Today is the 25th day of January.

Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible.

I'm Brian. It's fantastic to be here with you today.

It's kind of a day of transition. It might not seem like that, but it is. We are

going to finish the first book, the first book of the Bible and the first book that we're finishing, which the book of Genesis so we'll finish that today

and then we'll be moving into this second book called Exodus and we'll talk about that

just a little bit as we get there. But first,

Genesis chapter 50 verse 1 today through Exodus chapter 2 verse 10. 2.

Joseph fell across his father's body, wept over him and kissed him.

Joseph then ordered the physicians in his service

to embalm his father, and the physicians embalmed Israel.

They mourn for him 40 days because that is the period

required for embalming.

Then the Egyptians mourned him for 70 days.

After the period of mourning had passed,

Joseph spoke to Pharaoh's household. If you approve my request, give Pharaoh this message.

My father made me promise telling him I'm about to die. You must bury me in the tomb I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.

Now let me leave and bury my father and then I will return.

Pharaoh replied, Go bury your father as you promised.

So Joseph left to bury his father.

All of Pharaoh's servants went with him,

together with the elder statesman in his household

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