20 December 2024
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Praise: Shabbat's Torah portion begins the story of Joseph who was loved by his father more than all his other brothers.
His story continues through Genesis and is a foreshadow of Yeshua's relations with most of Israel's leaders during His life on earth and of His current rule over the hearts of billions of gentiles. Joseph's story ends with the prophetic scenario of His revealing Himself to His brothers in the flesh, which is most likely very soon to come.
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God of Israel, we bless You that we know the end of the story and agree with Joseph that You used his brothers' rejection so that "all Israel" of that time could be saved (Gen. 50:20).
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And like You did with Joseph, we rejoice in the reality that multitudes of gentiles, even those living at the ends of the earth, have been blessed because of You, Lord Yeshua (Gen. 39:3, 5).
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Abba, thank You for warning us of the dangers of being jealous with hateful intent (Gen. 37:2-3).
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God, we rejoice in You, our Unshakeable Shaker, who is definitely shaking the world (Hag. 2:7).
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Lord Yeshua, we trust in Your overall sovereignty over the earth today (Matt. 28:18; Acts 10:36b).
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God, we rejoice that a time is coming when Your glory will be manifest throughout all of the earth (Isa. 6:3; Hab. 2:14).
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