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...
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...
