Miketz, מִקֵּץ

Passages

Torah: Genesis 41:39 - 41:52
Gospel: John 16:1 - 11

Torah — Genesis 41:39 - 41:52

41:39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all of this known to you there is no one as discerning and wise as you.

41:40 You shall be over my house, and to your word all my people shall submit. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.”

41:41 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”

41:42 Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his finger and put it on the finger of Joseph. And he clothed him with garments of fine linen, and he put a chain of gold around his neck.

41:43 And he had him ride in his second chariot. And they cried out before him, “Kneel!” And Pharaoh set him over all the land of Egypt.

41:44 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your consent no one will lift his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.”

41:45 And Pharaoh called the name of Joseph Zaphenath-paneah and gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, as a wife. And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.

41:46 Now Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and traveled through the whole land of Egypt.

41:47 And the land produced a plenty in the seven years of abundance.

41:48 And he gathered all the food of the seven years which occurred in the land of Egypt. And he stored the food in the cities. The food of the field that surrounded each city he stored in its midst.

41:49 And Joseph piled up grain like the sand of the sea in great abundance until he stopped counting it, for it could not be counted.

41:50 Before the years of famine came, Asenath, daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore two sons to him.

41:51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, for he said, “God has caused me to forget all my hardship and all my father’s house.”

41:52 And the name of the second he called Ephraim, for he said, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my misfortune.”

41:39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “God has made all of this known to you. No one is as wise and understanding as you are.

41:40 You will be in charge of my palace. All of my people must obey your orders. I will be greater than you only because I’m the one who sits on the throne.”

41:41 Joseph Is Put in Charge of Egypt So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I’m putting you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.”

41:42 Then Pharaoh took his ring off his finger. It was the ring he used to stamp all of the official papers. He put it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in robes that were made out of fine linen. He put a gold chain around his neck.

41:43 He also had him ride in a chariot. Joseph was now next in command after Pharaoh. People went in front of him and shouted, “Get down on your knees!” By doing all of those things, Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of the whole land of Egypt.

41:44 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh. But without your word, no one will do anything in the whole land of Egypt.”

41:45 Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah. He gave him a wife. She was Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera. Potiphera was the priest of On. Joseph traveled all over the land of Egypt.

41:46 Joseph was 30 years old when he began serving Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. He left Pharaoh’s palace and traveled all over Egypt.

41:47 During the seven years when there was plenty of food, the land produced more than the people needed.

41:48 Joseph collected all of the extra food produced in those seven years in Egypt. He stored it in the cities. In each city he stored up the food that was grown in the fields around it.

41:49 Joseph stored up huge amounts of grain. It was like the sand of the sea. There was so much grain it couldn’t be measured. So Joseph stopped keeping records of it.

41:50 Before the years when there wasn’t enough food, two sons were born to Joseph. He had them by Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera. Potiphera was the priest of On.

41:51 Joseph named his first son Manasseh. That’s because he said, “God has made me forget all of my trouble and my father’s whole family.”

41:52 He named the second son Ephraim. That’s because he said, “God has given me children in the land where I’ve suffered so much.”

Gospel — John 16:1 - 11

16:1 Persecution of Disciples Predicted “I have said these things to you so that you will not fall away.

16:2 They will expel you from the synagogue, but an hour is coming that everyone who kills you will think they are offering service to God.

16:3 And they will do these things because they do not know the Father or me.

16:4 But I have said these things to you so that when their hour comes, you may remember that I told you about them. Jesus’ Departure and the Coming of the Holy Spirit “And I have not said these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you.

16:5 But now I am going away to the one who sent me, and none of you is asking me, ‘Where are you going?’

16:6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts.

16:7 But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

16:8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and concerning righteousness and concerning judgment:

16:9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me,

16:10 and concerning righteousness, because I am going away to the Father and you will see me no more,

16:11 and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.

16:1 “I have told you all of this so that you will not go down the wrong path.

16:2 You will be thrown out of the synagogue. In fact, a time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing God a favor.

16:3 They will do things like that because they do not know the Father or me.

16:4 “Why have I told you this? So that when the time comes, you will remember that I warned you. I didn’t tell you this at first because I was with you.

16:5 What the Holy Spirit Will Do “Now I am going to the One who sent me. But none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’

16:6 Because I have said these things, you are filled with sadness.

16:7 “But what I’m about to tell you is true. It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Friend will not come to help you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

16:8 When he comes, he will prove that the world’s people are guilty. He will prove their guilt concerning sin and godliness and judgment.

16:9 “The world is guilty as far as sin is concerned. That is because people do not believe in me.

16:10 The world is guilty as far as godliness is concerned. That is because I am going to the Father, where you can’t see me anymore.

16:11 The world is guilty as far as judgment is concerned. That is because the devil, the prince of this world, has already been judged.

Passages

Torah — Genesis 41:39 - 41:52

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Gospel — John 16:1 - 11

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