Did my reading but I'm just not feeling the blog tonight! Can't wait to read what my reading buddies have to say!
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Monday, October 4, 2010
Joseph's story
I have to say, I must be missing something cause I don't know why this story about Joseph goes into such great detail. I kinda get the whole deal with his brothers...cause I'm thinking that running around showing of your pretty coat and telling all your older brothers (who were grown Men) that you were gonna be the Boss of Them might not have been done in the most loving and humble attitude. Yeah so he was dad's favorite, and I don't think that would have gone over too well with the big boys either. So he gets shipped off to Egypt, and gets to be the boss of the whole house and stuff...Ok it probably wasn't so great being in jail for a couple years, but um...he was Running the place! Then he gets to go run the whole country! Bet he was kinda laughing at the boys having to go traipsing all over the countryside but it was kinda mean to do the trick with the cup. Anyway, when they all get it figured out, he says "You planned evil for me but God used those same plans for my good, and for the good of all our people". During the entire famine, Joe set up the pharoah pretty good... first made them buy the grain, then the animals, and finally, everyone ends up selling all thier land and become slaves to pharoah. This version says Joseph reduced the people to slavery from one end of Egypt to the other. Leading us right up to Exodus. Oh, maybe this was so detailed cause it was the lead in to the big Egypt story!
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This was a hard to day to get started writing. Then I started sobbing! I think I read and blogged through a hormone filter today. (I was sooo tired doing both, too.) I'm ready to get into Exodus!!
ReplyDeleteI know the feeling for sure but I can't even blame hormones.. think its a guilt/worry/stress filter! But I'm still so very glad we are doing this!
ReplyDeleteI just finally caught up my reading and posted. Will do beginning exodus this afternoon. Been pretty introspective the past few days. Its so awesome that even though we are reading the Bible not to study it, God is still showing us things, and not only that- His Word, that two edged sword, even when wielded 'casually,' is still sharp and heart-revealing. My bones are definitely broken. Glad that I'm not alone in this!
ReplyDeleteHebrews 4:12 'For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.'