Lesson date: 5/1/5855AA

Verses 1-7 – After the end of 2 years time. Remember, this is referring to the 2 years since the cup-bearer and chief baker were released for prison. Notice it was the chief baker, representing the “bread of life” that was put to death: Joh_6:33  “For the bread of Elohim is He who comes down out of the heaven and gives life to the world.”

Joh_6:35  And יהושע said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall not get hungry at all, and he who believes in Me shall not get thirsty at all.

Joh_6:48  “I am the bread of life.

Joh_6:51  “I am the living bread which came down out of the heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he shall live forever. And indeed, the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”

Please notice it was the cup-bearer who was allowed to live so, that at a later date, he could redeem Yoseph.

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Lesson date: 5/8/5855AA

Verse 1-3 – We do not know whether or not Ya’aqob had a prophetic vision that there was grain in Egypt, which I suspect, or something else occurred but he “saw” H7200 – Ra’ah – that there was grain in Egypt. Why were his sons just staring at each other? Were they afraid of leaving their families?

Amo 8:11  “See, days are coming,” declares the Master יהוה, “that I shall send a hunger in the land, not a hunger for bread, nor a thirst for water, but for hearing the Words of יהוה.

Amo 8:12  “And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east – they shall diligently search, seeking the Word of יהוה, but they shall not find it

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Lesson date: 5/15/5855AA

Verse 1 – This is probably the end of the first year of the famine or the beginning of the second year. When we get to Chapter 45 we will see it is still only the second year of famine. Also, remember, the word for famine and plenty are similar and the only difference is the Hebrew letter “ayin” or eye. If we take our “eye” of of YHVH then we will only see according to the flesh. But if our eye is on YHVH we will “discern” according to the Spirit, rather than according to the flesh. Ithink that David saw this distinction: Psa 33:18  See, the eye of יהוה is on those fearing Him, On those waiting for His kindness,

Psa 33:19  To deliver their being from death, And to keep them alive during scarcity of food.

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Lesson date: 5/22/5855AA

Verse 1 – Once again we see a type and shadow of our Messiah in Yoseph’s words: “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as they are able to bear,” shows us that the bountiful blessings that we receive, through the life, suffering, death and resurrection of our Messiah is beyond what we can receive. And following, “and put each man’s silver in the mouth of his sack.” Yoseph made the blessing to his brethren without cost . We have nothing to pay, nor could we because the price is too great and He made all of this available to us for free because He voluntarily paid the price for us. All we have to do is be obedient to His Commands.

Joh 14:15  “If you love Me, you shall guard My commands.

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Lesson date: 5/29/5855AA

Verse 1 – H662 – אפק – ‘âphaq – BDB Definition:1) to hold, be strong, restrain, hold back 1a) (Hithpael) 1a1) to restrain oneself, refrain. This word is written in the Hiphael verb form to emphasize that Yoseph was unable to restrain himself any longer. We see Yoseph dismissing everyone in his presence except his brothers. In verse 28 of the previous chapter we see Yehudah describe Yoseph’s death as “torn to pieces” and now he reveals that he is alive. Imagine how Miryam of Magdala felt when she heard a familiar voice utter, “Miryam” in John 20:16. She knew Yeshua was dead, she had watched as his flesh was torn to pieces by the whip. She had watched as Yeshua was nailed to the stake and then even as the spear was shoved between His ribs so, he had to be dead. Suddenly, to hear his familiar voice call out to her, “Miryam”.

H3318 – יצא – yâtsâ’ – BDB Definition: 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth. Now, Yoseph commands all the Mitsrites to leave his presence. Rev 11:8  and their dead bodies lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Seḏom and Mitsrayim, where also our Master was impaled,

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Lesson date: 6/7/5855AA

Verse 1 – What is happening here? We have talked about Be’ersheba many times and especially the word “sheba” for “oath” or “sevening oneself” but, we really haven’t talked about be’er (H875) which means well. It comes for ba’ar (H874) to make plain, expound on, to engrave (as on a stone or rock) to declare: Deu 1:5  Beyond the Yardĕn, in the land of Mo’aḇ, Mosheh undertook to declare this Torah, saying,

Deu 27:8  “And you shall write all the Words of this Torah on the stones – plainly and well.”

Hab 2:2  And יהוה answered me and said, “Write the vision and inscribe it on tablets, so that he who reads it runs.

It was at Be’ersheba that Abraham called YHVH El Olam! The Everlasting El.

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Lesson date: 6/14/5855AA

Verses 1-2 – This is one of those times where I realize how little I know and how inadequate I am to teach. We see Yoseph going to Pharaoh to introduce his family and he takes 5 of his brothers. Which five? We don’t know. Do these five represent the five wise virgins who had plenty of oil(Torah, Ruach Hakodesh, Wisdom?). Were they the ones that would listen to and obey the commands of Yoseph? We are not told who the five brethren were but I have an idea about 2 of them. One was Yehudah, who had so eloquently poured out his heart in repentance to Yoseph. And, one other was Binyamin, so that Yoseph could brag about his only full brother. The one brother to whom he gave five times as much food as his brothers (Gen. 43:34) and to whom he also gave 5 changes of garments(Gen. 45:22).  Did these 5 brothers represent the five wise virgins? Those that had brought sufficient oil with them while waiting for the Bridegroom? I now realize that five is also a foreshadowing of the second coming of the Messiah and will pay more attention to the occurrence of 5 in Scripture. It should also be noted that5 is the number of gifts or responsibilities in the Body of Messiah: Eph 4:11  And He Himself gave some as emissaries, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as shepherds and teachers Continue reading Bereshith (Genesis) 47 — Realizing how much you don’t know →

Lesson date: 12/11/5858AA

Verses 1-2 – Here we see that Yoseph is told that his father is sick and he takes his 2 sons and goes to his father’s place in Goshen(Drawing Near). We are not told if this is the first time that the boys have met their grandfather or not. This I understand well because I did not meet my granddaughter until she was 14 and I was 64. I only knew she existed a little over 2 years before that and as a result I can identify with Yisra’el meeting his grandsons, probably young men in their twenties, possibly even their thirties, for the first time. ((Yoseph lives in Mitsrayim 22 years before his father came and his father lived there 17 years before he died.)) ((See how Sunday School, Bible School and bedtime stories have shaped our thoughts?))

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Lesson date: 12/115858AA

Verse 1-2  – “called” = H7121 – קָרָא – qârâ’ – kaw-raw’ – A primitive root (rather identical with H7122 through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (that is, properly address by name,

“befall” – H7122 – קָרָא – qârâ’ – kaw-raw’ – A primitive root; to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner: – befall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet.

“Last days” – H319 – אַחֲרִית – ‘achărı̂yth – akh-ar-eeth’ – From H310; the last or end, hence the future; also posterity: – (last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward.

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Lesson date: 7/7/5855AA

Verses 1-3 – Ya’aqob has died and we see an outpouring of emotion for Yoseph toward his father. We can tell because it says that Yospeh wept over his father: Joh 11:35  יהושע wept.

Joh 11:36  The Yehudim therefore said, “See how He loved him!”

The Hebrew custom is to bury the deceased the same day. The problem was that the trip to Hebron would have taken between one and two weeks, @10-12 days at a slow gait. We see Yoseph ordering the surgeons to embalm his father for the journey to the cave of Makpelah in Hebron. The Egyptians wept or mourned for Ya’aqob for 70 days, 40 days during the embalming process and 30 days, according to custom, after his embalming.

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