JOSEPH

MODULE 5: Joseph Rescues Egypt and His Family

SESSION 18: Jacob’s Journey to Egypt

Averting crisis with the family moving to Egypt, the final third of the Yoseph story highlights the tension of temporary safety outside the land of promise. Upon hearing the news that Yoseph is alive, Yaaqov metaphorically dies, coming back to life when he believes the news. This foreshadows a future-looking hope of return to the land and new creation life. The list of the 70 nations in Genesis 10 and the 70 descendants of Yaaqov are connected. The fate of the nations is bound up with the fate of the family of Israel.