Tomorrow's (Friday) reading: Gen39-40/Matt. 21:23-46
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Joseph is born/introduced and the stage is initially set for Exodus - you seen the movie. Now read 'the book'. eheh. Good stuff.
The events of Jesus' crucifixion are starting to play out per prophesy.
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Genesis
Long listing of names – I try to always read these name to make some kind of association, but not a lot jumped out. Although, Eliphas in v11 isn’t the same as in Job, but NIV Notes say that Job probably from Edom, South of Salt Sea. I was thinking more East in Mesopotamia. Thoughts?
Jacob’s son Joseph has dream of his brothers/family bowing down to him – (which they do). Felt a little ‘warmth’ when Reuben (Joseph’s older brother) didn’t want to kill him as his brothers did thru extreme jealousy. Jacob so love Joseph. His brother throw him in a well, he gets sold into slavery to a caravan of Ishmaelite (yep.. Isaac’s brother from concubine) from Gilead (area just East of Jordan river), then eventually get’s resold to Egyptians. Very important.. this is key to setting up the Exodus (escape from Egypt… many biblical stories/miracles come from this book)
Judah, son of Jacob, sleeps with his daughter-in-law after son is ‘whacked’ by God for being wicked. Interesting read; it was a legal obligation in Israel to carry out family blood-line if brothers die – but Judah did so unknowingly (a little twisted).
Matthew
Setting: Jesus and the 12 are in Jericho (where the wall come tumbling down), just North of Dead Sea right on the Jordan river.
Jesus sends two to find donkey/colt and bring them to him (donkey symbol of humility, peace, and Davidic royalty – hadn’t heard of the last one before). This was originally prophesized OT. As he’s entering into Jerusalem, the many crowds are placing their cloaks on the ground and rejoicing in song (what do you think sparked this celebration – what do you make of it). Jesus goes to the temple and sees merchants seeing goods in preparation for the annual festival to come and gets angry, turning over tables. Jesus heals many and the chief priest/teachers of the law are quite resentful.
Trees full in bloom should have had fruit on them, this one did not – ie, the fig tree represent Israel (wow.. just not getting that one too). After Jesus cursed it, immediately it withered (NIV notes say the immediacy of judgment)
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