In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),
The main patriarch storyline comes to a close, fast-forwarding to Jacob and Joseph’s deaths. There are six orders of business to which must be tended for the flourishing of the next generations in light of what God promised.Jacob’s burial site demonstrates confidence in God’s faithfulness and submission to His word.Ephraim and Manasseh must be included as Jacob’s sons. Jacob elevates these young men born in Egypt, and he gives them an inheritance in his household.God’s promise to Abraham must be restated and passed on to the next generations.Jacob’s sons must be instructed and organized as tribes in the nation God is establishing.Joseph must reassure his brothers of his forgiveness for the harm they intended.Joseph’s burial site and the timing of his burial will serve as a testimony of faith for future generations.All six of these items of family business will present the opportunity for the flourishing of God’s people even when their trail of slavery comes on them.Let’s dive into today’s reading!