Charles (Chuck) Kensinger

Jacob and his family return to Bethel after God tells him to in Genesis chapter thirty-five. Jehovah once again reminds him that his new name is Israel and that he will produce nations and kings and populate this land as promised to his father and grandfather.

Rachel dies as her second son is born. The name she gives him is the son of my trouble while his father calls him Benjamin which means son of my right hand. This gives us the fathers of the twelve tribes of Israel.

The chapter ends with the death of Isaac and his burial by both of his sons. The path of this people group is beginning.

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Genesis 36 is another of those genealogies that can be boring reading.  Keep in mind that these are some of the people that will become enemies of the Israelites.  These are other kingdoms that came from Abraham and Isaac.  Verses 31 to 39 give a list of the kings.  These names will appear again as we get into Joshua, Judges, and other books.

We begin the story of Joseph in Genesis chapter 37 when we first read of his dreams.  As a younger brother even, I was smart enough not to tell my brothers something that would make them hate me.  It was probably this story that gave me that wisdom.

Both dreams indicate where Joseph will eventually be.  He will be a leader.  Currently, it seems unlikely.  When they can, they plot his death but settle for selling him as a slave.  The story that Israel believes about his death is better than admitting they sold him.  Tomorrow we read about his time with Potiphar.

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