Genesis 46-47
There are a few things that are said in this passage that caught my attention. First, God tells Jacob to not be afraid and that it's ok to go to Egypt and that he'll still be able to return to his own land. This makes me think that Jacob was afraid to leave his home, then Jacob tells Joseph that he can die now because I saw for myself that you're still alive. This makes me think he doubted his sons and God because God said "and Joseph will close your eyes". Jacob lived to be 147 years old and made Joseph promise not to bury him in Egypt.
Jacob's direct descendants numbered 70, not including the wives of the sons. Wow! What a family tree! Of course, he did have numerous wives!
Pharaoh trusted Joseph so much that when he presented his brothers to Pharaoh, he asked that if any of his brothers had special ability to be in charge of his own livestock!
Joseph's family settled in the district of Rameses.
Joseph set up a system where the Egyptians gave 1/5 of their crops to Pharaoh and were able to keep four-fifths to themselves. This again reminds me of tithing, how we need to give back to God what He has blessed us with!
Matthew 23-
Practice what you preach! Jesus warned against the Pharisees, "do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach." (vs 3) Everything they did was done for men to see. Remember to always be humble (vs 12.) Verse 27 says how we're not to look beautiful on the outside and have our insides dead and unclean. Vs 26, if we clean the inside then the outside will also be clean :) We need to make sure our hearts are right with God.
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