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Genesis 12:10

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But the land had been hit by famine. So Abram continued on to Egypt, planning to live there because the famine was so bad.

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The famine had spread all over the country so Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the people of Egypt. The famine was very bad in Egypt,

in fact the famine was very bad everywhere, so people from other countries all around came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph.

So Israel's sons went to buy grain along with everyone else, because there was famine in Canaan too.

The famine continued to be really bad in Canaan,

No food was left in the whole country because the famine had become so bad. Throughout Egypt and Canaan people were starving.

Once during David's reign there was a famine for three years in a row, and David asked the Lord about it. The Lord replied, “It's because Saul and his family are guilty of murdering the Gibeonites.”

When Elisha went back to Gilgal, there was a famine in that area. The sons of the prophets were sitting at his feet, and he said to his servant, “Use the large pot and boil some stew for the sons of the prophets.”

So there was a major famine in Samaria. In fact the siege lasted so long that a donkey's head cost eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove's dung cost five shekels of silver.

They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.

Fruitful ground becomes a salty wasteland because of the wickedness of those living there.

Those who do right have many problems, but the Lord solves all of them.

This is a message from the Lord that came to Jeremiah regarding the drought:

I've told you all this so that you may have peace because you are one with me. You will suffer in this world, but be brave—I have defeated the world!”

They encouraged the believers to remain firm and to continue to trust in Jesus. “We have to go through many trials to enter God's kingdom,” they said.

Now a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan. It caused terrible misery, and our forefathers had no food.

There was a famine during the time when the judges ruled Israel, so a man left Bethlehem in Judah and went to live in exile in the country of Moab, along with his wife and two sons.




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