OUR FIRST Bible study from the Ozarks! We pick up our study of the Book of Genesis at chapter 43: Famine grips the Ancient Near East, forcing Joseph’s brothers to return to Egypt. They discover his true identity, which sets up the big reunion between Joseph and Jacob.
We also see that God’s plan in bringing Israel to Egypt was not only to preserve the line of the Messiah through the famine, but to set the Hebrews apart from the Canaanites and their abominable religious practices while He transformed them from a family into a nation.