Jacob and sons move to Egypt and settle in the land of Goshen. This land is attached to the delta in Egypt and is quite green and beautiful. In fact, it should be no surprise that they are still wanting to live there 400+ years later. Unfortunately they will become slaves there. Jacob blesses the sons of Joseph, and they become tribes in Israel (so there is no tribe of Joseph, only Ephraim and Manasseh). He then blesses his children and tells what they will be about. Then he dies and Joseph takes his bones and puts them in the tomb that he purchased with Rebekah's bones. There is an intense mourning throughout the land of Egypt and Joseph mourns as well.
When his brothers start thinking again, they are afraid that now since Israel (their father) is dead, Joseph will look for revenge. He promises that he won't and that God's way is more important. They meant to harm him, but God intended good out of that harm. What faith!
We have finished a book of the bible, with 65 more to go! Congrats, keep going!
Yes!!! finished with book 1!
ReplyDelete- matt from western civ