Today's Reading | July 21, 2025
Genesis 43:1–14
Introduction Genesis 43:1–14: The famine in Canaan worsens, and Jacob tells his sons to return to Egypt to buy more grain. Judah persuades Jacob to let them return with Benjamin. Today’s Key Verse: Genesis 43:14a [Jacob said:] “May Almighty God cause the man to have pity on you, so that he will give Benjamin and your other brother back to…
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John 8:31–59
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