Exodus 1

Exodus 1 Sometime after Joseph and his brothers die, a new king comes to power in Egypt (I thought they had Pharaohs) and doesn’t like that they have become so numerous. We don’t know how long after Joseph this king comes along, but he doesn’t seem to care much about all the good he did for …

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Genesis: A Summary

Genesis is just another collection of etiological myths and moral atrocities. It’s a horrible god doing horrible things to equally horrible people. From Adam to Noah to Abraham. I can’t imagine that this is a very good beginning to a book known as “The Good Book”.  I know, Christians only care about the New Testament, but …

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Genesis 50

Genesis 50 Joseph has his father embalmed like an Egyption, asks the Pharaoh for his leave and takes Jacob to Canaan to bury him.  With him go dignitaries, his brothers and much of their households. His brothers were worried that Joseph would try to take revenge against them for being such assholes to him in the past. …

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Genesis 49

Genesis 49 Jacob, on his deathbed, gathered his 12 sons together to “bless” them.  I use quotes here, because some of the blessings didn’t seem like something you would want put upon you. Now, remember, these are the sons who wanted to kill one of their brothers and lie to their father about it, so maybe Joseph …

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