Wednesday in Season after Pentecost

2Verse 2. And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob. 3Verse 3. “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. 4Verse 4. I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.” 5Verse 5. Then Jacob departed from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and wives. 6Verse 6. They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt. 7Verse 7. Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters — all his offspring. 8Verse 8. Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. 9Verse 9. The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 10Verse 10. The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. 11Verse 11. The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 12Verse 12. The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. 13Verse 13. The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron. 14Verse 14. The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. 15Verse 15. These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three. 16Verse 16. The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. 17Verse 17. The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. 18Verse 18. These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah — whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah — sixteen in all. 19Verse 19. The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. 20Verse 20. Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. 21Verse 21. The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. 22Verse 22. These are the sons of Rachel born to Jacob — fourteen in all. 23Verse 23. The son of Dan: Hushim. 24Verse 24. The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. 25Verse 25. These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel — seven in all. 26Verse 26. All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt— his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons— numbered sixty-six persons. 27Verse 27. And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all. 28Verse 28. Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen, 29Verse 29. Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely. 30Verse 30. Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!” 31Verse 31. Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh: ‘My brothers and my father’s household from the land of Canaan have come to me. 32Verse 32. The men are shepherds; they raise livestock, and they have brought their flocks and herds and all that they own.’ 33Verse 33. When Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’ 34Verse 34. you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth — both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.” 1Verse 1. So Joseph went and told Pharaoh: “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in Goshen.” 2Verse 2. And he chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh. 3Verse 3. “What is your occupation?” Pharaoh asked Joseph’s brothers. “Your servants are shepherds,” they replied, “both we and our fathers.” 4Verse 4. Then they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live in the land for a time, because there is no pasture for the flocks of your servants, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. So now, please allow your servants to settle in the land of Goshen.” 5Verse 5. Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now that your father and brothers have come to you, 6Verse 6. the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.” 7Verse 7. Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 8Verse 8. “How many years have you lived?” Pharaoh asked. 9Verse 9. “My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.” 10Verse 10. Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and departed from his presence. 11Verse 11. So Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. 12Verse 12. Joseph also provided his father and brothers and all his father’s household with food for their families.

1Verse 1. These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel, 2Verse 2. for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight, 3Verse 3. and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity. 4Verse 4. To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young, 5Verse 5. let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel 6Verse 6. by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise. 7Verse 7. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. 20Verse 20. Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square; 21Verse 21. in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech: 22Verse 22. “How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge? 23Verse 23. If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you. 24Verse 24. Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, 25Verse 25. because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, 26Verse 26. in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you, 27Verse 27. when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you. 28Verse 28. Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me. 29Verse 29. For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD. 30Verse 30. They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof. 31Verse 31. So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. 32Verse 32. For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them. 33Verse 33. But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”