Genesis 50:12-13

Genesis 50:12-13 (NLT) So Jacob’s sons did as he had commanded them. They carried his body to the land of Canaan and buried him… Genesis 50:25 (NLT)Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath, and he said, “When God comes to help you and lead you back, you must take my bones with you.” Like father like son. Abraham started the trend by buying a field with a cave to bury one of his wives. Jacob, Abraham’s grandson desired to be buried in Canaan, the land that God had promised the descendants of Abraham. Jacob lived in Canaan until a few years before his death. He was literally “hauled off” to Egypt and lived there until his death. His family took his body across the Jordan and laid him to rest. When Joseph died, he demanded his sons to make sure his bones were taken back to the land of God. This would not take place until Moses led the people of Israel from Egypt, but Joseph did get what he wanted. I don’t know anything more wonderful than the positive influence of Christian parents over their children. My generation was proud to be like dad even to the make of his car or his choice of ball teams. I’ve watched people as they walked with their parents and the similarity is scary. But there is nothing so incredible as the desire to love God because they are not disappointed in the God of their parents. My prayer often is that my kids and their families will want to serve God and that I will never give them reason not to want to.

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