ipl-logo

Is Genesis Still Relevant Today

794 Words4 Pages

The book of Genesis, written centuries ago, still serves as an important resource for those looking for a applicable life lessons, it is an extensive collection of stories details the lives and times of many a character. Joseph is an exceptionally strong individual whose life relates to topics still relevant today. Joseph’s unwavering and unbreaking faith in God is an example for all as God enters the lives of him his friends, and family multiple times. Self transformation and faith and trust in God stand out as some of the most emphasized messages in Genesis. Enlightened with these messages, a person who is familiar with the lessons of Genesis does not despair when trouble comes. One lesson shown in Genesis is that God rewards faith and trust in Him. This is made clear when Joseph is rewarded with a grand promotion courtesy …show more content…

Joseph was favored as a child and as a result was despised by his older brothers who eventually deceived their father and sold Joseph into slavery. After spending quite some time in prison on false allegations made by his masters deceptive wife, he gets his chance to prove himself. He posses a God-given talent of deciphering dreams, being able to see the meaning of any dream and its significance to that person or society. The Pharaoh, Ra, experiences a repeating set of nightmares which trouble him deeply. Joseph’s former master, a high ranking official in Egypt recommends that the Pharaoh recite his dream to Joseph and that Joseph interprets it for him. Joseph goes before Ra and accurately grasps the meaning of the dream: There are going to be 7 years of plentiful harvest in Egypt, then a horrid drought lasting 7 years. So impressed with Joseph's skills and wary of the upcoming drought

Open Document