We have made it to Exodus! We start with a recap of who went to Egypt with Israel. One large group grew into a mighty nation. Exodus is one of the books of the Old Testament that I enjoy reading AND it makes me shake my head in wonder. I love watching how God orchestrates […]
We have come to the end of Genesis and the end of Joseph. He will make a cameo appearance in Exodus as his family leaves Egypt. For now though, he stays. Joseph lived in Egypt for 93 years yet he didn’t consider it home. He was looking to th e land that God had promised […]
Jacob is now dead and buried. The brothers are afraid their past will now come back to haunt them. One last plea for forgiveness that comes couched in a lie. The first several times I read this passage I was fixated on the fact that the brothers felt it necessary to lie to garner Joseph’s […]
We come to the end of Jacob’s life. His sons fulfill the promise made by Joseph and bury him with his fathers in Canaan. Jacob knows his time is ending right away. The blessings/prophecies he just gave his sons are his dying declarations. He also has one final wish, which he has already sworn Joseph […]
Jacob is dying. His last act will be to prophecy to his sons regarding their futures. These are not personal futures but those of the tribes they father. This section of reading is heavy with meaning and questions. I do not feel competent to do it justice. I’m not going to address this in story […]
