Famine
God’s Punishment For Jerusalem’s Sin
Date: July 28, 2021
Passage: Lamentations 4:1–13
Jerusalem’s judgment is brought into sharp focus by comparing her present condition with that before the fall. Jeremiah makes a contrast of the happy conditions of former days with the present devastation of Jerusalem.First the fate of the city is described; then the prophet give …
Joseph Brothers Go to Egypt to Buy Grain
Date: June 1, 2020
Passage: Genesis 42:1–20
The famine was so great in Canaan that Jacob decided to send his sons (except Benjamin) down to Egypt to buy food (vv. 1-3). Benjamin was the only son by Rachel that he still had, and Jacob did not want something to happen to him (v. 4). Many other people from Canaan went to Egypt to buy …