An outsider sent by his father, provoking the ire of his kindred by lofty claims, by them conspired to be killed and exiled to Egypt, does Joseph remind you of anyone?
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Developed and Devolved | Genesis 4:16-26
May 15, 2022
We have to admit, life is strange. We got the beauty of family, of cities being built, of music being written, and of thriving industry. We also got the ugliness of megalomaniacs, lust, and violence. Genesis chapter four would say that our world has both developed and devolved from the ancient one described in the end of that chapter.
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