Genesis 45:1-15 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me.” So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard it. Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, so dismayed were they…
Genesis 32:22-32 The same night he got up and took his two wives, his two maids, and his eleven children and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. He took them and sent them across the stream, and likewise everything that he had. Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he struck him on the hip socket, and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint…
Psalm 17:1-7, 15 Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry;give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit. From you let my vindication come;let your eyes see the right. If you try my heart, if you visit me by night,if you test me, you will find no wickedness in me;my mouth does not transgress. As for what others do, by the word of your lipsI have avoided the ways of the violent. My steps have held…
Psalm 105:1-11, 45b O give thanks to the Lord; call on his name;make known his deeds among the peoples. Sing to him, sing praises to him;tell of all his wonderful works. Glory in his holy name;let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Seek the Lord and his strength;seek his presence continually. Remember the wonderful works he has done,his miracles and the judgments he has uttered, O offspring of his servant Abraham,children of Jacob, his chosen ones. He is…
