Moses grows up in the Egyptian palace. When he goes outside and sees how his Hebrew brothers and sisters are treated, he gets angry! He kills an Egyptian, and has to run to get away from Pharaoh's punishment. Many years later, he sees a burning bush in the wilderness. God speaks to him from the bush. God will go with him to rescue the Hebrews, and bring them to their own land. 

The family of Israel moves to Egypt and becomes a multitude. Pharaoh is afraid of them, because there are so many. What if they decide to fight? So he turns them into slaves. There are still too many, so Pharaoh has a plan to get rid of all the baby boys. However, one mother finds a way to save her child. Pharaoh's daughter finds him, loves him, and decides to adopt him. 

In Genesis 45, Joseph reveals his love for his brothers and his father. He cries over them, hugs them, encourages them to move to Egypt, gives them presents, and tells them to hurry. Pharaoh is happy, too. He tells them to take carts and provisions so they can bring the whole family to live in the best land of Egypt. 

When Joseph's brothers need food, they make a trip to Egypt. There, they bow down to Joseph, just like it was in his dreams. Joseph is not sure if he should tell them who he is! So, he plays a trick on them to see how they feel about him. Do they still hate him?  Listen to how big forgiveness can be. 

The situation is bleak for Joseph, stuck in jail for something he didn't do. But one day two other men are made prisoners. When Joseph hears their dreams, he tells them what God is saying about the future. When Pharaoh has a dream, they call for Joseph's help. Pharaoh makes Joseph his right-hand man. 

When Joseph is sold to Potiphar in Egypt, God helps him become the best slave Potiphar ever had! All was well, until Potiphar's wife gets mad and tells a lie about Joseph. Now he has to go to jail.  He is stuck there for a long time. 

From Genesis 37, Joseph has two dreams that make his brothers very jealous. When they get a chance, they sell him to traders who are traveling to Egypt. When they tell their father, Jacob (who God calls Israel), that Joseph was killed, he will never be happy again. But God has a plan for Joseph. God goes with him to Egypt. 

 Jacob goes to Haran to escape Esau's murderous wrath. There he finds his mother's family. His uncle Laban has two daughters, Leah and Rachel. He works seven years so that he can marry Rachel, but his uncle gives him Leah instead. He gets to marry Rachel, too, but he has to work seven more years. Leah and Rachel, with the help of their maids, have twelve children. 

Esau is so mad that he wants to kill Jacob. Rebekah and Isaac want Jacob to go back to Haran. It will give Esau time to cool off, and Jacob could find a good wife there, too. Jacob heads off in the direction of Haran, and has a dream about a ladder going up to heaven. God speaks to Jacob in the dream, and Jacob realizes that he wants to be God's friend, too. 

Isaac is ready to pass the blessing of God to his son, Esau. But Rebekah helps Jacob to get in first. Jacob tricks Isaac into thinking he is Esau. He takes the blessing!