Jacob fled to the country of Aram, then Israel worked to acquire a wife; he tended sheep to pay for her.

The Lord brought Israel out of Egypt by a prophet, and due to a prophet Israel was preserved alive.

When Ephraim spoke, there was terror; he was exalted in Israel, but he became guilty by worshiping Baal and died.

Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sin has been your downfall!

I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily, he will send down his roots like a cedar of Lebanon.

I made some of your sons prophets and some of your young men Nazirites. Is this not true, you Israelites?” The Lord is speaking!

Listen to this funeral song I am ready to sing about you, family of Israel:

“The virgin Israel has fallen down and will not get up again. She is abandoned on her own land with no one to help her get up.”

You did not bring me sacrifices and grain offerings during the forty years you spent in the wilderness, family of Israel.

Isaac’s centers of worship will become desolate; Israel’s holy places will be in ruins. I will attack Jeroboam’s dynasty with the sword.”

As a matter of fact, Amos is saying this: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly be carried into exile away from its land.’”

Then the Lord took me from tending flocks and gave me this commission, ‘Go! Prophesy to my people Israel!’

Therefore you will have to say farewell to Moresheth Gath. The residents of Achzib will be as disappointing as a dried up well to the kings of Israel.

Residents of Mareshah, a conqueror will attack you, the leaders of Israel shall flee to Adullam.

Shout for joy, Daughter Zion! Shout out, Israel! Be happy and boast with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!

Your eyes will see it, and then you will say, ‘May the Lord be magnified even beyond the border of Israel!’”

God said to him, “Your name is Jacob, but your name will no longer be called Jacob; Israel will be your name.” So God named him Israel.

While Israel was living in that land, Reuben had sexual relations with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:

But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord that I should obey him by releasing Israel? I do not know the Lord, and I will not release Israel!”

The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge for the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.