by TheRestlessPilgrim | Dec 4, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 48:12 (NKJV) “So Joseph brought them from beside his knees, and he bowed down with his face to the earth.” Before Joseph would hand over his two boys to his father for the blessing, he bowed his face to the ground in reverence. Joseph was not worshipping...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Dec 3, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 48:9 (NKJV) “Joseph said to his father, ‘They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place.’ And he said, ‘Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.’” What a privilege to be able to bless not just the next generation but the third generation...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Dec 2, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 48:2 (NKJV) “And Jacob was told, ‘Look, your son Joseph is coming to you’; and Israel strengthened himself and sat up on the bed.” Strengthen yourself. Even in times of sickness and weariness, strengthen yourself to complete your duty. You may not have...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Dec 1, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 48:1 (NKJV) “Now it came to pass after these things that Joseph was told, ‘Indeed your father is sick’; and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.” I don’t know why Joseph took his two small boys to see his dying father. Could it be he wanted the...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Nov 30, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 47:29 (NKJV) “When the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, ‘Now if I have found favor in your sight…Please do not bury me in Egypt’” One of greatest mercies God can give a man before he dies is to know when...
