Tag: Ephraim
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Divided Kingdom
34“ ‘But I [God] will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand; I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David my servant, whom I chose and who obeyed my commands and decrees. 35I will take the kingdom from his son’s hands and give you [Jeroboam] ten…
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Remember Joseph Became Two
4The people of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance.–Joshua 16 When we read the Joseph story, we recall both the hardship and the grace. Not only was God with Joseph, but Joseph in a way was with Israel. Through Joseph, Israel was saved from starvation and had a future. What his brothers meant for…
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The Generational Purpose
5He established a testimony in Jacoband appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children,6that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children,7so that they should set their hope in Godand not forget the works of God, but keep…