Jun. 04, 2023
The {far from} Perfect Family Part 4: Sibling Rivalry
What an awful family! Could anything good possibly come from their lying, deceiving, bickering and willful cruelty? The answer is actually “Yes!” All this awfulness is part of a good story that God is working in, around and through these people. Eventually, the sons of Jacob become the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel. From one of these tribes comes Jesus. The promise God made to Abraham that the world would be blessed through his descendants is fulfilled through this awful mess—and God gets all the glory!