
Jacob and Joseph
The boy Joseph spent much time with his father. Jacob was Joseph’s “living Bible.” Jacob and Joseph, perhaps with little Benjamin in tow, visited Jacob’s still-living father, Isaac, who was nearby in Hebron. Blind Isaac shared with Joseph the gospel of Moriah – how that the Lord had provided a substitute. Joseph listened and believed. While Joseph’s sister investigated the world (Gen. 34:1) and his brothers pursued passion and violence, Joseph was in his father’s tent. It was