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Nineveh is devastated; who will bemoan her? The Books of the Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures) Photo by Hasan Almasi Previous Book: Micah Next Book: Habakkuk   Language : Hebrew Author : Nahum People: Nahum Places: Nineveh Chapters Chapter 1 The Consuming Wrath of God Good News for Judah The Destruction of the Wicked City Chapter 2 ​Ruin Imminent and Inevitable Chapter 3 ​Ruin Imminent and Inevitable Highlights: Ruin Imminent and Inevitable 1 Ah! City of bloodshed, utterly deceitful, full of booty— no end to the plunder! 2 The crack of whip and rumble of wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot! 3 Horsemen charging, flashing sword and glittering spear, piles of dead, heaps of corpses, dead bodies without end— they stumble over the bodies! 4 Because of the countless debaucheries of the prostitute, gracefully alluring, mistress of sorcery, who enslaves nations through her debaucheries, and peoples through her sorcery, 5 I am against you, says the LORD of hosts, and will lift up your skirts over your face; and I will let nations look on your nakedness and kingdoms on your shame. 6 I will throw filth at you and treat you with contempt, and make you a spectacle. 7 Then all who see you will shrink from you and say, “Nineveh is devastated; who will bemoan her?” Where shall I seek comforters for you? Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Wishing you abundant life, love, joy, peace, and prosperity.

But you, O Bethlehem, from you shall come forth one who is to rule in Israel, and he shall be one. of peace. The Books of the Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures) Previous Book: Jonah Next Book: Nahum   Language : Hebrew Author : Micah People: Micah of Moresheth Kings Jotham King Ahaz King Hezekiah of Judah Places: Samaria Jerusalem Bethlehem Chapters ​Chapter 1 ​Judgment Pronounced against Samaria The Doom of the Cities of Judah ​​Chapter 2 ​Social Evils Denounced A Promise for the Remnant of Israel ​​Chapter 3 ​Wicked Rulers and Prophets ​​Chapter 4 ​Peace and Security through Obedience Restoration Promised after Exile ​​Chapter 5 ​The Ruler from Bethlehem The Future Role of the Remnant ​​Chapter 6 ​God Challenges Israel What God Requires Cheating and Violence to Be Punished ​​Chapter 7 ​The Total Corruption of the People Penitence and Trust in God A Prophecy of Restoration God’s Compassion and Steadfast Love Highlights: The Ruler from Bethlehem Micah 4:2-5 2 But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days. 3 Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who is in labor has brought forth; then the rest of his kindred shall return to the people of Israel. 4 And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they shall live secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth; 5 and he shall be the one of peace. What God Requires Micah 6:6-8 “With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? 7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?” 8 He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? God’s Compassion and Steadfast Love Micah 7:18-20 Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of your possession? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in showing clemency. 19 He will again have compassion upon us; he will tread our iniquities under foot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. 20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob and unswerving loyalty to Abraham, as you have sworn to our ancestors from the days of old. Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Wishing you abundant life, love, joy, peace, and prosperity.

God said,“Is it right for you to be angry about the bush?” And Jonah said, “Yes, angry enough to die.” The Books of the Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures) Previous Book: Obadiah Next Book: Micah   Language : Hebrew Author : Anonymous People: Jonah Places: Nineveh Chapter 1 Jonah Tries to Run Away from God Chapter 2 A Psalm of Thanksgiving Chapter 3 ​Conversion of Nineveh Chapter 4 ​Jonah’s Anger Jonah is Reproved Highlights Jonah Tries to Run Away from God Jonah 1:1-4 Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Go at once to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before me.” 3 But Jonah set out to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid his fare and went on board, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. But the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a mighty storm came upon the sea that the ship threatened to break up. 1 Jonah is Thrown into the Sea Jonah 1:15-16 Then they cried out to the LORD, “Please, O LORD, we pray, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life. Do not make us guilty of innocent blood; for you, O LORD, have done as it pleased you.” 15 So they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging. 16 Then the men feared the LORD even more, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows. But the LORD provided a large fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. A Psalm of Thanksgiving Jonah 2:1-2,9-10 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying, “I called to the LORD out of my distress, and he answered me; 9 But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Deliverance belongs to the LORD!” 10 Then the LORD spoke to the fish, and it spewed Jonah out upon the dry land. Conversion of Nineveh Jonah 3:1,10 1 The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time, saying, 2 “Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.” 3 So Jonah set out and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. 10 When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them; and he did not do it. Jonah’s Anger Jonah 4:1-3 But this was very displeasing to Jonah, and he became angry. 2 He prayed to the LORD and said, “O LORD! Is not this what I said while I was still in my own country? That is why I fled to Tarshish at the beginning; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and ready to relent from punishing. 3 And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” Jonah Is Reproved Jonah 4:9-10 But God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the bush?” And he said, “Yes, angry enough to die.” 10 Then the LORD said, “You are concerned about the bush, for which you did not labor and which you did not grow; it came into being in a night and perished in a night. 11 And should I not be concerned about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also many animals?” New Revised Standard Version Liveology® creates uplifting content for your whole life. Join us on the journey of seeking God, self-study, healing, and awakening as we draw from spiritual traditions across the world. Become a Member and receive access to our exclusive library of articles and videos and other special benefits. Follow us on Instagram and YouTube ! Thank you for your continued and growing support.

You should not have gloated over your brother on the day of his misfortune. The Books of the Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures) Previous Book: Amos Next Book: Jonah   Language Hebrew Author Obadiah People Obadiah Chapters Chapter 1 ​The Vision of Obadiah Pillage and Slaughter Will Repay Edom’s Cruelty Edom Mistreated His Brother Israel’s Final Triumph Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Wishing you abundant life, love, joy, peace, and prosperity.

I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel. The Books of the Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures) Previous Book: Joel Next Book: Obadiah   Language : Hebrew Author : Amos, a shepherd of Tekoa King Uzziah of Judah King Jeroboam son of Joash of Israel People: Amos, prophet Amaziah, the priest of Bethel King Jeroboam of Israel Chapters Chapter 1 ​Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors ​Chapter 2 ​Judgment on Judah Judgment on Israel ​Chapter 3 Israel’s Guilt and Punishment ​Chapter 4 ​Israel Rejects Correction Chapter 5 ​A Lament for Israel’s Sin The Day of the Lord a Dark Day Chapter 6 ​Complacent Self–Indulgence Will Be Punished Chapter 7 ​Locusts, Fire, and a Plumb Line Amaziah Complains to the King Chapter 8 The Basket of Fruit ​Chapter 9 ​The Destruction of Israel The Restoration of David’s Kingdom Highlights Judgment on Israel Amos 2:6-8 Thus says the LORD: For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment; a because they sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals— 7 they who trample the head of the poor into the dust of the earth, and push the afflicted out of the way; father and son go in to the same girl, so that my holy name is profaned; 8 they lay themselves down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink wine bought with fines they imposed. A Plumb Line Amos 7:7-9 This is what he showed me: the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. 8 And the LORD said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said, “See, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will never again pass them by; 9 the high places of Isaac shall be made desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste, and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.” Locusts, Fire, and a Plumb Line The Basket of Fruit Amos 8:1-6 This is what the Lord GOD showed me—a basket of summer fruit. 2 He said, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the LORD said to me, The end has come upon my people Israel; I will never again pass them by. 3 The songs of the temple shall become wailings in that day,” says the Lord GOD; “the dead bodies shall be many, cast out in every place. Be silent!” Hear this, you that trample on the needy, and bring to ruin the poor of the land, 5 saying, “When will the new moon be over so that we may sell grain; and the sabbath, so that we may offer wheat for sale? We will make the ephah small and the shekel great, and practice deceit with false balances, 6 buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, nd selling the sweepings of the wheat.” The Restoration of David’s Kingdom Amos 9:13-15 The time is surely coming, says the LORD, when the one who plows shall overtake the one who reaps, and the treader of grapes the one who sows the seed; the mountains shall drip sweet wine, and all the hills shall flow with it. 14 I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel, and they shall rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and drink their wine, and they shall make gardens and eat their fruit. 15 I will plant them upon their land, and they shall never again be plucked up out of the land that I have given them, says the LORD your God. Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Wishing you abundant life, love, joy, peace, and prosperity.

Yet even now, says the LORD, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning. The Books of the Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures) Previous Book: Hosea Next Book: Amos Language : Hebrew Author : Joel People: Joel son of Pethuel Places: Zion Highlights Lament over Israel's Ruin Joel 1:1-11 Hear this, O elders, give ear, all inhabitants of the land! Has such a thing happened in your days, or in the days of your ancestors? 3 Tell your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation. Be dismayed, you farmers, wail, you vinedressers, over the wheat and the barley; for the crops of the field are ruined. 12 The vine withers, the fig tree droops. Pomegranate, palm, and apple— all the trees of the field are dried up; surely, joy withers away among the people. A Call to Repentance and Prayer Joel 2:12 Yet even now, says the LORD, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; 13 rend your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the LORD, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and relents from punishing. 14 Who knows whether he will not turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, a grain offering and a drink offering for the LORD, your God? God’s Response and Promise Joel 2:18-19 Then the LORD became jealous for his land, and had pity on his people. 19 In response to his people the LORD said: I am sending you grain, wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied; and I will no more make you a mockery among the nations. The Glorious Future of Judah Joel 3:17-18 So you shall know that I, the LORD your God, dwell in Zion, my holy mountain. And Jerusalem shall be holy, and strangers shall never again pass through it. 18 In that day the mountains shall drip sweet wine, the hills shall flow with milk, and all the stream beds of Judah shall flow with water; a fountain shall come forth from the house of the LORD and water the Wadi Shittim.   Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Wishing you abundant life, love, joy, peace, and prosperity.

Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the royal rations of food and wine. The Books of the Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures) Previous Book: Ezekiel Next Book: Hosea   Language Hebrew Summary Daniel and his friends refuse to eat the king's rations, maintaining a vegetarian diet. They end up being 10x superior to even the best magicians and received special treatment. Daniel and his friends were thrown into the furnace for worshipping God, but an angel saved them Daniel was falsely accused and thrown into the lion's den, but the lions mouths were shut and Daniel was spared Daniel had the gift of visions and interpretation of visions Chapters ​Chapter 1 Four Young Israelites at the Babylonian Court Chapter 2 Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream God Reveals Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream Daniel Interprets the Dream Daniel and His Friends Promoted Chapter 3 ​The Golden Image The Fiery Furnace Chapter 4 ​Nebuchadnezzar’s Second Dream Daniel Interprets the Second Dream Nebuchadnezzar’s Humiliation Nebuchadnezzar Praises God Chapter 5 ​Belshazzar’s Feast The Writing on the Wall The Writing on the Wall Interpreted Chapter 6 ​The Plot against Daniel Daniel in the Lions’ Den Daniel Saved from the Lions Chapter 7 ​Visions of the Four Beasts Daniel’s Visions Interpreted Chapter 8 Vision of a Ram and a Goat Gabriel Interprets the Vision Chapter 9 ​Daniel’s Prayer for the People The Seventy Weeks Chapter 10 ​Conflict of Nations and Heavenly Powers Chapter 11 ​The Time of the End Chapter 12 ​The Resurrection of the Dead Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Wishing you abundant life, love, joy, peace, and prosperity.

O house of Israel: Is my way unfair? Is it not your ways that are unfair? The Books of the Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures) Previous Book: Lamentations Next Book: Daniel   Language : Hebrew Author : Ezekiel People: Ezekiel The 4 creatures Cherubim The man clothed in linen Oholah Oholibah Places: Jerusalem Above the Dome Below the Dome Highlights: God’s Glory Leaves Jerusalem Ezekiel 10:1-5 Then I looked, and above the dome that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared above them something like a sapphire, in form resembling a throne. 2 He said to the man clothed in linen, “Go within the wheelwork underneath the cherubim; fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim, and scatter them over the city.” He went in as I looked on. 3 Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the house when the man went in; and a cloud filled the inner court. 4 Then the glory of the LORD rose up from the cherub to the threshold of the house; the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the glory of the LORD. 5 The sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when he speaks. 9 I looked, and there were four wheels beside the cherubim, one beside each cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like gleaming beryl. 10 And as for their appearance, the four looked alike, something like a wheel within a wheel. 11 When they moved, they moved in any of the four directions without veering as they moved; but in whatever direction the front wheel faced, the others followed without veering as they moved. 12 Their entire body, their rims, their spokes, their wings, and the wheels—the wheels of the four of them—were full of eyes all around. 13 As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing “the wheelwork.” 14 Each one had four faces: the first face was that of the cherub, the second face was that of a human being, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle. God Will Restore Israel Ezekiel 11:14-21 Then the word of the LORD came to me: 15 Mortal, your kinsfolk, your own kin, your fellow exiles, a the whole house of Israel, all of them, are those of whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, “They have gone far from the LORD; to us this land is given for a possession.” 16 Therefore say: Thus says the Lord GOD: Though I removed them far away among the nations, and though I scattered them among the countries, yet I have been a sanctuary to them for a little while in the countries where they have gone. 17 Therefore say: Thus says the Lord GOD: I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. 18 When they come there, they will remove from it all its detestable things and all its abominations. 19 I will give them one heart, and put a new spirit within them; I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh, 20 so that they may follow my statutes and keep my ordinances and obey them. Then they shall be my people, and I will be their God. 21 But as for those whose heart goes after their detestable things and their abominations, I will bring their deeds upon their own heads, says the Lord GOD. False Prophets Condemned Ezekiel 13:8-11 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because you have uttered falsehood and envisioned lies, I am against you, says the Lord GOD. 9 My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations; they shall not be in the council of my people, nor be enrolled in the register of the house of Israel, nor shall they enter the land of Israel; and you shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 10 Because, in truth, because they have misled my people, saying, “Peace,” when there is no peace; and because, when the people build a wall, these prophets smear whitewash on it. 11 Say to those who smear whitewash on it that it shall fall. There will be a deluge of rain, great hailstones will fall, and a stormy wind will break out. Individual Retribution Ezekiel. 18:19-20, 25-32 Yet you say, “Why should not the son suffer for the iniquity of the father?” When the son has done what is lawful and right, and has been careful to observe all my statutes, he shall surely live. 20 The person who sins shall die. A child shall not suffer for the iniquity of a parent, nor a parent suffer for the iniquity of a child; the righteousness of the righteous shall be his own, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be his own. 25 Yet you say, “The way of the Lord is unfair.” Hear now, O house of Israel: Is my way unfair? Is it not your ways that are unfair? 26 When the righteous turn away from their righteousness and commit iniquity, they shall die for it; for the iniquity that they have committed they shall die. 27 Again, when the wicked turn away from the wickedness they have committed and do what is lawful and right, they shall save their life. 28 Because they considered and turned away from all the transgressions that they had committed, they shall surely live; they shall not die. 29 Yet the house of Israel says, “The way of the Lord is unfair.” O house of Israel, are my ways unfair? Is it not your ways that are unfair? 30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, all of you according to your ways, says the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions; otherwise iniquity will be your ruin. 31 Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed against me, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel? 32 For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, says the Lord GOD. Turn, then, and live. The Two Sticks Ezekiel 37:21-28 21 Thus says the Lord GOD: I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from every quarter, and bring them to their own land. 22 I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king over them all. Never again shall they be two nations, and never again shall they be divided into two kingdoms. 23 They shall never again defile themselves with their idols and their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions. I will save them from all the apostasies into which they have fallen, and will cleanse them. Then they shall be my people, and I will be their GOD. 24 My servant David shall be king over them; and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall follow my ordinances and be careful to observe my statutes. 25 They shall live in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, in which your ancestors lived; they and their children and their children’s children shall live there forever; and my servant David shall be their prince forever. 26 I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; and I will bless them and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary among them forevermore. 27 My dwelling place shall be with them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 28 Then the nations shall know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary is among them forevermore. The Temple Ezekiel 40:48-41:1 48 Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the pilasters of the vestibule, five cubits on either side; and the width of the gate was fourteen cubits; and the sidewalls of the gate were three cubits on either side. 49 The depth of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the width twelve cubits; ten steps led up to it; and there were pillars beside the pilasters on either side. 41:1 Then he brought me to the nave, and measured the pilasters; on each side six cubits was the width of the pilasters. 2 The width of the entrance was ten cubits; and the sidewalls of the entrance were five cubits on either side. He measured the length of the nave, forty cubits, and its width, twenty cubits. 3 Then he went into the inner room and measured the pilasters of the entrance, two cubits; and the width of the entrance, six cubits; and the sidewalls of the entrance, seven cubits. 4 He measured the depth of the room, twenty cubits, and its width, twenty cubits, beyond the nave. And he said to me, This is the most holy place.   Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Wishing you abundant life, love, joy, peace, and prosperity.

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. The Books of the Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures) Photo by Thomas Vogel Previous Book: Jeremiah Next Book: Ezekiel   Language: Hebrew Highlights God’s Steadfast Love Endures Lamentations 3:1 1 I am one who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath; 2 he has driven and brought me into darkness without any light; 3 against me alone he turns his hand, again and again, all day long. 4 He has made my flesh and my skin waste away, and broken my bones; 5 he has besieged and enveloped me with bitterness and tribulation; 6 he has made me sit in darkness like the dead of long ago. 7 He has walled me about so that I cannot escape; he has put heavy chains on me; 8 though I call and cry for help, he shuts out my prayer; 9 he has blocked my ways with hewn stones, he has made my paths crooked. 10 He is a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in hiding; 11 he led me off my way and tore me to pieces; he has made me desolate; 12 he bent his bow and set me as a mark for his arrow. 13 He shot into my vitals the arrows of his quiver; 14 I have become the laughingstock of all my people, the object of their taunt-songs all day long. 15 He has filled me with bitterness, he has sated me with wormwood. 16 He has made my teeth grind on gravel, and made me cower in ashes; 17 my soul is bereft of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is; 18 so I say, “Gone is my glory, and all that I had hoped for from the LORD.” 19 The thought of my affliction and my homelessness is wormwood and gall! 20 My soul continually thinks of it and is bowed down within me. 21 But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: 22 The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; 23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” 25 The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. 26 It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. 27 It is good for one to bear the yoke in youth, 28 to sit alone in silence when the Lord has imposed it, 29 to put one’s mouth to the dust (there may yet be hope), 30 to give one’s cheek to the smiter, and be filled with insults. 31 For the Lord will not reject forever. 32 Although he causes grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; 33 for he does not willingly afflict or grieve anyone. 34 When all the prisoners of the land are crushed under foot, 35 when human rights are perverted in the presence of the Most High, 36 when one’s case is subverted —does the Lord not see it? 37 Who can command and have it done, if the Lord has not ordained it? 38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come? 39 Why should any who draw breath complain about the punishment of their sins? 40 Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the LORD. 41 Let us lift up our hearts as well as our hands to God in heaven. 42 We have transgressed and rebelled, and you have not forgiven. 43 You have wrapped yourself with anger and pursued us, killing without pity; 44 you have wrapped yourself with a cloud so that no prayer can pass through. 45 You have made us filth and rubbish among the peoples. 46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us; 47 panic and pitfall have come upon us, devastation and destruction. 48 My eyes flow with rivers of tears because of the destruction of my people. 49 My eyes will flow without ceasing, without respite, 50 until the LORD from heaven looks down and sees. 51 My eyes cause me grief at the fate of all the young women in my city. 52 Those who were my enemies without cause have hunted me like a bird; 53 they flung me alive into a pit and hurled stones on me; 54 water closed over my head; I said, “I am lost.” 55 I called on your name, O LORD, from the depths of the pit; 56 you heard my plea, “Do not close your ear to my cry for help, but give me relief!” 57 You came near when I called on you; you said, “Do not fear!” 58 You have taken up my cause, O Lord, you have redeemed my life. 59 You have seen the wrong done to me, O LORD; judge my cause. 60 You have seen all their malice, all their plots against me. 61 You have heard their taunts, O LORD, all their plots against me. 62 The whispers and murmurs of my assailants are against me all day long. 63 Whether they sit or rise—see, I am the object of their taunt-songs. 64 Pay them back for their deeds, O LORD, according to the work of their hands! 65 Give them anguish of heart; your curse be on them! 66 Pursue them in anger and destroy them from under the LORD’S heavens. 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Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? The Books of the Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures) Photo by Craig Vodnik Previous Book: Isaiah Next Book: Lamentations   Language Hebrew Section of Tanakh Nevi'im (Prophets) Author Jeremiah Highlights: Jeremiah’s Call and Commission Jeremiah 1:4-19 4 Now the word of the LORD came to me saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” 6 Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy.” 7 But the LORD said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a boy’; for you shall go to all to whom I send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you, 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD.” 9 Then the LORD put out his hand and touched my mouth; and the LORD said to me, “Now I have put my words in your mouth. 10 See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.” 11 The word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.” 12 Then the LORD said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it.” 13 The word of the LORD came to me a second time, saying, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a boiling pot, tilted away from the north.” 14 Then the LORD said to me: Out of the north disaster shall break out on all the inhabitants of the land. 15 For now I am calling all the tribes of the kingdoms of the north, says the LORD; and they shall come and all of them shall set their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all its surrounding walls and against all the cities of Judah. 16 And I will utter my judgments against them, for all their wickedness in forsaking me; they have made offerings to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands. 17 But you, gird up your loins; stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not break down before them, or I will break you before them. 18 And I for my part have made you today a fortified city, an iron pillar, and a bronze wall, against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its princes, its priests, and the people of the land. 19 They will fight against you; but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, says the LORD, to deliver you. The Prophet Mourns for the People Isaiah 8:18-19:11 18 My joy is gone, grief is upon me, my heart is sick. 19 Hark, the cry of my poor people from far and wide in the land: “Is the LORD not in Zion? Is her King not in her?” (“Why have they provoked me to anger with their images, with their foreign idols?”) 20 “The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.” 21 For the hurt of my poor people I am hurt, I mourn, and dismay has taken hold of me. 22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of my poor people not been restored? 1 O that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears, so that I might weep day and night for the slain of my poor people! 2 O that I had in the desert a traveler’s lodging place, that I might leave my people and go away from them! For they are all adulterers, a band of traitors. 3 They bend their tongues like bows; they have grown strong in the land for falsehood, and not for truth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, says the LORD. 4 Beware of your neighbors, and put no trust in any of your kin; for all your kin are supplanters, and every neighbor goes around like a slanderer. 5 They all deceive their neighbors, and no one speaks the truth; they have taught their tongues to speak lies; they commit iniquity and are too weary to repent. 6 Oppression upon oppression, deceit upon deceit! They refuse to know me, says the LORD. 7 Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: I will now refine and test them, for what else can I do with my sinful people? 8 Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceit through the mouth. They all speak friendly words to their neighbors, but inwardly are planning to lay an ambush. 9 Shall I not punish them for these things? says the LORD; and shall I not bring retribution on a nation such as this? 10 Take up weeping and wailing for the mountains, and a lamentation for the pastures of the wilderness, because they are laid waste so that no one passes through, and the lowing of cattle is not heard; both the birds of the air and the animals have fled and are gone. 11 I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a lair of jackals; and I will make the towns of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant. Symbol of the Wine–Jars Jeremiah 13:12-14 12 You shall speak to them this word: Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Every wine-jar should be filled with wine. And they will say to you, “Do you think we do not know that every wine-jar should be filled with wine?” 13 Then you shall say to them: Thus says the LORD: I am about to fill all the inhabitants of this land—the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem—with drunkenness. 14 And I will dash them one against another, parents and children together, says the LORD. I will not pity or spare or have compassion when I destroy them. Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. 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For unto child has been born. unto us a son is given. The Books of the Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures) Photo by aisvri Previous Book: Song of Songs Next Book: Jeremiah Language Hebrew Section of Tanakh Nevi'im (Prophets) Highlights The Wickedness of Judah Isaiah 1:2-20 2 Hear, O heavens, and listen, O earth; for the LORD has spoken: I reared children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me. 3 The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s crib; but Israel does not know, my people do not understand. 4 Ah, sinful nation, people laden with iniquity, offspring who do evil, children who deal corruptly, who have forsaken the LORD, who have despised the Holy One of Israel, who are utterly estranged! 5 Why do you seek further beatings? Why do you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. 6 From the sole of the foot even to the head, there is no soundness in it, but bruises and sores and bleeding wounds; they have not been drained, or bound up, or softened with oil. 7 Your country lies desolate, your cities are burned with fire; in your very presence aliens devour your land; it is desolate, as overthrown by foreigners. 8 And daughter Zion is left like a booth in a vineyard, like a shelter in a cucumber field, like a besieged city. 9 If the LORD of hosts had not left us a few survivors, we would have been like Sodom, and become like Gomorrah. 10 Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah! 11 What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the LORD; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of goats. 12 When you come to appear before me, a who asked this from your hand? Trample my courts no more; 13 bringing offerings is futile; incense is an abomination to me. New moon and sabbath and calling of convocation— I cannot endure solemn assemblies with iniquity. 14 Your new moons and your appointed festivals my soul hates; they have become a burden to me, I am weary of bearing them. 15 When you stretch out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood. 16 Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil, 17 learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow. 18 Come now, let us argue it out, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be like snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. 19 If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; 20 but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken. Isaiah Gives Ahaz the Sign of Immanuel Isaiah 7:10-24 10 Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying, 11 Ask a sign of the LORD your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven. 12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, and I will not put the LORD to the test. 13 Then Isaiah said: “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary mortals, that you weary my God also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel. 15 He shall eat curds and honey by the time he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. 16 For before the child knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land before whose two kings you are in dread will be deserted. 17 The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on your ancestral house such days as have not come since the day that Ephraim departed from Judah—the king of Assyria.” 18 On that day the LORD will whistle for the fly that is at the sources of the streams of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. 19 And they will all come and settle in the steep ravines, and in the clefts of the rocks, and on all the thornbushes, and on all the pastures. 20 On that day the Lord will shave with a razor hired beyond the River—with the king of Assyria—the head and the hair of the feet, and it will take off the beard as well. 21 On that day one will keep alive a young cow and two sheep, 22 and will eat curds because of the abundance of milk that they give; for everyone that is left in the land shall eat curds and honey. 23 On that day every place where there used to be a thousand vines, worth a thousand shekels of silver, will become briers and thorns. 24 With bow and arrows one will go there, for all the land will be briers and thorns; 25 and as for all the hills that used to be hoed with a hoe, you will not go there for fear of briers and thorns; but they will become a place where cattle are let loose and where sheep tread. The Righteous Reign of the Coming King Isaiah 9:1-7 1 But there will be no gloom for those who were in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. 2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness— on them light has shined. 3 You have multiplied the nation, you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as people exult when dividing plunder. 4 For the yoke of their burden, and the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian. 5 For all the boots of the tramping warriors and all the garments rolled in blood shall be burned as fuel for the fire. 6 For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 His authority shall grow continually, and there shall be endless peace for the throne of David and his kingdom. He will establish and uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time onward and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.   Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Wishing you abundant life, love, joy, peace, and prosperity.

Satan answered the LORD, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.” The Books of the Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures) Photo by Rex Pickar Previous Book: Esther   Next Book: Psalms   Language Hebrew Section of Tanakh Ketuvim (Scriptures) People Job Eliphaz Bildad Zophar Chapter 1 Job and His Family | Job 1 Chapter 2 Attack on Job’s Health | Job 2 Chapter 3 Job Curses the Day He Was Born | Job 3 Chapter 4 Eliphaz Speaks: Job Has Sinned | Job 4 Chapter 5 Job Is Corrected by God | Job 5 Chapter 6 Job Replies, My Complaint Is Just: Job 6 Chapter 7 My Suffering Is without End: Job 7 Chapter 8 Bildad Speaks, Job Should Repent: Job 8 Chapter 9 There Is No Mediator | Job 9 Chapter 10 I Loathe My Life | Job 10 Chapter 11 Zophar Speaks: Job’s Guilt Deserves Punishment | Job 11 Chapter 12 Job Replies: I Am a Laughingstock | Job 12 Chapter 13 Job Replies: I Am a Laughingstock | Job 13 Job’s Despondent Prayer | Job 13 - 14 Chapter 14 Job’s Despondent Prayer | Job 13 - 14 Chapter 15 Eliphaz Speaks: Job Undermines Religion | Job 15 Chapter 16 Job Reaffirms His Innocence | Job 16 Chapter 17 Job Prays for Relief | Job 17 Chapter 18 Bildad Speaks: God Punishes the Wicked | Job 18 Chapter 19 Job Replies: I Know That My Redeemer Lives | Job 19 Chapter 20 Zophar Speaks: Wickedness Receives Just Retribution | Job 20 Chapter 21 Job Replies: The Wicked Often Go Unpunished | Job 21 Chapter 22 Eliphaz Speaks: Job’s Wickedness Is Great | Job 22 Chapter 23 Job Replies: My Complaint Is Bitter | Job 23 Chapter 24 Job Complains of Violence on the Earth | Job 24 Chapter 25 Bildad Speaks: How Can a Mortal Be Righteous Before God? | Job 25 Chapter 26 Job Replies: God’s Majesty Is Unsearchable | Job 26 Chapter 27 Job Maintains His Integrity | Job 27 Chapter 28 Interlude: Where Wisdom Is Found | Job 28 Chapter 29 Job Finishes His Defense | Job 29 Chapter 30 Job Finishes His Defense | Job 30 Chapter 31 Job Finishes His Defense | Job 31 Chapter 32 Elihu Rebukes Job’s Friends | Job 32 Chapter 33 Elihu Rebukes Job | Job 33 Chapter 34 Elihu Proclaims God’s Justice | Job 34 Chapter 35 Elihu Condemns Self–Righteousness | Job 35 Chapter 36 Elihu Exalts God’s Goodness | Job 36 Chapter 37 Elihu Proclaims God’s Majesty | Job 37 Chapter 38 The LORD Answers Job | Job 38 Chapter 39 The LORD Answers Job | Job 39 Chapter 40 Job’s Response to God & God's Challenge | Job 40 Chapter 41 God's Challenge to Job | Job 41 Chapter 42 Job’s Fortunes Are Restored Twofold | Job 42 Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Wishing you abundant life, love, joy, peace, and prosperity.

How can I bear to see the calamity that is coming on my people? The Books of the Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures) Previous Book: Nehemiah   Next Book: Job   Language Hebrew Section of Tanakh Ketuvim (Scriptures) People King Ahasuerus Queen Vashti Queen Esther Mordecai Haman Summary The Book of Esther is a dramatic biblical narrative set in the Persian Empire during the reign of King Ahasuerus (commonly identified as Xerxes I). It tells the story of a young Jewish woman, Esther, who rises to become queen and courageously saves her people from destruction. The story begins with King Ahasuerus dismissing his queen, Vashti, for refusing to appear before him. A nationwide search is held to find a new queen, and Esther, a Jewish orphan raised by her cousin Mordecai, is chosen. Meanwhile, Mordecai uncovers a plot to assassinate the king and reports it, earning the king’s favor. However, the king’s advisor, Haman, harbors hatred for Mordecai because he refuses to bow to him. In retaliation, Haman convinces the king to issue a decree to annihilate all Jews in the empire. Mordecai urges Esther to intervene, warning her that she, too, is at risk. She bravely approaches the king, revealing Haman’s plot and her Jewish identity. The king is outraged and orders Haman’s execution. The king issues a new decree allowing the Jews to defend themselves, leading to their victory over their enemies. The Jewish people celebrate their deliverance with the festival of Purim, which is still observed today. The Book of Esther highlights themes of divine providence, courage, and the importance of standing up for justice, even in the face of great personal risk. Though God is never explicitly mentioned in the book, His presence is seen throughout the events that lead to the salvation of the Jewish people. Chapters Chapter 1 King Ahasuerus Deposes Queen Vashti | Esther 1 Chapter 2 Esther Becomes Queen & Mordecai Discovers a Plot | Esther 2 Chapter 3 Haman Undertakes to Destroy the Jews | Esther 3 Chapter 4 Esther Agrees to Help the Jews | Esther 4 Chapter 5 Esther’s Banquet & Haman Plans to Have Mordecai Hanged | Esther 5 Chapter 6 The King Honors Mordecai | Esther 6 Chapter 7 Haman’s Downfall and Mordecai’s Advancement | Esther 7 Chapter 8 Esther Saves the Jews | Esther 8 Chapter 9 Destruction of the Enemies of the Jews & The Feast of Purim Inaugurated | Esther 9 Chapter 10 Conclusion | Esther 10 Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Subscribe  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Peace & Love!

O my God, I am too ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God. The Books of the Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures) Photo by Akhil Lincoln Previous Book: Ezra   Next Book: Esther Language Hebrew Section of Tanakh Ketuvim (Scriptures) People Nehemiah Chapters Chapter 1 Nehemiah Prays for His People | Nehemiah 1 Chapter 2 Nehemiah Sent to Judah & Inspects the Walls | Nehemiah 2 Chapter 3 Organization of the Work | Nehemiah 3 Chapter 4 Hostile Plots Thwarted | Nehemiah 4 Chapter 5 Nehemiah Deals with Oppression & The Generosity of Nehemiah | Nehemiah 5 Chapter 6 Intrigues of Enemies Foiled | Nehemiah 6 Chapter 7 The Wall Completed & Lists of the Returned Exiles | Nehemiah 7 Chapter 8 Ezra Summons the People to Obey the Law & The Festival of Booths Celebrated | Nehemiah 8 Chapter 9 National Confession & Those Who Signed the Covenant | Nehemiah 9 Chapter 10 Those Who Signed the Covenant & the Summary | Nehemiah 10 Chapter 11 Population of the City Increased & Villages outside Jerusalem | Nehemiah 11 Chapter 12 A List of Priests and Levites, Dedication of the City Wall & Temple Responsibilities | Nehemiah 12 Chapter 13 Foreigners Separated from Israel, Sabbath Reforms & Mixed Marriages Condemned | Nehemiah 13 Highlights: Nehemiah Prays for His People Nehemiah 1:1 1 The words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah. In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in Susa the capital, 2 one of my brothers, Hanani, came with certain men from Judah; and I asked them about the Jews that survived, those who had escaped the captivity, and about Jerusalem. 3 They replied, “The survivors there in the province who escaped captivity are in great trouble and shame; the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been destroyed by fire.” 4 When I heard these words I sat down and wept, and mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven. 5 I said, “O LORD God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments; 6 let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel, confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Both I and my family have sinned. 7 We have offended you deeply, failing to keep the commandments, the statutes, and the ordinances that you commanded your servant Moses. 8 Remember the word that you commanded your servant Moses, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples; 9 but if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts are under the farthest skies, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place at which I have chosen to establish my name.’ 10 They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great power and your strong hand. 11 O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man!” At the time, I was cupbearer to the king. Decision to Restore the Walls Nehemiah 2:17 17 Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins with its gates burned. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we may no longer suffer disgrace.” 18 I told them that the hand of my God had been gracious upon me, and also the words that the king had spoken to me. Then they said, “Let us start building!” So they committed themselves to the common good. 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they mocked and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?” 20 Then I replied to them, “The God of heaven is the one who will give us success, and we his servants are going to start building; but you have no share or claim or historic right in Jerusalem.” Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Wishing you abundant life, love, joy, peace, and prosperity.

O my God, I am too ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God. The Books of the Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures) Photo by Aviv Ben Or Previous Book: 2 Chronicles   Next Book: Nehemiah Language Hebrew People King Cyrus Ezra Jeshua Zerubbabel Ahasuerus Artaxerxes Haggai Zechariah King Darius Chapter 1 End of the Babylonian Captivity | Ezra 1 Chapter 2 List of the Returned Exiles | Ezra 2 Chapter 3 Worship Restored at Jerusalem & Foundation Laid for the Temple | Ezra 3 Chapter 4 Resistance to Rebuilding the Temple & Rebuilding of Jerusalem Opposed | Ezra 4 Chapter 5 Restoration of the Temple Resumed | Ezra 5 Chapter 6 Restoration of the Temple Resumed | Ezra 6 Chapter 7 The Coming and Work of Ezra & The Letter of Artaxerxes to Ezra | Ezra 7 Chapter 8 Heads of Families Who Returned with Ezra , Servants & Gifts for the Temple | Ezra 8 Chapter 9 Denunciation of Mixed Marriages & Ezra’s Prayer | Ezra 9 Chapter 10 The People’s Response & Foreign Wives and Their Children Rejected | Ezra 10 Highlights: Completion and Dedication of the Temple Ezra 6:13-18 13 Then, according to the word sent by King Darius, Tattenai, the governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates did with all diligence what King Darius had ordered. 14 So the elders of the Jews built and prospered, through the prophesying of the prophet Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished their building by command of the God of Israel and by decree of Cyrus, Darius, and King Artaxerxes of Persia; 15 and this house was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius. 16 The people of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the returned exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy. 17 They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. 18 Then they set the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their courses for the service of God at Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses. Ezra’s Prayer Ezra 9:5 5 At the evening sacrifice I got up from my fasting, with my garments and my mantle torn, and fell on my knees, spread out my hands to the LORD my God, 6 and said, “O my God, I am too ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God, for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has mounted up to the heavens. 7 From the days of our ancestors to this day we have been deep in guilt, and for our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests have been handed over to the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plundering, and to utter shame, as is now the case. 8 But now for a brief moment favor has been shown by the LORD our God, who has left us a remnant, and given us a stake in his holy place, in order that he may brighten our eyes and grant us a little sustenance in our slavery. 9 For we are slaves; yet our God has not forsaken us in our slavery, but has extended to us his steadfast love before the kings of Persia, to give us new life to set up the house of our God, to repair its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judea and Jerusalem. 10 “And now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments, 11 which you commanded by your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land unclean with the pollutions of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations. They have filled it from end to end with their uncleanness. 12 Therefore do not give your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters for your sons, and never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and eat the good of the land and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.’ 13 After all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, seeing that you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserved and have given us such a remnant as this, 14 shall we break your commandments again and intermarry with the peoples who practice these abominations? Would you not be angry with us until you destroy us without remnant or survivor? 15 O LORD, God of Israel, you are just, but we have escaped as a remnant, as is now the case. Here we are before you in our guilt, though no one can face you because of this.” Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Wishing you abundant life, love, joy, peace, and prosperity.

You shall keep my statutes and my ordinances; by doing so one shall live. The Books of the Bible Photo by Sincerely Media Previous Book: Exodus Next Book: Numbers Hebrew Name Vayikra ( וַיִּקְרָא) meaning "and He called," signifying God's call to Moses. Original Language Hebrew Summary Leviticus is a list of laws found in the Torah, the third book in the Hebrew Scriptures, also found in the Bible. The purpose of these laws is to instruct the people of Israel how to follow God, which things to do, which things to avoid, and how to make offerings for forgiveness of sins in the case of wrongdoing. The laws are specific and vast, describing every area of life, from clean and unclean foods to methods determining whether someone is sick and contagious and methods for purification. The intention of these laws is not to shackle the people of God but to lead them toward the path of life, through dedicating their whole lives to God. Chapters ​Chapter 1 The Burnt Offerings Chapter 2 Grain Offerings Chapter 3 Offerings of Well-Being Chapter 4 Sin Offerings Chapter 5 Offerings with Restitution Chapter 6 Instructions Concerning Sacrifices Chapter 7 Further Instructions Chapter 8 The Rites of Ordination Chapter 9 Aaron’s Priesthood Inaugurated Chapter 10 Nadab and Abihu Chapter 11 Clean and Unclean Foods Unclean Animals Chapter 12 Purification of Women after Childbirth Chapter 13 Leprosy, Varieties and Symptoms Chapter 14 ​Purification of Lepers and Leprous Houses Chapter 15 Concerning Bodily Discharges Chapter 16 ​The Day of Atonement Chapter 17 The Slaughtering of Animals Eating Blood Prohibited Chapter 18 ​Sexual Relations Chapter 19 ​Ritual and Moral Holiness Chapter 20 ​Penalties for Violations of Holiness Chapter 21 ​Penalties for Violations of Holiness Chapter 22 Acceptable Offerings ​The Use of Holy Offerings Chapter 23 Appointed Festivals Chapter 24 The Bread for the Tabernacle Blasphemy and Its Punishment The Lamp Chapter 25 The Sabbatical Year The Year of Jubilee Chapter 26 Rewards for Obedience Penalties for Disobedienc Chapter 27 Votive Offerings Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Wishing you abundant life, love, joy, peace, and prosperity.

Genesis is the 1st book of the Torah. A List of the Books of the Bible Next Book: Exodus Language : Hebrew People: Adam   Eve   Cain   Sarah   Ishmael   Isaac   Abel   Noah   Abraham   Esau   Jacob   Joseph Chapters ​Chapter 1 Six Days of Creation and the Sabbath ​Chapter 2 Six Days of Creation and the Sabbath Chapter 3 The First Sin and Its Punishment Chapter 4 Cain Murders Abel Beginnings of Civilization Chapter 5 Adam’s Descendants to Noah and His Sons Chapter 6 Noah Pleases God Chapter 7 The Great Flood Chapter 8 The Flood Subsides Chapter 9 The Covenant with Noah Noah and His Sons Chapter 10 Nations Descended from Noah Chapter 11 The Tower of Babel Descendants of Shem & Terah Chapter 12 The Call of Abram Chapter 13 Abram and Lot Separate Chapter 14 Lot’s Captivity and Rescue Chapter 15 God’s Covenant with Abram Chapter 16 The Birth of Ishmael Chapter 17 The Sign of the Covenant Chapter 18 A Son Promised to Abraham and Sarah Judgment Pronounced on Sodom Chapter 19 The Depravity of Sodom & the Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah The Shameful Origin of Moab & Ammon Chapter 20 Abraham and Sarah at Gerar Chapter 21 Abraham and Abimelech Make a Covenant The Birth of Isaac & Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away Chapter 22 The Command to Sacrifice Isaac Chapter 23 Sarah’s Death and Burial Chapter 24 The Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah Chapter 25 Abraham's Final Marriage & Death Ishmael’s Descendants Esau Sells His Birthright Chapter 26 Isaac and Abimelech Chapter 27 Isaac Blesses Jacob Jacob Escapes Esau’s Fury for his Lost Blessing Chapter 28 Esau Marries Ishmael’s Daughter ​Jacob’s Dream at Bethel Chapter 29 Jacob Meets Rachel Jacob Marries Laban’s Daughters Chapter 30 Jacob Prospers at Laban’s Expense Chapter 31 Jacob Flees with Family and Flocks & Makes a Covenant with Laban Chapter 32 Jacob Sends Presents to Appease Esau Jacob Wrestles an Angel & Receives a Blessing, New Name Chapter 33 Jacob and Esau Reunite Chapter 34 The Rape of Jacob's Daughter Dinah & Vengeance Chapter 35 Jacob Returns to Bethel The Birth of Benjamin & the Death of Rachel, Isaac Chapter 36 Esau’s Descendants, the Clans and Kings of Edom Chapter 37 Joseph Dreams of Greatness Joseph Is Sold by His Brothers Chapter 38 Judah & Tamar Chapter 39 Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife ​Chapter 40 The Dreams of Two Prisoners Chapter 41 Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dream Joseph’s Rise to Power Chapter 42 Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt Joseph's Brothers Return to Canaan Chapter 43 The Brothers Come Again, Bringing Benjamin Chapter 44 Joseph Detains Benjamin & Judah Pleads for his Release Chapter 45 Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers Chapter 46 Jacob Brings His Whole Family to Egypt & Settles in Goshen Chapter 47 The Famine in Egypt & Jacob's Last Days Chapter 48 Jacob Blesses Joseph's Sons Chapter 49 Jacob’s Last Words to His Sons Chapter 50 Joseph Forgives His Brothers & his Last Days Jacob's Death & Burial Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Wishing you abundant life, love, joy, peace, and prosperity.

Bury me with my ancestors. The Book of Genesis Chapters & Summary The Books of the Bible Photo by Craig Vodnik Jacob’s Death and Burial 49:29 Then he charged them, saying to them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my ancestors—in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 in the cave in the field at Machpelah, near Mamre, in the land of Canaan, in the field that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site. 31 There Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried; there Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried; and there I buried Leah— 32 the field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites.” 33 When Jacob ended his charge to his sons, he drew up his feet into the bed, breathed his last, and was gathered to his people. 50:1 Then Joseph threw himself on his father’s face and wept over him and kissed him. 2 Joseph commanded the physicians in his service to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel; 3 they spent forty days in doing this, for that is the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days. 4 When the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph addressed the household of Pharaoh, “If now I have found favor with you, please speak to Pharaoh as follows: 5 My father made me swear an oath; he said, ‘I am about to die. In the tomb that I hewed out for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me.’ Now therefore let me go up, so that I may bury my father; then I will return.” 6 Pharaoh answered, “Go up, and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.” 7 So Joseph went up to bury his father. With him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his household, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, 8 as well as all the household of Joseph, his brothers, and his father’s household. Only their children, their flocks, and their herds were left in the land of Goshen. 9 Both chariots and charioteers went up with him. It was a very great company. 10 When they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they held there a very great and sorrowful lamentation; and he observed a time of mourning for his father seven days. 11 When the Canaanite inhabitants of the land saw the mourning on the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a grievous mourning on the part of the Egyptians.” Therefore the place was named Abel-mizraim; it is beyond the Jordan. 12 Thus his sons did for him as he had instructed them. 13 They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field at Machpelah, the field near Mamre, which Abraham bought as a burial site from Ephron the Hittite. 14 After he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone up with him to bury his father. New Revised Standard Version Previous   Next Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Wishing you abundant life, love, joy, peace, and prosperity.

Joseph wept when they spoke to him. Then his brothers also wept. The Book of Genesis Chapters & Summary The Books of the Bible Photo by Marco Bianchetti Joseph Forgives His Brothers 50:15 Realizing that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers said, “What if Joseph still bears a grudge against us and pays us back in full for all the wrong that we did to him?” 16 So they approached Joseph, saying, “Your father gave this instruction before he died, 17 ‘Say to Joseph: I beg you, forgive the crime of your brothers and the wrong they did in harming you.’ Now therefore please forgive the crime of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him. 18 Then his brothers also wept, fell down before him, and said, “We are here as your slaves.” 19 But Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid! Am I in the place of God? 20 Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today. 21 So have no fear; I myself will provide for you and your little ones.” In this way he reassured them, speaking kindly to them. Joseph’s Last Days and Death 22 So Joseph remained in Egypt, he and his father’s household; and Joseph lived one hundred ten years. 23 Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation; the children of Machir son of Manasseh were also born on Joseph’s knees. 24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die; but God will surely come to you, and bring you up out of this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” 25 So Joseph made the Israelites swear, saying, “When God comes to you, you shall carry up my bones from here.” 26 And Joseph died, being one hundred ten years old; he was embalmed and placed in a coffin in Egypt. New Revised Standard Version Previous   Next Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Wishing you abundant life, love, joy, peace, and prosperity.

Gather around, that I may tell you what will happen to you in days to come. The Book of Genesis Chapters & Summary The Books of the Bible Photo by Philipp Pilz Jacob’s Last Words to His Sons 49:1 Then Jacob called his sons, and said: “Gather around, that I may tell you what will happen to you in days to come. 2 Assemble and hear, O sons of Jacob; listen to Israel your father. 3 Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might and the first fruits of my vigor, excelling in rank and excelling in power. 4 Unstable as water, you shall no longer excel because you went up onto your father’s bed; then you defiled it—you went up onto my couch! 5 Simeon and Levi are brothers; weapons of violence are their swords. 6 May I never come into their council; may I not be joined to their company— for in their anger they killed men, and at their whim they hamstrung oxen. 7 Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel. 8 Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down before you. 9 Judah is a lion’s whelp; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He crouches down, he stretches out like a lion, like a lioness—who dares rouse him up? 10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and the obedience of the peoples is his. 11 Binding his foal to the vine and his donkey’s colt to the choice vine, he washes his garments in wine and his robe in the blood of grapes; 12 his eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk. 13 Zebulun shall settle at the shore of the sea; he shall be a haven for ships, and his border shall be at Sidon. 14 Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds; 15 he saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant; so he bowed his shoulder to the burden, and became a slave at forced labor. 16 Dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel. 17 Dan shall be a snake by the roadside, a viper along the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider falls backward. 18 I wait for your salvation, O LORD. 19 Gad shall be raided by raiders, but he shall raid at their heels. 20 Asher’s food shall be rich, and he shall provide royal delicacies. 21 Naphtali is a doe let loose that bears lovely fawns. 22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a spring; his branches run over the wall. 23 The archers fiercely attacked him; they shot at him and pressed him hard. 24 Yet his bow remained taut, and his arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel, 25 by the God of your father, who will help you, by the Almighty who will bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies beneath, blessings of the breasts and of the womb. 26 The blessings of your father are stronger than the blessings of the eternal mountains, the bounties of the everlasting hills; may they be on the head of Joseph, on the brow of him who was set apart from his brothers. 27 Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, in the morning devouring the prey, and at evening dividing the spoil.” 28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, blessing each one of them with a suitable blessing. New Revised Standard Version Previous   Next Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Wishing you abundant life, love, joy, peace, and prosperity.

Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are. The Book of Genesis Chapters & Summary The Books of the Bible Photo by Matheus Ferrero Jacob Blesses Joseph’s Sons 48:1 After this Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” he summoned his strength and sat up in bed. 3 And Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and he blessed me, 4 and said to me, ‘I am going to make you fruitful and increase your numbers; I will make of you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your offspring after you for a perpetual holding.’ 5 Therefore your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are now mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are. 6 As for the offspring born to you after them, they shall be yours. They shall be recorded under the names of their brothers with regard to their inheritance. 7 For when I came from Paddan, Rachel, alas, died in the land of Canaan on the way, while there was still some distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem). 8 When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he said, “Who are these?” 9 Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” And he said, “Bring them to me, please, that I may bless them.” 10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, and he could not see well. So Joseph brought them near him; and he kissed them and embraced them. 11 Israel said to Joseph, “I did not expect to see your face; and here God has let me see your children also.” 12 Then Joseph removed them from his father’s knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 13 Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right, and brought them near him. 14 But Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands, for Manasseh was the firstborn. 15 He blessed Joseph, and said, “The God before whom my ancestors Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, 16 the angel who has redeemed me from all harm, bless the boys; and in them let my name be perpetuated, and the name of my ancestors Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude on the earth.” 17 When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him; so he took his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. 18 Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father! Since this one is the firstborn, put your right hand on his head.” 19 But his father refused, and said, “I know, my son, I know; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. Nevertheless his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.” 20 So he blessed them that day, saying, “By you Israel will invoke blessings, saying, ‘God make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh. 21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you again to the land of your ancestors. 22 I now give to you one portion more than to your brothers, the portion that I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow.” New Revised Standard Version Previous   Next Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Wishing you abundant life, love, joy, peace, and prosperity.

All the Egyptians sold their fields, because the famine was severe upon them; and the land became Pharaoh’s. The Book of Genesis Chapters & Summary The Books of the Bible Photo by Library of Congress The Famine in Egypt 47:13 Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine. 14 Joseph collected all the money to be found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, in exchange for the grain that they bought; and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house. 15 When the money from the land of Egypt and from the land of Canaan was spent, all the Egyptians came to Joseph, and said, “Give us food! Why should we die before your eyes? For our money is gone.” 16 And Joseph answered, “Give me your livestock, and I will give you food in exchange for your livestock, if your money is gone.” 17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph; and Joseph gave them food in exchange for the horses, the flocks, the herds, and the donkeys. That year he supplied them with food in exchange for all their livestock. 18 When that year was ended, they came to him the following year, and said to him, “We can not hide from my lord that our money is all spent; and the herds of cattle are my lord’s. There is nothing left in the sight of my lord but our bodies and our lands. 19 Shall we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food. We with our land will become slaves to Pharaoh; just give us seed, so that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.” 20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. All the Egyptians sold their fields, because the famine was severe upon them; and the land became Pharaoh’s. 21 As for the people, he made slaves of them from one end of Egypt to the other. 22 Only the land of the priests he did not buy; for the priests had a fixed allowance from Pharaoh, and lived on the allowance that Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their land. 23 Then Joseph said to the people, “Now that I have this day bought you and your land for Pharaoh, here is seed for you; sow the land. 24 And at the harvests you shall give one-fifth to Pharaoh, and four-fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and as food for yourselves and your households, and as food for your little ones.” 25 They said, “You have saved our lives; may it please my lord, we will be slaves to Pharaoh.” 26 So Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt, and it stands to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth. The land of the priests alone did not become Pharaoh’s. The Last Days of Jacob 27 Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen; and they gained possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied exceedingly. 28 Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were one hundred forty-seven years. 29 When the time of Israel’s death drew near, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor with you, put your hand under my thigh and promise to deal loyally and truly with me. Do not bury me in Egypt. 30 When I lie down with my ancestors, carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.” He answered, “I will do as you have said.” 31 And he said, “Swear to me”; and he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself on the head of his bed. New Revised Standard Version Previous   Next Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Wishing you abundant life, love, joy, peace, and prosperity.

Joseph settled his father and his brothers, and granted them a holding in the land of Egypt, in the best part of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had instructed. The Book of Genesis Chapters & Summary The Books of the Bible Photo by Mhmd Sedky Jacob Brings His Whole Family to Egypt 46:1 When Israel set out on his journey with all that he had and came to Beer-sheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2 God spoke to Israel in visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.” 3 Then he said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there. 4 I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you up again; and Joseph’s own hand shall close your eyes.” 5 Then Jacob set out from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6 They also took their livestock and the goods that they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and they came into Egypt, Jacob and all his offspring with him, 7 his sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters; all his offspring he brought with him into Egypt. 8 Now these are the names of the Israelites, Jacob and his offspring, who came to Egypt. Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, 9 and the children of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 10 The children of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. 11 The children of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 12 The children of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan); and the children of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 13 The children of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Jashub, and Shimron. 14 The children of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel 15 (these are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, together with his daughter Dinah; in all his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three). 16 The children of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. 17 The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The children of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel 18 (these are the children of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah; and these she bore to Jacob—sixteen persons). 19 The children of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. 20 To Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him. 21 The children of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard 22 (these are the children of Rachel, who were born to Jacob—fourteen persons in all). 23 The children of Dan: Hashum. 24 The children of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem 25 (these are the children of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel, and these she bore to Jacob—seven persons in all). 26 All the persons belonging to Jacob who came into Egypt, who were his own offspring, not including the wives of his sons, were sixty-six persons in all. 27 The children of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two; all the persons of the house of Jacob who came into Egypt were seventy. Jacob Settles in Goshen 28 Israel sent Judah ahead to Joseph to lead the way before him into Goshen. When they came to the land of Goshen, 29 Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to meet his father Israel in Goshen. He presented himself to him, fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. 30 Israel said to Joseph, “I can die now, having seen for myself that you are still alive.” 31 Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me. 32 The men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.’ 33 When Pharaoh calls you, and says, ‘What is your occupation?’ 34 you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our ancestors’—in order that you may settle in the land of Goshen, because all shepherds are abhorrent to the Egyptians.” 47:1 So Joseph went and told Pharaoh, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan; they are now in the land of Goshen.” 2 From among his brothers he took five men and presented them to Pharaoh. 3 Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” And they said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are shepherds, as our ancestors were.” 4 They said to Pharaoh, “We have come to reside as aliens in the land; for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks because the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now, we ask you, let your servants settle in the land of Goshen.” 5 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. 6 The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best part of the land; let them live in the land of Goshen; and if you know that there are capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.” 7 Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob, and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 8 Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How many are the years of your life?” 9 Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my earthly sojourn are one hundred thirty; few and hard have been the years of my life. They do not compare with the years of the life of my ancestors during their long sojourn.” 10 Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from the presence of Pharaoh. 11 Joseph settled his father and his brothers, and granted them a holding in the land of Egypt, in the best part of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had instructed. 12 And Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household with food, according to the number of their dependents. New Revised Standard Version Previous   Next Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Wishing you abundant life, love, joy, peace, and prosperity.

But to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five sets of garments. The Book of Genesis Chapters & Summary The Books of the Bible Photo by Zlaťáky.cz Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers 45:1 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me.” So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. 2 And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard it. 3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, so dismayed were they at his presence. 4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come closer to me.” And they came closer. He said, “I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. 5 And now do not be distressed, or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life. 6 For the famine has been in the land these two years; and there are five more years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest. 7 God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors. 8 So it was not you who sent me here, but God; he has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt. 9 Hurry and go up to my father and say to him, ‘Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not delay. 10 You shall settle in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children’s children, as well as your flocks, your herds, and all that you have. 11 I will provide for you there—since there are five more years of famine to come—so that you and your household, and all that you have, will not come to poverty.’ 12 And now your eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see that it is my own mouth that speaks to you. 13 You must tell my father how greatly I am honored in Egypt, and all that you have seen. Hurry and bring my father down here.” 14 Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, while Benjamin wept upon his neck. 15 And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them; and after that his brothers talked with him. 16 When the report was heard in Pharaoh’s house, “Joseph’s brothers have come,” Pharaoh and his servants were pleased. 17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Do this: load your animals and go back to the land of Canaan. 18 Take your father and your households and come to me, so that I may give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you may enjoy the fat of the land.’ 19 You are further charged to say, ‘Do this: take wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives, and bring your father, and come. 20 Give no thought to your possessions, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’” 21 The sons of Israel did so. Joseph gave them wagons according to the instruction of Pharaoh, and he gave them provisions for the journey. 22 To each one of them he gave a set of garments; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five sets of garments. 23 To his father he sent the following: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and provision for his father on the journey. 24 Then he sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving he said to them, “Do not quarrel along the way.” 25 So they went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan. 26 And they told him, “Joseph is still alive! He is even ruler over all the land of Egypt.” He was stunned; he could not believe them. 27 But when they told him all the words of Joseph that he had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived. 28 Israel said, “Enough! My son Joseph is still alive. I must go and see him before I die.” New Revised Standard Version Previous   Next Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Create a free account  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Wishing you abundant life, love, joy, peace, and prosperity.