Genesis 50: The End of The Beginning

This article was written by Hayley Mowatt, producer of Bible Book Club.

Genesis 50 is the last chapter of the beginning. It starts with Jacob just passing away in Chapter 49 and Joseph taking charge of his beloved father’s burial. The mourning lasted 70 days and is the grandest burial in the entire Bible. Joseph took honoring his father seriously.

HAYLEY’S BIBLE BENDER:

My Bible bender of this last chapter is a simple statement that had a large impact. Susan mentions that relationships are the hallmark of our faith. Joseph approached his relationships with transparency and trust. Jacob approached his relationships with manipulation and control. Jacob wrestled with his relationships and learned to love well in the end. The aha moment for me came when using the examples of Jacob and Joseph. Susan said, “Because no matter what our weaknesses or strengths, our struggles or suffering…what the enemy intends for harm, God can use for good to accomplish the saving of many lives.” What a wonderful thought to hold onto.

What was your Bible bender for this episode? What was your Bible bender for the whole book of Genesis?

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Genealogy Comparison

Genealogy of Joseph	Genealogy of Mary
Found in: Matthew	Found in:Luke
Chronological order	Reverse Chronological order
Starting with Abraham, our first patriarch. Ending with Joseph, Jesus’s father	Starting with Mary, tracing back to Adam & ultimately God
	God (there are the beginning, just like we talked about in John when Susan showed us that Jesus was there in the beginning when God Created the Earth Adam (the first man) Seth (Adam’s 3rd son who God blessed after Cain killed Abel Noah & the flood Shem, one of Noah’s sons-the one who had a pure heart & covered his father after a night of drinking & some kind of impropriety
	Patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, & Judah
Then the genealogies mirror each other all the way through King David when they split because Joseph & Mary were both distant relatives of the line of King David.	Then the genealogies mirror each other all the way through King David when they split because Joseph & Mary were both distant relatives of the line of King David.
Joseph’s genealogy continues through King Solomon who was credited as wise and who wrote the books of Ecclesiastes & Proverbs.