The time has come when Joseph presents his father and his brothers before Pharaoh. He chose to present only 5 of them. They told him of their occupation and of their plight in Canaan where the drought was so severe that their flocks suffered. They requested to live in Goshen where they were granted along with their father to live in the best part of the land. Pharoah trusted Joseph's judgment so that if any of them possesed any special abilities to tend to the livestock, they could be put in charge of Pharoah's livestock. Jacob was then presented to Pharoah where he told him his age (130) and then blessed Pharoah and left. Joseph settled the family in Egypt and gave them the best part of the land, as Pharoah directed and gave them and all of his father's household food.
Unlike himself, Jacob didn't equate his significance to Abraham and Issac. Pharoah attributed significance to him based upon the abilities of his son. Still even Jesus refers to him when mentioning God to the Israelites.
What a lousy day on Friday! A foolish and careless mistake will haunt me for years to come, yet God will and has seen fit to love me and protect me. Shortcuts will always lead to failure.
Praise for today:Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me, for in you my soul takes refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed. Ps 57:1
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