Genesis Chapter 50 - Explainers - more than just stories.

Editors Note : Welcome back to the final chapter of Genesis - explainer by The Bible Buds. Genesis Chapter 50 1 Joseph fell on his father’s face, wept over him and kissed him. 2 Then Joseph ordered the physicians in his service to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Isra’el. 3 Forty days were spent at this, the normal amount of time for embalming. Then the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days. 4 When the period of mourning was over, Joseph addressed to the household of Pharaoh: “I would like to ask a favor. Tell Pharaoh, 5 ‘My father had me swear an oath. He said, “I am going to die. You are to bury me in my grave, which I dug for myself in the land of Kena‘an.” Therefore, I beg you, let me go up and bury my father; I will return.’” 6 Pharaoh responded, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear.” 7 So Joseph went up to bury his father. With him went all Pharaoh’s servants, the leaders of his household and the leaders of the land of Egypt, 8 along with the entire household of Joseph, his brothers and his father’s household; only their little ones, their flocks and their cattle did they leave in the land of Goshen. 9 Moreover, there went up with him both chariots and horsemen — it was a very large caravan. 10 When they arrived at the threshing-floor in Atad, beyond the Yarden, they raised a loud and bitter lamentation, mourning for his father seven days. 11 When the local inhabitants, the Kena‘ani, saw the mourning on the floor of Atad they said, “How bitterly the Egyptians are mourning!” This is why the place was given the name Avel-Mitzrayim [mourning of Egypt], there beyond the Yarden. 12 His sons did to him as he had ordered them to do — 13 they carried him into the land of Kena‘an and buried him in the cave in the field of Makhpelah, which Abraham had bought, along with the field, as a burial-place belonging to him, from ‘Efron the Hitti, by Mamre. 14 Then, after burying his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, he, his brothers and all who had gone up with him to bury his father. 15 Realizing that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers said, “Joseph may hate us now and pay us back in full for all the suffering we caused him.” 16 So they sent a message to Joseph which said, “Your father gave this order before he died: 17 ‘Say to Joseph, “I beg you now, please forgive your brothers’ crime and wickedness in doing you harm.”’ So now, we beg of you, forgive the crime of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him; 18 and his brothers too came, prostrated themselves before him and said, “Here, we are your slaves.” 19 But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid! Am I in the place of God? 20 You meant to do me harm, but God meant it for good — so that it would come about as it is today, with many people’s lives being saved. 21 So don’t be afraid — I will provide for you and your little ones.” In this way he comforted them, speaking kindly to them. 22 Joseph continued living in Egypt, he and his father’s household. Yosef lived 110 years. 23 Joseph lived to see Efrayim’s great-grandchildren, and the children of M’nasheh’s son Makhir were born on Joseph’s knees. 24 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am dying. But God will surely remember you and bring you up out of this land to the land which he swore to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” 25 Then Joseph took an oath from the sons of Isra’el: “God will surely remember you, and you are to carry my bones up from here.” 26 So Joseph died at the age of 110, and they embalmed him and put him in a coffin in Egypt. Hazak, hazak, v’nit’chazek! Be strong, be strong, and let us be strengthened! Bible stories for kids, children's bible stories animated, bible stories for toddlers with pictures, old testament stories for children, new testament stories for kids animated, bedtime bible stories for kids, bible devotion for kids YouTube, family bible story time, Christian bedtime stories for children, bible lessons for kids, moral stories from the bible for children, bible values for kids kindness honesty, what would Jesus do stories for kids, Sunday school lessons for kids, bible stories for Sunday school animated, free Sunday school videos for children, kids church worship and bible story, bible stories to read with grandchildren, grandparents sharing faith with grandkids, intergenerational bible story video family, viral, new video.