Today we begin Genesis Chapter 43. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James Bible, click here. “They served him by himself, the brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians included at the meal by themselves — Egyptians don’t eat with Hebrews, because that is abhorrent to them.“-Genesis 43-32 Before we get into […]
42-6: Seven ways Joseph’s life foreshadows Yeshua in Genesis 42
The story of Joseph foreshadows Yeshua’s life in so many different ways. However, I wonder if it also provides clues concerning how the unbelieving majority in the modern state of Israel may eventually come to accept Yeshua. Some of today’s patterns seem to give us some hints about how things may turn out. PATTERN ONE: […]
42-5: If God can use Jacob’s sons to carry out His will, He can use anyone
Their father Jacob said to them, “You’ve taken my children from me. Joseph’s gone. Simeon’s gone. And you are taking Benjamin. All this can’t really be happening to me!”-Genesis 42:36 When reading about Jacob’s sons and pondering that it is through these men and their descendants that God will choose to save the world, it […]
42-4: Joseph tests the brothers who betrayed him to see if their hearts have changed
Even though Joseph had arrived at a place spiritually where he is now capable of extending forgiveness to his brothers, he’s still not sure about his brothers. Had their hearts softened over the years? Had God prepared them as He had prepared Joseph? Some testing was needed. So Joseph pretending not to recognize his brothers […]
42-3: Why doesn’t Joseph take revenge on his brothers who sold him into slavery?
Joseph meeting with his brothers for the second time after 20 long years has got to be one of the wackiest family reunions of sorts ever to happen in the history of mankind. The brothers who in cold blood had sold Joseph into slavery and thought they would never see him again are now thrust […]
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