Today is the 23rd day of January.

Sorry, I am sticking a drink of wind farm coffee.

I should have, I should have finished that.

Uh, before I started. Sorry, hi, welcome to the Daily Audio Bible.

Welcome back to the global campfire. I am Brian. It is

great to be here with you today. Ready to take the next step forward as the caffeine begins

to hit my system. Hope your day is going well. I am grateful. Grateful for another day with you.

Grateful for another day of life. Grateful for another step forward in the scriptures.

We are moving through the book of Genesis at this point and we've slowed things way down and really zoomed in on one person

named Joseph, who is the great-grandson of Abraham

and who has, well, after being human trafficked into slavery,

become second in command of all of Egypt.

And his father's name is Jacob or Israel. And man, it's been a drama. Israel or Jacob

has thought Joseph has been dead for so long now and has grieved and mourned him for so long

now, but has just found out he's still alive. Let's continue the journey, Genesis, chapters 46 and 47.

Later, Israel began his journey,

taking along everything that he owned and arrived at Bersheba,

where he offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.

God spoke to Israel through night visions, addressing him.

Jacob, Jacob, here I am, Jacob replied, I'm God.

Your father's God.

Don't be afraid to move down to Egypt because I'm going to turn you into a mighty nation there.

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