Jan 19th

Gen
This is interesting in light of the "breaking of Joseph" thoughts from yesterday. Despite still being a slave, there's God blessing him such that others noticed. I wonder if Joseph recognized that he was being blessed in a bad situation while he was being humbled or if he just appreciated the residue of his former life. "Everything works out for ME." Wonder whether the thought processes of those people was more like ours [me first] or that of the eastern peoples [whatever will be will be] From what we've seen of Joseph's relatives, more like us.

I do appreciate his honor in the case of Potiphar's wife. Were it back home with his family of origin, I wonder if it would have been the same. Then, too, as I write, I wonder if it was honor or recognition that sleeping with her could bring his death.

Never noticed this before. The dreams. Joseph wasn't trained as a seer. His experience was with his own dreams. He just applied what worked for him to the baker and cupbearer

Matt
Wonder what an apocryphal Bible does with this "brothers" verse.

V 11 is scary, the part about those will a little will even lose that. I'm not sure I can think of an example of that. I've certainly seen success breeding success.

I do want to be good soil. Father, you have permission to do what you need to do to make me good soil.

Ps
Well, I'm glad I don't care for these verses like I did some years ago. Used to be I'd cheer, "Right on! Me, too!" for my opposition to "get theirs." Now, I'd like peace for me, but not so much reprisal. It's a personally encouraging thing to see an area where I've matured.