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When We Listen – February 16, 2026 – Genesis 47:13-17
Read with Me Genesis 47:13-17 (HCSB) But there was no food in that entire region, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan were exhausted by the famine. Joseph collected all the money to be found in the land of Egypt and the land of...
When We Listen – February 11, 2026 – Genesis 47:1-12
Read with Me Genesis 47:1-12 (HCSB) So Joseph went and informed Pharaoh: “My father and my brothers, with their sheep and cattle and all that they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in the land of Goshen.” He took five of his brothers and presented...
When We Listen – February 10, 2026 – Genesis 46:28-34
Read with Me Genesis 46:28-34 (HCSB) Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to prepare for his arrival at Goshen. When they came to the land of Goshen, Joseph hitched the horses to his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented...
When We Listen – Genesis 46:8-27 – February 5, 2026
Read with Me Genesis 46:8-27 (HCSB) These are the names of the Israelites, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt: Jacob’s firstborn: Reuben. Reuben’s sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. Simeon’s sons: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a...
When We Listen – Genesis 46:1-7 – February 4, 2026
Read with Me Genesis 46:1-7 (HCSB) Israel set out with all that he had and came to Beer-sheba, and he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. That night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. And Jacob replied, “Here I am.” God said, “I...
When We Listen – Genesis 45:25-28 – January 19, 2026
Read with Me Genesis 45:25-28 (HCSB) So they went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan. They told him, “Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is ruler of all Egypt.” Jacob was stunned; he did not believe them. But when they told him...
When We Listen – Genesis 45:16-24 – January 15, 2026
Read with Me Genesis 45:16-24 (HCSB) When the news reached Pharaoh’s palace, “Joseph’s brothers have come,” Pharaoh and his servants were pleased. Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals and go on back to the land of Canaan. Get your...
When We Listen – Genesis 45:1-15 – January 14, 2026
Read with Me Genesis 45:1-15 (HCSB) Joseph could no longer keep his composure in front of all his attendants, so he called out, “Send everyone away from me!” No one was with him when he revealed his identity to his brothers. But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians...
When We Listen – Genesis 44:18-34 – January 12, 2026
Read with Me Genesis 44:18-34 (HCSB) But Judah approached him and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are like Pharaoh. My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’ and we...
When We Listen – Genesis 44:14-17 – January 9, 2026
Read with Me Genesis 44:14-17 (HCSB): When Judah and his brothers reached Joseph’s house, he was still there. They fell to the ground before him. “What is this you have done?” Joseph said to them. “Didn’t you know that a man like me could uncover the truth by...