me Genesis 50:1-9 (HCSB) Then Joseph, leaning over his father’s face, wept and kissed him. He commanded his servants who were physicians to embalm his father. So they embalmed Israel. They took 40 days to complete this, for embalming takes that long, and...
When We Listen – March 12, 2026 – Genesis 49:28-33
Read with Me Genesis 49:28-33 (HCSB) These are the tribes of Israel, 12 in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing. Then he commanded them: “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me...
When We Listen – March 11, 2026 – Genesis 49:22-27
Read with Me Genesis 49:22-27 (HCSB) Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine beside a spring; its branches climb over the wall. The archers attacked him, shot at him, and were hostile toward him. Yet his bow remained steady, and his strong arms were made agile by...
When We Listen – March 10, 2026 – Genesis 49:19-21
Read with Me Genesis 49:19-21 (HCSB) Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels. Asher’s food will be rich, and he will produce royal delicacies. Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns. Listen with Me Even though the Hebrew in...
When We Listen – March 6, 2026 – Genesis 49:13-18
Read with Me Genesis 49:13-18 (HCSB) Zebulun will live by the seashore and will be a harbor for ships, and his territory will be next to Sidon. Issachar is a strong donkey lying down between the saddlebags. He saw that his resting place was good and that the land was...
When We Listen – March 4, 2026 – Genesis 49:8-12
Read with Me Genesis 49:8-12 (HCSB) Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons will bow down to you. Judah is a young lion — my son, you return from the kill. He crouches; he lies down like a lion or a...
When We Listen – March 3, 2026 – Genesis 49:5-7
Read with Me Genesis 49:5-7 (HCSB) Simeon and Levi are brothers; their knives are vicious weapons. May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For in their anger they kill men, and on a whim they hamstring oxen. Their anger is cursed, for it is...
When We Listen – February 26, 2026 – Genesis 49:1-4
Read with Me Genesis 49:1-4 (HCSB) Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather around, and I will tell you what will happen to you in the days to come. Come together and listen, sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel: Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength...
When We Listen – February 25, 2026 – Genesis 48:8-22
Read with Me Genesis 48:8-22 (HCSB) When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, “Who are these?” “They are the sons God has given me here,” Joseph said to his father. Then Israel said, “Bring them to me so I may bless them.” Now Israel’s eyes were failing because...
When We Listen – February 23, 2026 – Genesis 48:1-7
Read with Me Genesis 48:1-7 (HCSB) Some time after this, Joseph was told, “Your father is weaker.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed. Jacob...