The prophecy given to Abraham, that his descendants would be “strangers in a country not their own,“ is beginning to come true. (Genesis 15:13) I am sure that Jacob and his sons knew of that prophecy, but it was not foremost in their mind at the time. They may have thought that it wasn’t their generation that it applied to. A lot of us look at prophecies in scripture and think that it is not our generation that it applies to. Don’t be so certain. We do not know the future. At any rate, Jacob and all of his family, possessions, servants, flocks and herds packed up and headed to Egypt.
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HEY GUYS, IT’S ME!
Joseph now knows that his brothers have changed over the years. He has seen the change in their honesty and in their concern for family. He also sees a great change in Judah. It was Judah who suggested that Joseph be sold to the slave traders back in the day. The testing was over and Joseph’s emotions were overwhelming.
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OK THERE’S GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS
Have you ever had a dream that just stuck with you? Most of the time we don’t remember our dreams. I often wake up feeling like I’ve had a weird dream but don’t remember what it was. Frustrating, right? Well, Pharoah had a dream and not just one, but two dreams that would not go away. We are not told when he had the dream but suffice it to say that he probably lost sleep over them (LOL). It apparently bugged him so much that the next morning he called on his magicians and priests who were supposed to be able to interpret dreams. Interpreting dreams was big business in ancient times. There were many books on dream elements and their meanings. The magicians and priests who were supposed to be able to interpret dreams didn’t have the first inkling of what Pharoah’s dreams meant.
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The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth
Have you ever been so afraid that you did the wrong thing and it made it worse? Well, that is just what Abram did. Abram knew how beautiful his wife was and he was afraid that someone might kill him just to take her. So, he told her to say that she was his sister. I don’t know what he was thinking. All he wanted to do was deceive the Egyptians so that they wouldn’t take Sarai.
