The J, P, and E sources have been blended enough here that I am getting confused. Is the name Jacob or is it Israel? The author seems determined to get the number up to seventy, a special number I suppose. It reminded me of getting registered voters to vote, even if they are deceased. And, yet, again, Joseph is the clever one.
46:32 "and the men are shepherds" Obviously this reply, not true, lands the family in the desired land, Goshen.
This is the story of one shrewd Hebrew who worked his way up the ranks of the Egyptian way of life. But, we have to remember that this is Yahweh's plan, not just human endeavor.
The J, P, and E sources have been blended enough here that I am getting confused. Is the name Jacob or is it Israel? The author seems determined to get the number up to seventy, a special number I suppose. It reminded me of getting registered voters to vote, even if they are deceased. And, yet, again, Joseph is the clever one.
ReplyDelete46:32 "and the men are shepherds" Obviously this reply, not true, lands the family in the desired land, Goshen.
This is the story of one shrewd Hebrew who worked his way up the ranks of the Egyptian way of life. But, we have to remember that this is Yahweh's plan, not just human endeavor.