Egypt

Stories tagged Egypt:

• Joseph and His Brothers Aug 15, 2025

  

  In the land of Canaan, where the great patriarch Jacob—whom God had renamed Israel—lived with his large family, there was born a son who would become one of the most remarkable figures in all of Scripture. This was Joseph, the eleventh son of Jacob, but the first son born to his beloved wife Rachel.

  Jacob loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age and was the child of his most cherished wife. This favoritism was no secret in the household—Jacob made it obvious in many ways, but most notably by giving Joseph a special robe that marked him as favored above his brothers.

• Joseph in Egypt Jan 24, 2025

  

  Joseph in Egypt

  After being sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, seventeen-year-old Joseph found himself in chains, traveling with a caravan of Midianite traders toward the ancient land of Egypt. The boy who had once worn a coat of many colors now wore the rough garments of a slave, his dreams of greatness seemingly shattered forever.

  Serving in Potiphar’s House

  When the caravan reached Egypt’s bustling markets, Joseph was purchased by Potiphar, captain of Pharaoh’s guard and one of the most powerful men in the kingdom. Potiphar’s grand house stood in the wealthy district of Memphis, its white limestone walls gleaming in the desert sun, with beautiful gardens fed by channels from the great Nile River.

• Moses in the Bulrushes Jan 23, 2025

  

  Moses in the Bulrushes

  In the land of Egypt, where the great pyramids touched the sky and the mighty Nile River brought life to the desert, the descendants of Jacob had grown into a vast nation. But what had once been a welcome refuge during the great famine had become a place of bitter slavery and oppression.

  The Oppression in Egypt

  A new Pharaoh had risen to power, one who did not remember Joseph or the great service he had done for Egypt. This Pharaoh looked upon the growing number of Hebrew people with fear and suspicion.

• The Ten Plagues of Egypt Jan 21, 2025

  

  The Ten Plagues of Egypt

  When Moses and Aaron first approached Pharaoh’s magnificent throne room with God’s message, “Let my people go,” the ruler of Egypt laughed in their faces. Pharaoh was considered a living god by his people, the most powerful man in the known world, commanding armies and ruling over millions. The idea that two Hebrew brothers could demand anything from him was absurd.

  “Who is the LORD, that I should obey him and let Israel go?” Pharaoh declared arrogantly. “I do not know the LORD and I will not let Israel go.”

• The Passover Jan 20, 2025

  

  The Passover

  After nine devastating plagues had brought Egypt to its knees, Pharaoh’s heart remained hardened against the LORD. The land lay in ruins – its water contaminated, its crops destroyed, its livestock dead, its people covered with boils. Yet still the stubborn king refused to let God’s people go. Now the LORD would bring one final plague, so terrible that it would break Pharaoh’s will forever and set the stage for the greatest rescue in human history.