{"id":194,"date":"2010-11-26T22:51:02","date_gmt":"2010-11-27T02:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldsandals.net\/?p=194"},"modified":"2010-11-27T08:20:15","modified_gmt":"2010-11-27T12:20:15","slug":"josephs-chief-desire-genesis-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oldsandals.net\/?p=194","title":{"rendered":"Joseph’s chief desire (Genesis 42)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joseph had the upper hand now. He controlled all the cards. His brothers thought him harsh; they were bewildered by his actions toward them. And yet Joseph’s chief desire was to reconcile with his family.<\/p>\n

How like the God of Job! As Katharina von Schlegel expressed it in her hymn written centuries ago, “Through thorny ways, [He] leads to a joyful end.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Joseph had the upper hand now. He controlled all the cards. His brothers thought him harsh; they were bewildered by his actions toward them. And yet Joseph’s chief desire was to reconcile with his family. How like the God of Job! As Katharina von Schlegel expressed it in her hymn written centuries ago, “Through thorny … <\/p>\n

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