(NIV) Genesis 50:22-23 “Joseph stayed in Egypt, along with all his father’s family. He lived a hundred and ten years 23and saw the third generation of Ephraim’s children. Also the children of Makir son of Manasseh were placed at birth on Joseph’s knees.” Joseph did not move to his childhood home in the land of […]
(NASB) Genesis 50:19-21 “But Joseph said to them, Do not be afraid, for am I in God’s place? 20 ‘As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive. 21 ‘So therefore, do not be afraid; I will […]
(NASB) Genesis 50:18 “Then his brothers also came and fell down before him and said, ‘Behold, we are your servants.’” Joseph had ten older brothers whose lives were changed. They were willing to serve Joseph as his servants. This was absolute proof of their changed lives… they were willing to serve others and not themselves. […]
Everyone is a sinner, did you know that? God says so… (NASB) Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…” (Underlining added) Have you ever asked the living God of the Holy Bible to forgive you? Have you ever asked another to forgive you for the sin(s) you did […]
Motive from fear, guilt and/or regret (NASB) Genesis 50:15 “When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, ‘What if Joseph bears a grudge against us and pays us back in full for all the wrong which we did to him!’” God sees and knows the motives of our words and actions. Why […]
A guilty conscience says… “what if.” Fear says… “what if.” Regrets say… “what if.” People have regrets, fear, and many times a guilty conscience from actions done years ago or even a short time ago. Ten brothers of Joseph had the “… what if’s …” in their conversation. Looking back many years…in the land of […]
Jacob died. His twelve sons honored his last wishes. He was carried from Egypt to the land of Canaan after he died. He was buried in the cave where his grandparents were buried, as well as his parents and Leah, his wife. (Genesis 50:12-13) Do you know the last wishes of your loved ones? Find […]
Sorrow, deep gut-wrenching sorrow, is often private. At times it may be public. Loneliness, the missing of the one who has died, is personal. Whether a spouse, a parent, a child, a friend, they are missed. Their physical presence is – gone. Is there a certain number of days, weeks, months or years that mourning […]
(NASB) Genesis 49:29 “Then he charged them and said to them, ‘I am about to be gathered to my people…” Jacob was confident and had a realistic view of life after death. He would be going to heaven where Rachel and Leah, Isaac and Rebekah and Abraham and Sarah were. He would see his Lord […]
(NASB) Genesis 49:28 “All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them. He blessed them, every one with the blessing appropriate to him.” Rueben – first born of Jacob and Leah, dishonored his father’s bed by sleeping with a concubine of Jacob. He […]