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Endless Line Of Blunder
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Sermons On The First Readings
Series II, Cycle A
Turn the page, and the story is suddenly different.
When we close the book of Genesis, the descendants of Jacob -- that is, the children of Israel -- are comfortably situated as honored guests in the land of Egypt. And the very best part of the land of Egypt, at that. Jacob's son, Joseph, is a local hero, having navigated the nation (and much of the region) through a devastating period of famine. The Egyptians, along with his own kin, mourn his passing.
But turn the page, and the story is suddenly different.
When we close the book of Genesis, the descendants of Jacob -- that is, the children of Israel -- are comfortably situated as honored guests in the land of Egypt. And the very best part of the land of Egypt, at that. Jacob's son, Joseph, is a local hero, having navigated the nation (and much of the region) through a devastating period of famine. The Egyptians, along with his own kin, mourn his passing.
But turn the page, and the story is suddenly different.
