Acts 7:11

Acts 7:11 says, Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.  Verse twelve adds, But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.  When there was a famine in Egypt and Cannan, Jacob who had very little food left, sent his sons to Egypt to buy corn.  We need to be willing to deal with people that we might normally think of as enemies, not to buy from them, but to share the gospel with them, since they are spiritually starving.  Verse thirteen continues, And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.  Though Joseph sent his brothers, who did not recognize him, back to get their father, when they returned, he made himself known to them.  We need to bring our family to Jesus Christ and He will always be ready to make Himself known to them if they will only look by faith.  Verse fourteen states, Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.  Stephen said that Jacob and all his kindred, seventy-five people, came to Egypt.  It would be wonderful if we could bring all our family to Jesus Christ.  Verse fifteen adds, So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,  Those who went to Egypt, including Jacob, died there, even though God had promised Abraham that He would make him a great nation.  Just as this did not happen immediately with Abraham and his descendants, we do not immediately go to heaven when we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and lord, but it is a certainty.  Verse sixteen continues, And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.  Though Jacob died in Egypt, his body was returned to Canaan for burial.  Personally, I don’t believe it matters where we are buried.