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Category Archives: Joseph
rough paths
Genesis 37:12-28 12 Now his brothers went to tend their father’s flock near Shechem. 13 And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers tending the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.” And he said to … Continue reading
the courage to dream
Genesis 37:1-11 Jacob lived in the land of his father’s travels, in the land of Canaan. 2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was tending the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with … Continue reading
trusting within the trial
Genesis 30:22-30 22 Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her prayers and opened her womb. 23 She conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.” 24 And she called his name … Continue reading
Dreams
Matthew 2:19-23 19 But after the dying of Herod, see, an angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 He is saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land … Continue reading
what has happened to her
Matthew 1:17-21 17 Now all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations. 18 and the birth of … Continue reading
another Joseph
Esther 9-10 There are some clear parallels between the life of Mordecai and his ancestor Joseph. Like Joseph, Mordecai begins as a mere servant in a foreign land. Joseph received special revelation through dreams; Mordecai overheard a secret. Both men … Continue reading
Joseph: key to forgiveness
Genesis 50:15-26 Knowing that Joseph had appealed to Jacob’s authority before Pharaoh, his brothers sought to do the same thing to prevent Joseph’s revenge. But they did not have to. Joseph had already forgiven them. Even though he acknowledged that … Continue reading
Joseph: permission for a funeral
Genesis 50:1-14 Joseph appeals to Pharaoh’s household for permission to go and bury his father outside Egypt. He makes it clear that he is doing this at the request of Jacob himself. Calvin asserts that this was Joseph’s way of … Continue reading
Joseph: the legacy of Israel
Genesis 47:27-48:22 In his parting days, Jacob seeks a promise from Joseph that he would not be buried in Egypt. He knows that their stay in Egypt was God’s will, but only his temporary will. Later he blessed Joseph’s two … Continue reading
Joseph: humility and integrity
Genesis 47:13-26. The story of Joseph is more than how he saved his family from drought and brought them to Egypt. He shows humility and absence of greed when he continues to serve Pharaoh even when he holds the fate … Continue reading
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