Acts 7: 17-19 (NASB) But as the time of the promise was approaching which God had assured to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt, until THERE AROSE ANOTHER KING OVER EGYPT WHO KNEW NOTHING ABOUT JOSEPH. It was he who took shrewd advantage of our race and mistreated our fathers so that they would expose their infants and they would not survive.

Sometimes I get overwhelmed by the responsibility of teaching my children. If I don’t teach them to brush their teeth every day, will they have bad teeth? If I don’t teach them good manners, will they grow up to be rude? And if I don’t teach them Pepsi is better than Coke, will they make the wrong choice one day? (I kid!)

Joseph was well respected in his time in Eqypt, second only to the Pharaoh. But over time, the new Pharaohs missed that history lesson and weren’t taught how an Israelite named Joseph had saved Egypt from famine. As a result the new Pharoah tried to destroy God’s people.

There are many examples in the Old Testament of the Israelites not passing the teachings of God onto their children, with disastrous results. I want to learn from their mistakes, and pass on God’s teachings to the next generation.

-Kevi

  

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