January 19

Welcome to Listing Your Way Through the Bible, our unique bible study based on making lists as we work through daily readings.

January 19, 2011: The readings for today are: Genesis 44 and 45 and Matthew 14:1-21. Here are some lists for the reader to contemplate while reading.

Genesis 44:

• List what Joseph told his servant to do to his brothers.

• List what the brothers' response was to the servant's accusation.

• Write out what Judah offered instead (v. 33). {Note the significance that Judah is the 4th son born to Joseph and that he is the brother who offered to be the sacrifice for his younger brother Benjamin. Jesus comes from a line that stems from Judah. See Matthew 1:2-3.]

Genesis 45:

• List what Joseph told his brothers.

• Summarize what Joseph and Pharaoh gave Joseph's brothers.

Matthew 14:1-21:

• List what happened to John the Baptist in the order of events.

• List the things that Jesus did before he feed the 5,000 people.