Today is the 23rd day of January.

Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible.

I am Brian.

It is great to be here with you today as we gather and take the next step forward together

and our steps lately.

I have been centered in the book of Genesis on the story of Joseph.

So Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, whose name became Israel, and now his son Joseph.

We don't need to review everything.

He got trafficked into Egypt.

He was sold into slavery.

He eventually became the second and command of all of Egypt.

Probably his brothers who had trafficked him are before him bowing down to him.

They need to buy grain.

And there's been some back and forth there.

A lot of drama, a lot of family drama, a lot of backstory.

And finally, Joseph in yesterday's reading revealed himself to his brothers.

And the word is traveled.

And now Jacob, Joseph's father, who believed that Joseph had been dead for a very long time

now, is found out that his son is alive and wants to go see him before he dies.

That's where we pick up the story.

Genesis 46 and 47 today.

Israel packed up everything he owned and traveled to Bershiba.

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