Genesis Chapter 50:1-26

Jacob's Burial 
Jacob's last wish was that he be buries in the cave his father Abraham had purchased for the burial of Sarah. In the midst of his grief, Joesph arranged to fulfill his father's final request. He had Jacob embalmed by personal physicians, with the full service of respect paid to his beloved father. After Jacob died, his body was embalmed in Egypt. Following a period of mourning, Joseph and his brothers buried Jacob's body in the land of Canaan, according to his wishes. Pharaohs too were mourned for seventy days in an elaborate ceremony. The Egyptian mourned for Jacob so intensely because he was the father of Joseph, the grand vizier who had saved them from famine. Jacob died at the age of 147 been buried in Cave of Machpelah.

Joseph's Kindness
Joesph showed kindness to his brothers by putting the money they paid for their grain back in their sacks. It was a wonderfully generous, freely given act of kindness. His hardship enables Joseph to see life differently and to understand who alone was the source of his wisdom. So Joseph humbled himself before Pharaoh by admitting that it was beyond his power to interpret dreams. God alone could give Pharaoh the answer he desired. Joseph's story shows us that when we fix our gaze on God and choose to rely on him, even the heaviest situations can be made lighter. Remember that "God cause everything to work together for the good of those who love him." (Romans 8:28)


Joseph's Death
And Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath and said "God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up from this place. "So, Joseph died at the age of a hundred and ten. And after they embalmed him, he has placed in a coffin in Egypt. The circumstances of Joseph's death are unknown, except that he probably died before Jesus public ministry began and was certainly dead before the crucifixion. 

 

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