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When We Listen – Genesis 44:1-5 – January 6, 2026
Read with Me Genesis 44:1-5 (HCSB) Then Joseph commanded his steward: “Fill the men’s bags with as much food as they can carry, and put each one’s money at the top of his bag. Put my cup, the silver one, at the top of the youngest one’s bag, along with his grain...
When We Listen – January 5, 2026 – Genesis 43:26-34
Read with Me Genesis 43:26-34 (HCSB) When Joseph came home, they brought him the gift they had carried into the house, and they bowed to the ground before him. He asked if they were well, and he said, “How is your elderly father that you told me about? Is he still...
When We Listen – January 2, 2026 – Genesis 43:15-25
Read with Me Genesis 43:15-25 (HCSB) The men took this gift, double the amount of money, and Benjamin. They made their way down to Egypt and stood before Joseph. When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to his steward, “Take the men to my house. Slaughter an...
When We Listen – January 1, 2026 – Genesis 43:8-14
Read with Me Genesis 43:8-14 (HCSB) Then Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me. We will be on our way so that we may live and not die—neither we, nor you, nor our children. I will be responsible for him. You can hold me personally accountable! If I...
When We Listen – December 26, 2025 – Genesis 43:1-7
Read with Me Genesis 43:1-7 (HCSB) Now the famine in the land was severe. When they had used up the grain they had brought back from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us some food.” But Judah said to him, “The man specifically warned us: ‘You will...
When We Listen – December 23, 2025 – Genesis 42:25-38
Read with Me Genesis 42:25-38 (HCSB) Joseph then gave orders to fill their containers with grain, return each man’s money to his sack, and give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out. They loaded the grain on their donkeys and left there. At...
When We Listen – December 12, 2025 – Genesis 42:18-24
Read with Me Genesis 42:18-24 (HCSB) On the third day Joseph said to them, “I fear God—do this and you will live. If you are honest, let one of you be confined to the guardhouse, while the rest of you go and take grain to relieve the hunger of your households. Bring...
When We Listen – December 3, 2025 – Genesis 42:8-17
Read with Me Genesis 42:8-17 (HCSB) Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him. Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said to them, “You are spies. You have come to see the weakness of the land.” “No, my lord. Your servants have come to...
When We Listen – November 26, 2025 – Genesis 41:53-57
Read with Me Genesis 41:53-57 (HCSB) Then the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end, and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every country, but throughout the land of Egypt there was food. Extreme...
When We Listen – November 25, 2025 – Genesis 41:47-52
Read with Me Genesis 41:47-52 (HCSB) During the seven years of abundance the land produced outstanding harvests. Joseph gathered all the excess food in the land of Egypt during the seven years and put it in the cities. He put the food in every city from the fields...