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Chapter 46 Completion of Reconciliation for Joseph and his family
God appeared to Jacob in his dream to
inform Jacob that He would be with him as he journeyed to Egypt, where He
would make Jacob a great nation and that Joseph would ‘close his eyes’.
Then the chapter continues with who’s
who of Jacob’s family-the family tree. Then Joseph sends Judah before him
to meet his father at Goshen. In chapter 49, the great moment comes
when Joseph meets his father. Jacob is now ready to die, but Joseph
ensures that his father sees that his other sons are well cared for through
Joseph’s culturally aware assistance.
REFLECTION QUESTIONS.
2.
Do we act on what God has
communicated to us as Jacob did?
3.
Is there a family member/s that we
need to be reconciled/re-united?
4.
What purpose does Jacob’s family tree
serve?
5.
What is our attitude towards dying-
our timing or God’s timing?
6.
Are we culturally sensitive and aware
when communicating with other people?
7.
Is cultural sensitivity important to
us-why/why not?
8.
Are we prepared to assist others who
have hurt us in the past or do we still hold some resentment?
9.
How would Jacob have felt meeting
Joseph and seeing his whole family reunited- do we desire this for our own
family and/or family in faith?
10. How important is our family tree/family tree of faith (e.g. saints, holy
souls in Purgatory)?]
Chapter 46 completes the
reconciliation, with Joseph’s family beginning to move forward to being a great
nation just as God promised Jacob.
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