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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for collecting daily manna), make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Today's Passage : Today's Passage: Subject:Jacob’s Family Settles in Goshen Bible Verse:Genesis 47:1-12 (ESV) "So Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan. They are now in the land of Goshen.” And from among his brothers he took five men and presented them to Pharaoh. Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” And they said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are shepherds, as our fathers were.” They said to Pharaoh, “We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. And now, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.” Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers in the best of the land. Let them settle in the land of Goshen, and if you know any able men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.” Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and stood him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How many are the days of the years of your life?” And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The days of the years of my sojourning are 130 years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their sojourning.” And Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from the presence of Pharaoh. Then Joseph settled his father and his brothers and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. And Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household with food, according to the number of their dependents. " Message:
And so, the deal is struck. Jacob, the last lone patriarch, whose line will save the souls of mankind meets the absolute ruler of, arguably, the earth’s most advanced civilization. It is an odd meeting between the two most powerful men on earth. It is somewhat reminiscent of John’s account of the meeting between Pilate and Jesus (John 18:28-38), 1500 years later, an odd juxtaposition of men representing God, on the one hand, and the earth’s greatest temporal power, on the other.
Neither really has any particular desire to meet or deal with the other. But Pharaoh must befriend Jacob for political reasons — the power that has come to him through Jacob’s son, Joseph. And Jacob, whose anointed heritage is at the point of starvation, seizes the lifeline that God has provided to him, albeit from such an unlikely vehicle as the pagan Pharaoh of Egypt.
Jacob and his kin are subjected to Pharaoh; but God has a purpose in this, as we will see played out in the rest of the Old Testament. Pharaoh has little notion that it is Jacob, not he, who will dominate history. Pharaoh’s heritage will be a traveling exhibition of beautiful gold and ivory ornaments, the burial equipage of one of his line, Tutankhamen; while Jacob’s heritage will be the salvation of all humanity, a great player in the most widely published book in the world, and a dynasty that will still exist intact 3500 years later.
King Tut
And although their meeting is friendly, neither appreciates the extent of their bargain. For Jacob’s benefit will not simply be food for a time, until the rain returns; the Hebrews’ sojourn in Egypt will be the cauldron that anneals them into the great cohesive and influential force they are destined to become. And Egypt’s benefit, like the benefit of all nations, will be missionaries of Christ, who will bring to them the Good News of Christ, and offer them the possibility of salvation.
Meditation : [The difficulty of loving a person filled with hate or anger.] Prayer : The blessing of the Lord rest and remain upon all his people, in every land, of every tongue; the Lord meet in mercy all that seek him; the Lord comfort all who suffer and mourn; the Lord hasten his coming, and give us, his people, the blessing of peace... Amen |
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