Note - Crofty put up some really good answers to various previously asked questions on the blog today, definitely worth a look if you haven't look already.
There wasn't a huge amount to say for today, the video was really good and I don't want to just go repeating all the stuff Andy said! So I'll just add a few things...
Something I found interesting about the Genesis passage:
No matter where Joseph went, he never seems to leave his talent for leadership and responsibility behind. Yes, God blessed him and it was through him that Joseph was able to be blessed in all of these different situations, but God gave him these talents and used them in how he blessed Joseph. Just like this, God blesses us when we use our giftings wisely, and we work hard at things, not just expecting everything to come our way.
Mentioned quite a lot:
The idea of the evil ones burning - the weeds from the harvest, the bad fish from the net etc.
Also, there is a lot of repetition of "he who has ears, let him hear" - this is emphasized strongly!
What was all this about Perez and Zerah and the scarlet ribbon?
Gathered from various answers on the blog
I think that at the time, they would tie a scarlet ribbon on to the baby who came out first because that is the baby who would get the birthright (but once they came out it would be hard to tell them apart), however in this case, the other baby then ended up coming out first. It seems that Perez (the baby without the ribbon, that came out first) was the one that got the birthright, and is mentioned as the ancestor of Jesus.
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