Quotes about Provision
So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
- Genesis 42:3
and they loaded the grain on their donkeys and departed.
- Genesis 42:26
Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.
- Genesis 42:33
So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”
- Genesis 43:2
If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.
- Genesis 43:4
Take double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.
- Genesis 43:12
But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.
- Genesis 43:21
We have brought additional silver with us to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in our sacks.”
- Genesis 43:22
“It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.
- Genesis 43:23
And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.
- Genesis 43:24
Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy us some food.’
- Genesis 44:25
For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting.
- Genesis 45:6