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1 | Why sold? Why not kidnapped? | Gen 37:28 | srbaegon | 191227 | ||
Hello Restate, Scripture does not say. Deut. 29:29 (ESV) The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law. Steve |
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2 | Why sold? Why not kidnapped? | Gen 37:28 | restate | 191251 | ||
Amen Steve, Scripture does not say directly, but Proverbs 25:2 says: "It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter." And are we not kings and priests in the kingdom of Christ, ministers to one another in thought and word as the Lord illumines us and scripture interprets scripture? I think Joseph's brothers were brought to a place of repentance through the enormity of their betrayal and were forgiven and made humbly worthy to be the patriarchs of the nation Israel. Restate Restate |
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3 | Why sold? Why not kidnapped? | Gen 37:28 | srbaegon | 191252 | ||
Hello Restate, If you knew the answer, why did you ask the question? This is not a Bible discussion forum as stated in "About the Forum" which you should have already read. There you will find: "It's not a discussion group or topical survey, but an ever growing 'expository repository' that gives the layman and scholar an opportunity to share truth and contribute wisdom." If you wish to post a note concerning the text, all well and good. Steve |
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4 | Why sold? Why not kidnapped? | Gen 37:28 | restate | 191303 | ||
Hi Steve, I'm sorry you didn't think that it was wise of me to ask a question to which I thought I had an answer; but I'm not so puffed up as to think I know for certain what was in the mind of God in his plan for Joseph's brothers. You said, in effect, that you didn't think the answer was in scripture, but how was I to know that no one else on the forum had a better answer than mine. Of course nobody else volunteered one, probably because they wanted to see if you approved of the question first, since you seem to be the interpreter of the terms and conditions. I think my question was dealt with in an expository manner right through the story of Joseph. So since you seem to agree - in effect - that I did have an answer to a question that was not being answered, how can you say that no wisdom was contributed to the "expository repository" by the question's having been asked. Maybe I should apologize for taking up space lionizing J. Vernon McGee, since everybody apparently already knows what a man of God he was; and all agree, I'm sure, that age did not keep him from sanctified scriptural speculation. I'm 72, but I hope I'm never so old that the Word of God doesn't stimulate my thought processes. Sorry, I guess this could be construed as "group discussion". You know though, I seem to remember a question or two that Jesus asked to which I'm quite sure you will agree he knew the answers. I refrain from discussing those now in deference. Restate | ||||||