Sunday, January 20, 2008

Genesis 37-50

These stories about Joseph are some of the most appealing stories in the Bible. It's easy to get caught up in the human characters and forget about the Main Character, God. But in 45:4,5 Joseph says to his brothers: "I am Joseph, your brother whom you sold into slavery in Egypt. But don't be upset and don't be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives." What does this say about good and evil and God and his purposes?