The eternal debate over free will vs. preordained behavior continues…
By Genesis 44, Joseph’s brothers (remember, the guys who sold him and told their Dad Jacob he was dead?), have already been to Egypt once to purchase food. The famine continues and the brothers travel to Egypt again. Joseph secretly knows it’s them, but as a [...]

In Genesis 23, Sarah has died at the age of 127, and it’s up to Abraham to find her a burial place. God has promised Abraham this land for here to eternity, but even so, Abraham begins a drawn out negotiation over property that will serve as a grave for his wife and eventually himself.
Abraham asks [...]