'Joseph And Rachel Came Last.'
Genesis 33:7.
a) Next, Leah and her children came and bowed down.
b) Last of all came Joseph and Rachel
c) And they too bowed down.
(This QT simply teaches me Joseph's calculative carefulness: Joseph And Rachel Came Last)
PRAYER: For God's Help and Wisdom in all that we do.
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'You Were...'
1 Corinthians 6:11.
a) You were sinners who could not inherit the Kingdom of God.
b) But you have been washed,
c) You have been made Holy (Sanctified),
d) You have been Justified,
e) In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ
f) And in the Spirit of our God.
(Through this Second one I know what has happened in my life... You Were...)
PRAYER: To live to Glorify God.
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Chris.
Before Joseph and Rachel came to bow down before Esau, Leah was in front of them. There was an 'order of attendance' here which was politely and formally kept, nothing and no-one was 'out of turn' in this family presentation. This kind of behavior, very formal and polite, is not seen in most cultures today. We seem to have arrived at erroneous conclusion that formality and good manners are 'out of date' and only need to be performed by strangers.
It is probably impossible for this kind of behavior to be restored into 'everyday life' now.
Rev. John L. Dagg wrote: "It is clearly the Doctrine of Scripture, that, on believing in Christ, men pass from a state of condemnation into a state of Justification."
