The Book of Genesis
Day 337
Ge 37:10 So he
told it to his father and his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to
him, "What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your mother and I
and your brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth before you?" 11 And
his brothers envied him, but his father kept the matter in mind.
Jacob initially
writes off Joseph’s dream as nonsense, nonetheless, he kept this matter in
mind. He tucked it away in his memory, and this “tucking away” would likely
give him a glimmer of hope after events unfolded in his life.
Think about Mary
here. The mother of Jesus who was told many mind boggling things concerning the
birth and life of her son Jesus. The Bible says she “kept all these things and
pondered them in her heart.” Sounds kind
of like what Jacob did with this dream of Joseph’s! These “things” were
likely a source of strength and hope for
Mary as years later she would see her son on a cross, whipped, beaten, suffering,
dying for the sins of the world.
Jacob would later
be handed a bloodied coat of many colors, and he would assume that his favorite
son Joseph had been killed by wild animals, yet planted in his heart of hope
would be this dream of Joseph’s. Somehow, some way Joseph would live on!
Somehow, and for whatever reason, by the grace of God, he, Rachel, and his sons
would see Joseph again!
This is our hope
as well in this sin sick world. No matter what may befall us, we have this
assurance that one day our “Joseph” will return, and at the “name of Jesus
every knee shall bow!” Jesus lives, and
because He lives we all have the opportunity to live on with Him and other
believers throughout eternity,
When things seem
hopeless and dire in your life, remember the Gospel, ponder the Good News in
your heart, cling to your God-given faith in Jesus. Do this and in the end, all
will be well.
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