Genesis 46-50

The end of the beginning. 

There is much to say, but at the moment I think I will only write about what is said of Judah.

Now, The promise of descendants is funneled through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, also called Israel. And the 12 sons of Israel fulfill the prophecy that Israel would be a great nation. Each son becomes a tribe, and that is important and good. But the specific covenant promise that interests me, is who is the Messiah?

So far we know that the Messiah is a descendant of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. We know that he will crush the head of the serpent. We know that all the world is going to be blessed because of him, and we know that his birth will be supernatural. And now we know that he is a descendant from the tribe of Judah. The funnel has become more specific. From Abraham. From Isaac not Ishmael. From Jacob not Esau. From Judah, not his other 11 brothers.

The book ends with the beginning of all of Egypt trading their freedom for safety. Something that we all understand right now in America. I just hope it isn't as disastrous for us as it was for Israel back then.