Exodus 3 Summary Moses tended his father-in-law’s (Jethro’s) sheep near the mountain Horeb when he saw a bush of fire that didn’t burn. When he investigated he heard God’s voice telling him to free the Israelites from Egypt because he saw their suffering. They are to lie to Pharaoh about performing sacrificed to their God. After …
Exodus 2 This is where a Levite couple have a child and hide him from the Pharaoh so he doesn’t kill him. When they can’t hide him any more they float him down stream, where he’s found by the daughter of the Pharaoh, she takes pity on him and by some coincidence asks the childs mother …
Exodus 1 Sometime after Joseph and his brothers die, a new king comes to power in Egypt (I thought they had Pharaohs) and doesn’t like that they have become so numerous. We don’t know how long after Joseph this king comes along, but he doesn’t seem to care much about all the good he did for …
Genesis 50 Joseph has his father embalmed like an Egyption, asks the Pharaoh for his leave and takes Jacob to Canaan to bury him. With him go dignitaries, his brothers and much of their households. His brothers were worried that Joseph would try to take revenge against them for being such assholes to him in the past. …
Genesis 47 Joseph gets his father and brothers settled into Goshen with the Pharaoh’s permission, who even asks that they tend to his own livestock. Joseph provides for them and settles them in the best land. The famine continues. Joseph sells the food he had Egypt save to keep people alive. When they have no more …