Exodus 1 I recently listened to a podcast that said evidence suggests that Herod never put out that decree saying all the male babies should be killed. That was the Gospel writers attempt to create parallels between the story of Moses and Jesus. Birth stools are in the bible! That made me smile. I wonder [...]

Genesis 50 The end of Genesis. I made it! How heartbreaking for Joseph, to finally know his father and have him die. They mourned for Israel for 70 days. Although I think ritual is beautiful and meaningful, I think if I died the most meaningful thing my family could do is to move on with [...]

Genesis 48 I think this is the third generation in a row where a younger brother has been placed above an older brother? Genesis 49 Judah will dwell/rule until Christ comes The branches of Joseph are the Nephites and Lamanites. 0

Genesis 47 Did Joseph warn the rest of Egypt after he had the dreams, before the famine? Or did he and Pharaoh use this as an opportunity to gain the upper hand over all those around them? If that is the case it doesn’t sit right with me. Egyptian Pharaohs overall seemed to be rather [...]

Genesis 46 Why was shepherding an abomination to the Egyptians? I think I vaguely remember that cattle may have been unclean to,them? 0

Genesis 45 I’ve decided I think maybe God did cause the things that happened to Joseph. But that this is an isolated case. I’m still thinking it over. From the institute manaul: Elder Bruce R. McConkie taught that all prophets are types of Christ: “A prophet is one who has the testimony of Jesus, who [...]

Genesis 44 Did Joseph do all of this as a test to see how his brothers would react?,was he trying to see if they would change, or leave Benjamin behind? I guess it worked. Genesis 45 Joseph had great faith, in order to accept what happened to him as a good thing. Did God cause [...]

Genesis 43 I like that we are told of Judah’s desire to stand in for his brother. I like it because before wading this closely, I had pigeonholed the brothers as all being a certain type of person. Cruel, jealous, etc. I feel like this happens to me a lot, either because I do it [...]

Genesis 42 Joseph’s brother seem to believe in some sort of fate, because they remark that this treatment from Joseph is something they deserve, because of the way they sinned in the past. Have they been speaking this way since Joseph was sold? Every time something bad happened they turned to each other and said [...]

Genesis 41 The institute manual guesses that Joseph was in prison for at least three years. Pulling a man from the depths of prison and making him second unto yourself? That is dramatic. 0