After years of separation, Joseph’s brothers were sitting in his own home in Egypt. How strange and wonderful it must have seemed. When he saw Benjamin, he was filled with great sobs of tears. He had to leave the room to pull himself together again.
Read MoreWhen Joseph told his brother who he really was, they were too terrified to say a thing. So many years before, when he was defenseless and alone, they had thrown him in a cistern and sold him to be a slave.
Read MoreAs Jacob and his household journeyed towards Egypt, he sent Judah on ahead to Joseph. The family needed someone to get directions to Goshen and prepare for the grand reunion.
Read MoreIsrael’s strength continued to fail. Joseph heard that he was becoming dangerously ill. He brought his sons Manasseh and Ephraim to Goshen to see their grandfather. When Jacob learned that Joseph had come, he pulled himself up in his bed with all his strength so he could bless him.
Read MoreGod’s blessing for the next son was totally different from the ones given to Reuben, Simeon, and Levi. This son was Judah. We will read as he is given broad and wide blessings that would transform the nation of Israel and the world. These remarkable blessings will continue into eternity!
Read MoreIt is interesting that the book of Genesis started with the creation of the world. God created the entire universe out of nothing by his powerful Word. Now, at the end of Genesis, Jacob is speaking blessings on his sons.
Read MoreJacob blessed each of his sons with words of prophecy about the tribes that would come from each of them to make God’s holy nation. These were words of breathtaking faith. Jacob trusted that God would do what he had promised even though he could not see it. Jacob knew that he was growing old.
Read MoreLet’s remember together the big picture of what we learned from Genesis. God has an amazing plan for the human race. The Lord created a universe of beauty and light for them, and brought the first two humans to life in a perfect Garden.
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