The Lord is awe-inspiring, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Genesis 47:28-31,
“Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, and the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven. When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him, ‘If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise that you will show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt, but when I rest with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried.’ ‘I will do as you say,’ he said. ‘Swear to me,’ he said. Then Joseph swore to him, and Israel worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.”
Now that Jacob is in Egypt he secures Joseph’s promise to take his body back to Canaan upon his death. In that Jacob has Joseph put his hand under his thigh (something we saw between Abraham and his servant) and swear to him a second time, he was obviously adamant that he be buried with his fathers – in the land the Lord had promised. He wanted full assurance that his body would be laid to rest where it belonged!
This causes me to think of the assurance we have from God relative to the disposition of our bodies after our deaths. Our body will be transformed, changed into a glorious body as Paul describes in 1 Corinthians 15. Although we face death, we have a promise from God we will be reunited with our changed bodies, right where we belong… in the resurrection! Just how wonderful is that?!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your theme of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We’d love to hear from you!
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