by TheRestlessPilgrim | Nov 29, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 47:24-25 (NKJV) “‘And it shall come to pass in the harvest that you shall give one-fifth to Pharaoh. Four-fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and for your food, for those of your households and as food for your little ones.’ So they said, ‘You have...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Nov 28, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 47:23 (NKJV) “Then Joseph said to the people, ‘Indeed I have bought you and your land this day for Pharaoh…’” When money failed, people sold their livestock to survive. When their animals failed, people sold their bodies and their lands to survive. So at...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Nov 27, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 47:14 (NKJV) “And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought; and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.” Be a faithful steward of the responsibility and the power...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Nov 26, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 47:11 (NKJV) “And Joseph situated his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land…” It’s good to be generous to all people, but it is essential to be generous to your own nuclear and extended family. If you...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Nov 25, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 47:9 (NKJV) “And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The days of the years of my pilgrimage are one hundred and thirty years; few and evil have been the days of the years of my life…’” Don’t just look at the bad times but also the good times. Life cannot be all...
