This morning we are in our 5th installment in our study of The Life of
Joseph. This amazing man comes on the scene in Genesis 37 at the age
of 17. He was the youngest of Jacob���s 11 sons. We are immediately told
that God had given to him 2 dreams. In both of those dreams Joseph���s
entire family is shown bowing before Joseph. Those dreams were
radically counter-culture in the fiercely patriarchal society of Joseph���s
world. Children always bowed to their parents, and the younger
children always bowed to the older children especially the oldest.
Joseph���s brothers were infuriated by the dreams. His father was insulted
by them ��� but he filed them away in his heart and mind. But these
dreams were not about a cultural revolution. They were about
salvation.
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19 But Joseph said to them, "Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? 20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. 21 So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones." Thus he comforted them and spoke kindly to them. - Genesis 50:19-21