Verse 2

He then said,“Look, I hear that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us so that we may live and not die.”

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 43:8 : 8 Then Judah said to his father Israel,“Send the boy with me and we will go immediately. Then we will live and not die– we and you and our little ones.
  • Gen 45:9 : 9 Now go up to my father quickly and tell him,‘This is what your son Joseph says:“God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay!
  • Ps 118:17 : 17 I will not die, but live, and I will proclaim what the LORD has done.
  • Isa 38:1 : 1 The Lord Hears Hezekiah’s Prayer In those days Hezekiah was stricken with a terminal illness. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz visited him and told him,“This is what the LORD says,‘Give instructions to your household, for you are about to die; you will not get well.’”
  • Matt 4:4 : 4 But he answered,“It is written,‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
  • Gen 43:2 : 2 When they finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them,“Return, buy us a little more food.”
  • Gen 43:4 : 4 If you send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy food for you.