The Matthew West Podcast - 18 Summers

[@Lisa-qc8lk]

Happy Birthday Emily 🎂 God bless! ❤🙏 and Happy late Birthday 🎂 to you 🙏

[@anal.mendoza]

Hi Matthew, may the Lord bless you from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic! Thanks for sharing this episode!

[@SamanthaGreenwell-li5sk]

Happy Birthday Emily!!! 🙌🏻 AWESOME.

[@LindaLeighSulser]

Birthday, Graduation, and Mother’s Day Blessings all around! Love your new music, telling your story for His glory! 🛐✝️✡️💟

[@timgunn2094]

Hi Mathew….All my best to you as listening to your music and message is so uplifting…Thank You….I had just learned within the last month that you grew up in DG , Illinois….I to grew up there and then worked in town. My best friend as kids was Coach Carsten’s son , Rick, who has since passed away…..He was also the father to one of your old teammates, Ryan …….The World is small an God is Good…Please continue to write , perform and inspire ….God bless you and your family and all my best as your daughter heads off to college..Take Care

[@valeriewhite2576]

Praise God for all the celebrations and your wife birthday and daughter graduation 🎉🎊💯❤️ To God be the glory 🥳

[@jilllingenfelter4682]

Be so thankful/grateful to God that your daughter hasn’t brought her first boyfriend home to you yet!!@Matthew West Podcast

[@PaulLee-rs8uw]

Praise to the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) and thank you Matthew😊❤ sharing ❤ this podcast on 18 Summers❤ in Christ.n

[@PaulLee-rs8uw]

Congratulaton to Lulu 🎉 in Christ😊❤.

[@PaulLee-rs8uw]

1. Genesis 43:11-17❤ "11 Then their father Israel😊❤ said to them, " If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, carry a present down to the man, a little balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds. 12 Take double of the money with you. Carry back with you the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight. 13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again to the man. 14 May God Almighty😊❤ grant you mercy😊❤ before the man( Joseph😊❤), and may he sent back your other brother( Simeon😊❤ from Genesis 42:36b) and Benjamin😊❤. And as for me( Israel😊❤), if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved." 15 So the men took this present, and they took double the money with them, and Benjamin. They arose and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph😊❤. 16 When Joseph😊❤ saw Benjamin😊❤ with them, he(Joseph😊❤) said to the steward of his house, " Bring the men( his brothers) into the house, and slaughter an animal( remind me of John 1:29 the Lamb( Jesus😊1st❤ of God😊❤) ) and make ready, for the men are to dine with me at noon😊❤." 17 The man did as Joseph😊❤ told him and brought the men( Joseph's brothers😊❤'s) to Joseph's house."( Genesis 43:11-17 ESV Study Bible and all parenthesis parts and symbols in Christ also for and in Christ Jesus😊1st❤. In Jesus'name, i pray( Genesis 43:15-17😊❤ "Joseph😊❤ invites his brothers to dine with him at his house. " ESV Study Bible and Under the content and context of John 1:29-34( Behold😊❤, the Lamb( Jesus😊1st❤) of God😊100%❤) John 1:29 " 29 The next day he( John the Baptist😊❤) saw Jesus(😊1st❤) coming toward him( John 😊❤ the Baptist😊❤), and (John) said❤, " Behold😊❤, the Lamb( Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord or our savior in Christ) of God( God 😊100%❤ our Father in heaven) who take away the sin of the world!."( John 1:29 ESV Study Bible Amen to John 1:29😊❤ in Christ😊❤. And May God allow Jesus to heal others for good in Christ too. In Jesus'name, i pray( James 5:14-15❤; Philippians 4:6-7; Philippians 4:4:)😊 -7 :)😊❤ and Romans 8:28 :) ) ) Amen.

[@PaulLee-rs8uw]

2. Mark 1:12-13( The temptation of Jesus😊1st❤) "12 The Spirit immediately( the word " Immediately" Do you also remember one of Mark😊❤'s o favorite words, "Immediately" again he uses Greek. euthys "immediately, at once, " 41 times"( ESV Study Bible) in Christ?) drove him( Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ) out into the wilderness, 13 And he(Jesus😊1st❤) was in the wilderness forty(40) days, being tempted by satan( no good). And he was with the animals, and the angels( 😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ 😊❤'s) were ministering😊❤ to him( Jesus😊1st❤ our savior in Christ😊❤)."( Mark 1:12-13 ESV Study Bible) In Mark 1:12-13, " At the commencement of Jesus'(😊1st❤'s) public ministry, God(😊100%❤) the Spirit( Mark 1:12a) paradoxicaldrive him( Jesus) "into the wilderness"( from Mark 1:12b ESV Study Bible) to be "...tempted by Satan( no good)."( from Mark 1:13 middle of the verse)( please see Matthew 4:1). Jesus'(😊1st❤'s) battle against the power of darkness( no good) has begun. " Being tempted" indicates (shows) that the temptation happened over 40- day period and were not confirmed to the three temptations mentionwd by Matthew( from Matthew 4:1-11( The temptationof Jesus) and Luke( from Luke 4:1-13( The temptation of Jesus)"( ESV Study Bible) Before i continue i hope you also one thing is confirmed is Matthew 4:4😊❤, Matthew 4:7😊❤, Matthew 4:10😊❤, Luke 4:4😊❤, Luke 4:8😊❤, and Luke 4:12😊❤ that Jesus(😊1st❤) wins later on in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤). In Jesus'name, i pray( now continue finishing the rest of the sharing in Christ and for Christ too in Christ😊1st❤). Amen. Jesus was "surrounded by evil and in danger from "...wild animals..."( from Mark 1:13b ESV Study Bible), Jesus(😊1st❤) is nevertheless not😊❤ abandoned( " not abandoned"😊❤), ( you might ask why? Or How come?) for( because) he(Jesus😊1st❤) has the presence(😊❤) of the Holy Spirit( our helper 😊❤ in Christ), and "... the angels(😊❤'s ) were ministering😊❤ to him( Jesus😊1st❤, our Lord and our savior in Christ) from Mark 1:13b ) and (please check out) Matthew 4:11 )." (ESV Study Bible) Matthew 4:11 "11 Then the devil( no good) left him( Jesus😊1st❤ = good😊❤), and behold😊❤, angels( 😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ 😊❤😊❤😊❤'s) came😊❤ and ministering❤😊 to him( "him" equal Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) and our savior( Jesus😊1st❤) in Christ)."( Matthew 4:11 ESV Study Bible and all parenthesis parts and symbols in Christ also for and in Christ Jesus😊1st❤ our savior in Christ too in Christ😊❤. Have you ever been also tested or tempted like Jesus(😊1st❤) our Lord and our savior in Christ. Jesus wins because he quoted Scriptures from the Bible or Old Testament Scriptures too ( Matthew 4:4, 7, 10, and Luke 4:4, 8, 12) since Jesus knew( or knows) his Bible Scriptures by Good Holy Spirit in Christ ( Matthew 4:4 😊❤; Matthew 4:7😊❤; Matthew 4:10😊❤; Luke 4:4😊❤; Luke 4:8😊❤ ; Luke 4:12😊❤ ) so Jesus wins or defeated satan by the Holy Spirit ( our helper in Christ😊❤) so we also should quoted Scriptures 😊❤ from The Bible😊❤ in Christ😊❤ too. Ephesians 6:10-20(The whole armor😊❤ of God😊100%❤) or Ephesians 6:10-20( God's whole armor😊❤) in Christ😊❤. In Jesus'name, i pray( I did my part in Christ and rest is up to God of the Bible or Jesus my Lord and my savior too. Romans 9:14-15 and Genesis 12:1-3; Matthew 28:19-20 and Romans 8:28). Amen.

[@PaulLee-rs8uw]

5. Genesis 43:26-34 "26 When Joseph 😊❤ came home, they brought into the house to him the present that they had with them and bowed down to him to the ground. 27 And he inquired about their welfare and said, " Is your father( Israel😊❤) well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive? " 28 They said, " Your servant our father is well😊❤; he is still alive." And they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves. 29 And he lifted up his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin😊❤, his mother's son, and said, " Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me? God(😊100%❤) be gracious😊❤ to you😊❤, my son! " 30 Then Joseph hurried out, for his compassion😊❤ grew warm❤ for his brothers( 😊❤), and he sought a place to weep. And he( Joseph😊❤) entered his chamber and wept there."( ESV Study Bible pause in here in Christ❤. Joseph "weep" or wept in Old Testament in Genesis 43: 30 or more specific Genesis 43:30b and Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord in the New Testament also wept in John 11:35 "35 Jesus wept " ( from John 11:35 ESV Study Bible When Lazarus he loves had died under the context of John 11:28-37( Jesus weeps) from ESV Study Bible) Now resume back Genesis 43:31-34 " 31 Then he( Joseph) washed his face and came out. And controlling himself he said, " Serve the food." 32 They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians could not eat with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians. 23 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth. And the men looked at one another in amazement. 34 Portions were taken to them from Joseph's table, but Benjamin😊❤'s portion❤ was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry with him."( Genesis 43:26-34 ESV Study Bible that is that in Christ.) I remember that my savior,Jesus(😊1st❤) in the New Testament also eat with others who were consider outcast or sinners too in Matthew 9:9-13( Jesus calls Matthew) "9 As Jesus(😊1st❤) passed on from there, he( Jesus😊1st❤) saw a man called Matthew😊❤ sitting at the tax booth, and he ( Jesus😊1st❤) said 😊❤ to him( Matthew 😊❤), " Follow me." And he( Matthew 😊❤) rose and followed him( Jesus😊1st❤). 10 And as Jesus (😊1st❤) reclined at the table in the house, behold, mamy tax collectors( another category of sinners at Jesus' time) and sinners came and were reclining( or dinning) with Jesus😊1st❤ and his disciples( include Matthew😊❤). 11 And when the Pharisees saw this they said to his( Jesus' disciples), " Why does your teacher(Jesus😊1st❤ another name for Jesus was a teacher too ) eat with tax collecters and sinners? " 12 But😊❤ when he( Jesus😊1st❤) heard it, he( Jesus😊1st❤ our savior in Christ ) said, " Those who are well😊❤ have no need of a physician( or doctor), but those who is sick❤. 13 Go and learn what this means, 'I desire😊❤ mercy😊❤, not sacrifice.' ( quoted from Hosea 6:6 "6 For I desire steadfast love( steadfast love😊❤= mercy😊❤) and not sacrifice, the knowledge😊❤ of God(😊100%❤) rather than burnt offering. "( Hosea 6:6 ESV Study Bible) so the phase " I desire mercy, and not sacrifices"( from Matthew 9:13 middle of the verse which is quotation from Hosea 6:6😊❤) the word, " Sacrifice"( from both Matthew 9:13 and Hosea 6:6) summarize observance of religious rituals. More important to God was " mercy"( from Matthew 9:13 middle of the verse and Hosea 6:6 called it "steadfast love😊❤" or mercy😊❤. So More important to God( God😊100%❤ our Father in heaven) was " mercy"😊❤ ( the Sepuagint rendering of Hb( Hebrew) "heses," meaning steadfast love 😊❤ like mentioned above in Hosea 6:6 " Hosea 6:6 "6 For I desire steadfast love( steadfast love😊❤= mercy😊❤) and not sacrifice, the knowledge😊❤ of God(😊100%❤) rather than burnt offering. "( Hosea 6:6 ESV Study Bible), which would have led the Pharisees to care 😊❤ for these sinners❤ ( whether taxcollectors❤ or sinners❤) ( you might ask like who? ) as( like ) Jesus(😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ) did."( ESV Study Bible and phraphased alao in Christ😊❤ too in Christ😊❤.) I think in Christ Jesus😊1st❤ our savior in Christ and God too prefer mercy😊❤ over sacrifices and Romans 8:28😊❤.

[@PaulLee-rs8uw]

Mark 1:14-15( Jesus😊1st❤ begins his minstry😊❤) " 14 Now after John😊❤ was arrested, Jesus(😊1st❤ our savior in Christ) came into Galilee, proclaiming 😊❤ the gospel❤😊 of God(😊100%❤), 15 and saying, " The time is fulfulled, and the kingdom 😊❤ of God(😊100%❤) is at hand; repent( " Repent" means turn away from wrong doings that are against the Bible we call it "sins " or turn away from sins and then turn to God of the Bible by God's grace to me in Christ is "repent " from Mark 1:15b) and believe( " believe" mean trust) in the gospel😊❤." ( Mark 1:14-15 ESV Study Bible. Amen in Christ. " repent and faith " Matthew 3:2-3 " 2 Repent😊❤, for( because) the kingdom 😊❤of heaven😊❤ is at hand." 3 For this is he( John the Baptist😊❤) who has spoken of by the prophet Isaiah😊❤ when he said, " The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ' Prepare the way of the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤ to me in Christ); make his path straight.' " ( Matthew 3:2-3 ESV Study Bible) ) Under Acts 2:14-41( Peter😊❤ 's sermon at Pentestcost) The Bible said, in Act 2:38 "38 And Peter😊❤ said to them(❤'s), " Repent😊❤ and be baptized😊❤ every😊❤ one😊❤ of you 😊❤ ( you might ask in whose name? ) in the name of Jesus Christ( Jesus😊1st❤) for the forgiveness 😊❤ of your sins, and you❤ will receive😊❤( "will receive" means given😊❤) the gift(" gift😊❤" is free😊❤) of the Holy Spirit( 😊❤ our helper in Christ)."( Acts 2:38 ESV Study Bible. Amen in Christ😊❤. I keep listening to God's words😊❤ in Christ😊❤. Acts 2:39-40 "39 For the promise😊❤ is for you😊❤ and for your childre (😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤...ect in Christ) and for all😊❤ who are❤ far off, everyone😊❤ whom the Lord our God😊❤ calls to himself😊❤." 40 And with many other words😊❤ he bore😊❤ witness❤ and continued😊❤ to exhort them❤, " Save yourselves(😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤) ( Pause in Christ, you might ask from what?) from this crooked generation." 41 So those (😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ in Christ) who receive😊❤ his word😊❤ were baptized😊❤, and there were added😊❤ that day three thousand( 3,000 ❤) souls."( Acts 2:39-40 ESV Study Bible) Thank God for those 3,000 souls added to the kingdom of heaven of God. In Jesus'name, i pray( May God allow more and more people to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ😊❤ for the forgiveness of sins from( Acts 2:28 b) and May God grant His Holy Spirit to whoever receive him. In Jesus'name, i pray( please allow God 's words to be shared in Chrisit like Acts 2:38😊❤) Amen. Acts 2:38❤ "38 And Peter😊❤ said to them(❤'s), " Repent😊❤ and be baptized😊❤ every😊❤ one😊❤ of you 😊❤ ( you might ask in whose name? ) in the name of Jesus Christ( Jesus😊1st❤) for the forgiveness 😊❤ of your sins, and you❤ will receive😊❤( "will receive" means given😊❤) the gift(" gift😊❤" is free😊❤) of the Holy Spirit( 😊❤ our helper in Christ)."( Acts 2:38 ESV Study Bible. Amen in Christ😊❤.

[@barrybarry3270]

Happy belated birthday Matthew and Emily! Have you wrote a song about Jeeps or cicadas? 18 summers great song that makes me cry. Don’t tell anyone. My only son both turns 18 and graduates 🎓 this month. Live and love and laugh each day as if it were your last. I know one Ecclesiastes 3 song has been written but have you considered writing ✍️ your version? Something like turn turn turning the page 📄 is tough but it leads us to the happy ending that’s not an ending but an eternity. Thanks for sharing great songs and words of encouragement Matthew! I’m the guy that once met you and your dad and told you that Harry Carey was my favorite Cub. God bless you and your family and your ministry. Don’t stop praying 🙏 👍 👌🏻 ✅

[@PaulLee-rs8uw]

Jesus is the way, the truth and the life to God our Father in heaven( John 14:6😊❤).

[@PaulLee-rs8uw]

Mark 1:14-15( Jesus😊1st❤ begins his minstry😊❤) " 14 Now after John😊❤ was arrested, Jesus(😊1st❤ our savior in Christ) came into Galilee, proclaiming 😊❤ the gospel❤😊 of God(😊100%❤), 15 and saying, " The time is fulfulled, and the kingdom 😊❤ of God(😊100%❤) is at hand; repent( " Repent" means turn away from wrong doings that are against the Bible we call it "sins " or turn away from sins and then turn to God of the Bible by God's grace to me in Christ is "repent " from Mark 1:15b) and believe( " believe" mean trust) in the gospel😊❤." ( Mark 1:14-15 ESV Study Bible. Amen in Christ. " repent and faith " Matthew 3:2-3 " 2 Repent😊❤, for( because) the kingdom 😊❤of heaven😊❤ is at hand." 3 For this is he( John the Baptist😊❤) who has spoken of by the prophet Isaiah😊❤ when he said, " The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ' Prepare the way of the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤ to me in Christ); make his path straight.' " ( Matthew 3:2-3 ESV Study Bible) ) Under Acts 2:14-41( Peter😊❤ 's sermon at Pentestcost) The Bible said, in Act 2:38 "38 And Peter😊❤ said to them(❤'s), " Repent😊❤ and be baptized😊❤ every😊❤ one😊❤ of you 😊❤ ( you might ask in whose name? ) in the name of Jesus Christ( Jesus😊1st❤) for the forgiveness 😊❤ of your sins, and you❤ will receive😊❤( "will receive" means given😊❤) the gift(" gift😊❤" is free😊❤) of the Holy Spirit( 😊❤ our helper in Christ)."( Acts 2:38 ESV Study Bible. Amen in Christ😊❤. I keep listening to God's words😊❤ in Christ😊❤. Acts 2:39-40 "39 For the promise😊❤ is for you😊❤ and for your childre (😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤...ect in Christ) and for all😊❤ who are❤ far off, everyone😊❤ whom the Lord our God😊❤ calls to himself😊❤." 40 And with many other words😊❤ he bore😊❤ witness❤ and continued😊❤ to exhort them❤, " Save yourselves(😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤) ( Pause in Christ, you might ask from what?) from this crooked generation." 41 So those (😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ in Christ) who receive😊❤ his word😊❤ were baptized😊❤, and there were added😊❤ that day three thousand( 3,000 ❤) souls."( Acts 2:39-40 ESV Study Bible) Thank God for those 3,000 souls added to the kingdom of heaven of God. In Jesus'name, i pray( May God allow more and more people to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ😊❤ for the forgiveness of sins from( Acts 2:28 b) and May God grant His Holy Spirit to whoever receive him. In Jesus'name, i pray( please allow God 's words to be shared in Chrisit like Acts 2:38😊❤) Amen. Acts 2:38❤ "38 And Peter😊❤ said to them(❤'s), " Repent😊❤ and be baptized😊❤ every😊❤ one😊❤ of you 😊❤ ( you might ask in whose name? ) in the name of Jesus Christ( Jesus😊1st❤) for the forgiveness 😊❤ of your sins, and you❤ will receive😊❤( "will receive" means given😊❤) the gift(" gift😊❤" is free😊❤) of the Holy Spirit( 😊❤ our helper in Christ)."( Acts 2:38 ESV Study Bible. Amen in Christ😊❤.

[@PaulLee-rs8uw]

Genesis 44:6-17 "6 When he overtook them, he spoke to them to these words. 7 They said to him, " Why does my lord speak such a words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing! 8 Behold, the money that we found in the mouth of our sakes we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. How then could we steal silver or gold from my lord's house? 9 whichever of your servants is found with it shall die, and we also will be my lord's servants." 10 He( Joseph) said, " Let it be as you say: he who is found with it( the silver cup from Genesis 44:2a "...the silver cup, ...") shall be my servant, and rest of you shall be innocent." 11 Then each man quickly lowered his sack to the ground, and each man opened his sack. 12 And he searched, beginning with eldest and ending with the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. 13 Then they tore their clothes, and every man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city. 14 When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, he was still there. They fell before him to the ground. 15 Joseph(😊❤ ) said to them, " What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?"( ESV Study Bible. Pause in Christ at Genesis 44:15b "...Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?"" ( Genesis 44:15b ESV Study Bible let explain this also with Genesis 44:3-5 or Genesis 44:5 later) from Genesis 44:15b "...Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?" "( Genesis 44:15b ESV Study Bible Joseph😊❤ said these.) It means " Building on what his steward had said( Genesis 44:5 ) earlier regarding the silver cup( Genesis 44:5), Joseph portray himself as having the ability to discover secrets hidden from others. This may also be a ploy on Jeseph's part in order to elicit information from the brothers. Now that he has created the impresion that he can discover knowledge with divine help, his brothers may feel that they can no longer concel their past actions. For this reason, Judah remarks, God has found out the guilt of your servants( from Geneis 44:16 " 16 And Judah said, " What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? or how can we clear ourselves? God(😊100%❤) has found out the guilt of your servants; behold, we are my lord's servants, both we and he also in whose hand the cup has been found." ( from Genesis 44:16 ESV Study Bible). My ESV Study said and i quote here in Christ " In all probability Judah has in minde the brothers' treatment of Joseph😊❤ , for he( Judah😊❤ ) knows that they are innocent😊❤ of taking the silver cup( no stealing😊❤). The brothers are convinced that God( God😊100%❤ our Father in heaven) is now holding them to account for their( past) actions against Joseph😊❤. On behalf of all(😊❤'s) the brothers(😊❤'s), Judah😊❤ speaks to Joseph😊❤."( ESV Study Bible) Last time i went skimmed over Genesis 44:5 on what Joseph's steward said to his brothers like Joseph told indirectly from Genesis 44:4, 4 b him to said to his brothers (them) in Genesis 44:5 "5 Is it not from this ( silver cup) that my lord drinks, and by this he practice divination? You have done evil in doing this.' " " ( Genesis 44:5 ESV Study Bible, before i share farther i am not God or Jesus. But just a faithful servant of God (😊100%❤) and follower of Jesus (😊1st❤ ) too in Christ) From Genesis 44:5b "...my lord drinks, and by this he practice divination? ..."(Genesis 44:5b ) " Since these remark are set the context of a n elaborate ruse, it is impossible to know whether they should be taken as reflecting something that Joseph actually did. Joseph(😊❤ ) clearly intends that his brothers(😊❤'s) should believe( trust by faith in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤ ) or trust God😊100%❤ )) that he has powers of supernatural discernent( "discernment is something revealed by God😊100%❤ to us in Christ )( Now we see Genesis 44:15 "15 Joseph(😊❤ ) said to them(😊❤'s), " What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?"( ESV Study Bible, this doesn't mean Joseph actually do bad divination but God reveals things to him no others understand to me by His words😊❤ from the Bible God😊100%❤ can speak in Christ too in Christ so to Joseph's divination is different from Laban's divination . God bless Laban because of Jacob( or Israel😊❤ ) to me in Christ. For future comments on divination, (we will) see from Genesis 30:27-30 on "learned by divination" My ESV Study Bible said and I quote in quotes, " The narrator does not specify the precise methold by which Laban( Jacob's uncle or Israel's uncle= Laban) discovers that the Lord😊❤ has blessed him because of Jacob. The Israelites were later prohabited😊❤ by God(😊100%❤ our Father in heaven ) from practicing dinvination(from Deuteronomy 18:10😊❤ ) because it sought to provide knowledge by inappropriate methods ( e.g.( for example), interpreting omen,using supernatural powers)."( ESV Study Bible) "Laban 's use of divination is sinful, even though the information obtained is accurate. " ...the LORD bless me because of you( Jacob or Israel😊❤ ) from Genesis 30:27b Laban said " ...the LORD bless me because of you( Jacob or Israel😊❤ ) from Genesis 30:27b ESV Study Bible) "In Genesis, all the members of the special line descended from Abraham(😊❤ ) are portrayed as mediating God's blessing😊❤ to others( Introduction: history of salvation Summary). " Name your wages "( Laban said to Jacob in Genesis 30:28a " Name your wage, and I will give it."( from Genesis 30:28 ESV Study Bible ) so when Laban said in Genesis 30:28a "28Name your wage,.. "( Genesis 30:28a ESV Study Bible) " For 14 years( 7 years for Leah and 7 years for Rachel), Jacob( or Israel😊❤) has served Laban in order to pay the bride price for Leah and Rachel( born Joseph and Benjamin). Having fulfilled this obligation, which has financially benefited Laban well beyond what he might have expected. Jacob(or Israel😊❤) now wants to provides for his own household. Laban, conscious of how Jacob😊❤ has enriched him and eager to retain his services, ask Jacob to name his wages for remaining with him."( ESV Study Bible) Back to Genesis 44:17 "17 But he (Joseph) said, " Far be it from me that i should do so! Only the man in whose hand the cup was found shall be my servant. But as for you, go up in peace to your father( Jacob or Israel😊❤ )."( above Genesis 44:17 and above all in all meant Genesis 44:6-17 ESV Study Bible along with parenthesis parts and symbols in Christ along with notes in Christ and for Christ too from ESV Study Bible and paraphased too in Christ. In Jesus'name, i pray( Matthew 28:19-20😊❤ and follow Him( Jesus😊1st❤ John 14:6😊❤ And in Christ one wife in Christ or at least one wife at a time in Christ and Hebrews 9:11-28❤and Matthew 28:19-20😊❤ in Christ). Amen.

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Genesis 44:6-17 "6 When he overtook them, he spoke to them to these words. 7 They said to him, " Why does my lord speak such a words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing! 8 Behold, the money that we found in the mouth of our sakes we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. How then could we steal silver or gold from my lord's house? 9 whichever of your servants is found with it shall die, and we also will be my lord's servants." 10 He( Joseph) said, " Let it be as you say: he who is found with it( the silver cup from Genesis 44:2a "...the silver cup, ...") shall be my servant, and rest of you shall be innocent." 11 Then each man quickly lowered his sack to the ground, and each man opened his sack. 12 And he searched, beginning with eldest and ending with the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. 13 Then they tore their clothes, and every man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city. 14 When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, he was still there. They fell before him to the ground. 15 Joseph(😊❤ ) said to them, " What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?"( ESV Study Bible. Pause in Christ at Genesis 44:15b "...Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?"" ( Genesis 44:15b ESV Study Bible let explain this also with Genesis 44:3-5 or Genesis 44:5 later) from Genesis 44:15b "...Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?" "( Genesis 44:15b ESV Study Bible Joseph😊❤ said these.) It means " Building on what his steward had said( Genesis 44:5 ) earlier regarding the silver cup( Genesis 44:5), Joseph portray himself as having the ability to discover secrets hidden from others. This may also be a ploy on Jeseph's part in order to elicit information from the brothers. Now that he has created the impresion that he can discover knowledge with divine help, his brothers may feel that they can no longer concel their past actions. For this reason, Judah remarks, God has found out the guilt of your servants( from Geneis 44:16 " 16 And Judah said, " What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? or how can we clear ourselves? God(😊100%❤) has found out the guilt of your servants; behold, we are my lord's servants, both we and he also in whose hand the cup has been found." ( from Genesis 44:16 ESV Study Bible). My ESV Study said and i quote here in Christ " In all probability Judah has in minde the brothers' treatment of Joseph😊❤ , for he( Judah😊❤ ) knows that they are innocent😊❤ of taking the silver cup( no stealing😊❤). The brothers are convinced that God( God😊100%❤ our Father in heaven) is now holding them to account for their( past) actions against Joseph😊❤. On behalf of all(😊❤'s) the brothers(😊❤'s), Judah😊❤ speaks to Joseph😊❤."( ESV Study Bible) Last time i went skimmed over Genesis 44:5 on what Joseph's steward said to his brothers like Joseph told indirectly from Genesis 44:4, 4 b him to said to his brothers (them) in Genesis 44:5 "5 Is it not from this ( silver cup) that my lord drinks, and by this he practice divination? You have done evil in doing this.' " " ( Genesis 44:5 ESV Study Bible, before i share farther i am not God or Jesus. But just a faithful servant of God (😊100%❤) and follower of Jesus (😊1st❤ ) too in Christ) From Genesis 44:5b "...my lord drinks, and by this he practice divination? ..."(Genesis 44:5b ) " Since these remark are set the context of a n elaborate ruse, it is impossible to know whether they should be taken as reflecting something that Joseph actually did. Joseph(😊❤ ) clearly intends that his brothers(😊❤'s) should believe( trust by faith in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤ ) or trust God😊100%❤ )) that he has powers of supernatural discernent( "discernment is something revealed by God😊100%❤ to us in Christ )( Now we see Genesis 44:15 "15 Joseph(😊❤ ) said to them(😊❤'s), " What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?"( ESV Study Bible, this doesn't mean Joseph actually do bad divination but God reveals things to him no others understand to me by His words😊❤ from the Bible God😊100%❤ can speak in Christ too in Christ so to Joseph's divination is different from Laban's divination . God bless Laban because of Jacob( or Israel😊❤ ) to me in Christ. For future comments on divination, (we will) see from Genesis 30:27-30 on "learned by divination" My ESV Study Bible said and I quote in quotes, " The narrator does not specify the precise methold by which Laban( Jacob's uncle or Israel's uncle= Laban) discovers that the Lord😊❤ has blessed him because of Jacob. The Israelites were later prohabited😊❤ by God(😊100%❤ our Father in heaven ) from practicing dinvination(from Deuteronomy 18:10😊❤ ) because it sought to provide knowledge by inappropriate methods ( e.g.( for example), interpreting omen,using supernatural powers)."( ESV Study Bible) "Laban 's use of divination is sinful, even though the information obtained is accurate. " ...the LORD bless me because of you( Jacob or Israel😊❤ ) from Genesis 30:27b Laban said " ...the LORD bless me because of you( Jacob or Israel😊❤ ) from Genesis 30:27b ESV Study Bible) "In Genesis, all the members of the special line descended from Abraham(😊❤ ) are portrayed as mediating God's blessing😊❤ to others( Introduction: history of salvation Summary). " Name your wages "( Laban said to Jacob in Genesis 30:28a " Name your wage, and I will give it."( from Genesis 30:28 ESV Study Bible ) so when Laban said in Genesis 30:28a "28Name your wage,.. "( Genesis 30:28a ESV Study Bible) " For 14 years( 7 years for Leah and 7 years for Rachel), Jacob( or Israel😊❤) has served Laban in order to pay the bride price for Leah and Rachel( born Joseph and Benjamin). Having fulfilled this obligation, which has financially benefited Laban well beyond what he might have expected. Jacob(or Israel😊❤) now wants to provides for his own household. Laban, conscious of how Jacob😊❤ has enriched him and eager to retain his services, ask Jacob to name his wages for remaining with him."( ESV Study Bible) Back to Genesis 44:17 "17 But he (Joseph) said, " Far be it from me that i should do so! Only the man in whose hand the cup was found shall be my servant. But as for you, go up in peace to your father( Jacob or Israel😊❤ )."( above Genesis 44:17 and above all in all meant Genesis 44:6-17 ESV Study Bible along with parenthesis parts and symbols in Christ along with notes in Christ and for Christ too from ESV Study Bible and paraphased too in Christ. In Jesus'name, i pray( Matthew 28:19-20😊❤ and follow Him( Jesus😊1st❤ John 14:6😊❤ And in Christ one wife in Christ or at least one wife at a time in Christ and Hebrews 9:11-28❤and Matthew 28:19-20😊❤ in Christ). Amen.

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Genesis 44:24-34❤ "24 When we went back to your servant my father( Jacob Israel😊❤), we told him😊❤ the words of my lord. 25 And when our father said, ' Go again, buy us a little food,' 26 we said, ' we cannot go down. If our youngest brother( Benjamin😊❤) goes with us, then we will go down. For we cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother( Benjamin😊❤) is with us.' 28 Then your servant my father( Israel😊❤) said to us, ' You know that my wife ( Rachel😊❤ )bore me two sons( Joseoh 😊❤ and Benjamin from Rachael and Jacob( or Israel😊❤) Do you also remember Genesis 35:24 too in Christ? The Bible said in Genesis 35:24 "24 The sons of Rachel😊❤ : Joseph😊❤ and Benjamin😊❤."( from Genesis 35:24 ESV Study Bible) Back to Genesis 44: 28-29 "28 One ( Joseph) left me, and I said, " Surely he has been torn to pieces,"( Israel😊❤ said) and I have never seen him since. 28 If you take this one( Benjamin😊❤) also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs in evil to sheol.' 30 Now therefore, as soon as I come to your servant my father(Israel😊❤), and the boy is not with us, then as his life is bound up in the boy's life, 31 as soon as he( Israel😊❤) sees that boy( Benjamin😊❤) is not with us, he will die, and your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant( Israel😊❤) our father with sorrow to Sheol. 32 For your servant became a pleadge of safety for the boy( Benjamin) to my father( Israel😊❤), saying, ' If I do not bring him( Benjamin😊❤) back to you( Israel😊❤), then I( Judah😊❤) shall bear the blame before my father( Israel😊❤) all my life.' ( Do you also remember Genesis 43:9 😊❤ and Genesis 43:8-9😊❤ too on what Judah😊❤ said to Israel😊❤? The Bible said, in Genesis 43:8-9 "8 And Judah 😊❤ said to Israel😊❤ his father, " Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live😊❤ and not die, both we(😊❤'s) and you😊❤ and also our little ones(😊❤'s). 9 I(Judah😊❤) will be a pledge of his safety. From my hand you shall require him( Benjamin😊❤)? If I do not bring him back to you( 😊❤) and set him before you( Israel😊❤) and let me bear the blame forever."( Genesis 43:8-9 ESV Study Bible) ) Back to Genesis 44:33-34 "33 Now therefore, please let your servant remain instead of the boy( Benjamin😊❤) as a servant to my lord( Joseph), and let the boy go back with his brothers(😊❤'s). 34 For how can I go back to my father( Jacob or Israel😊❤) if the boy( Benjamin😊❤) is not with me? I fear to no the evil that would find my father( Jacob or Israel😊❤)." " ( Genesis 44: 34-44 above and also above all in all in Christ also Genesis 44:24-34 ESV Study Bible. And all parenthesis parts and symbols in Christ also for and in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤) in Christ😊❤. Romans 8:28😊❤ in Christ😊❤ Romans 8:28-30 "28And we(😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤) know that for thosek😊❤'s) who❤ love 😊❤ God( God😊100%❤, our Father in heaven) all things😊❤ work together❤ for good😊❤ for those (😊❤😊❤ 😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤) who are called😊❤ according to his( God's 😊❤) purpose😊❤." 29 For those( 😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤) he foreknew he also predestined to be confirmed to the image of his Son(Jesus😊1st❤ ,the Son of the Living God(😊100%❤)and Isaiah 9:6(😊❤) ; Johh 1:1-2Jesus😊1st❤), in order that he( Jesus😊1st❤) might be the firstborn among many brothers(😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤'s). 30 And those(😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤) whom he predestined(😊❤) he also called(😊❤), and thosek( 😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤) whom he called he also justified(😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤), and those( 😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤) whom(😊❤) he justified he (😊❤) also glorified( 😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤)."( Romans 8:28-30 ESV Study Bible) John 14:6❤😊 " 6 Jesus answered, " I am the way ❤😊 and the truth ❤😊 and the life😊❤. No one comes to the Father( God, our Father in heaven ) except through me."( John 14:6😊❤ Zondervan NIV Study Bible.Amen.). Amen.

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Isaiah 53:5😊❤ Mark 1:35-39 (Jesus😊1st❤ preaches😊❤ in Galilee)😊❤ "35 And rising very early😊❤ this morning😊❤, while it was still dark, he( Jesus😊1st❤ our savior in Christ) departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he( Jesus😊1st❤) prayed😊❤. 36 And Simon( 😊❤ or Peter😊❤ renamed by Jesus😊1st❤ in the future in Christ) and those(😊❤'s) who were with him😊❤ searched for him(Jesus😊1st❤ our savior in Christ), 37 and they found him(Jesus😊1st❤) and said to him(Jesus😊1st❤), "Everyone is looking for you(Jesus😊1st❤)." 38 And he(Jesus😊1st❤) said to them, " Let us go to the next towns, that I may preach😊❤ there😊❤ also😊❤,( You might ask why Jesus(😊1st❤) do this? ) for( "for" could means because) that is why I came out." ( Jesus😊1st❤ said.) 39 And he(Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ) went😊❤ throughout😊❤ all Galilee, preaching😊❤ in their synagogues and casting out demons." ( Mark 1:35-39 ESV Study Bible. Amen to Mark 1:35-39😊❤in Christ😊❤ ) Isaiah 53:5😊❤ "But he( Jesus😊1st❤ our savior in Christ) was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him( Jesus😊1st❤) was the chastisement that brought us peace😊❤, and with his( Jesus') wounded we are healed😊❤."( Isaiah 53:5 ESV Study Bible)

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Genesis 45:1-3 ❤ of Genesis 45:1-28( Joseph😊❤ provides❤ for his brothers(😊❤'s) and family❤ ). Genesis 45:1-3 "45 Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him. He cried, " Make everyone go out from me." So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself know to his brothers. 2 And he wept aloud, so the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard it. 3 And Joseph😊❤ said to his brothers( 😊❤'s), " I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?" But his brothers could not answer him, for they werd dismayed at his presence."( Genesis 45:1-3 ESV Study Bible) Romans 8:28😊❤ in Christ. Romans 8:28 "2828And we(😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤) know that for thosek😊❤'s) who❤ love 😊❤ God( God😊100%❤, our Father in heaven) all things😊❤ work together❤ for good😊❤ for those (😊❤😊❤ 😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤) who are called😊❤ according to his( God's 😊❤) purpose😊❤." ( Romans 8:28 ESV Study Bible😊❤) Galatians 5:16-25( Keep ❤in step❤ with the Spirit( Holy Spirit😊❤ our helper in Christ)) Galatians 5:22-23😊❤ Galatians 6:1-10( Bear ❤ one 😊❤ another😊❤'s burdens) in Christ😊❤.

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Genesis 44:1-5 of Genesis 44:1-34( Joseph 😊❤ Tests His Brothers😊❤'s ) Genesis 44:1-5 " 44 Then he commanded the steward of his house, " Fill the men's sack with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money in the mouth of his sack, 2 and put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest( Benjamin), with his money for the grain." And he did as Joseph told him. 3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away with their donkeys. 4 They had gone only a short distance from the city. Now Joseph said to his steward, " Up, follow after the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, ' Why have you repaid evil for good? 5 It is not from this that my lord drinks, and by this that he practices divination( do not practice divination today for those in Christ. Thank you :)) ? You have done evil in doing this' " "? ( Genesis 44:1-5 ESV Study Bible) Luke 4:8😊❤ "8 And Jesus(😊1st❤) answered him( the devil or satan), " It is written, " ' You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.' " "( ESV Study Bible. Jesus quoted from Old Testament Scripture because when satan or devil ( no good) tried to tempted Jesus with power and authority and their glory From Luke 4:5-7( this temptation) break the first commandment from Exodus 20:3 within the ten commandments(from Exodus 20:1-21( The Ten commandments)so that Exodus 20:3 said, "3 You shall have no other gods before me."( Exodus 20:3 ESV Study Bible) Therefore from Luke 4:8 again, Luke 4:8 "8 And Jesus(😊1st❤) answered him( the devil or satan), " It is written, " ' You shall worship the Lord your God(😊❤) , and him only shall you serve.' " "( ESV Study Bible.) This means "Jesus replies that worship😊❤ belongs to the Lord your God alone. "( ESV Study Bible.) This temptation( from Matthew 4:5-7 from satan) to Jesus our savior in Christ break the first commandment( from Exodus 20:3😊) ) so our Lord Jesus(😊1st❤) replied to satan in Luke 4:8 that worship belongs to the Lord your God(😊❤) alone. Now end this sharing with Luke 4:8 again, Luke 4:8 "8 And Jesus(😊1st❤) answered him( the devil or satan), " It is written, " ' You shall worship the Lord your God(😊❤) , and him only shall you serve.' " "( ESV Study Bible.)

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Newer version in Christ. Mark 1:16-20(Jesus😊1st❤ calls❤ the first disciples❤❤❤❤) "16 Passing alongside of the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon( or later on will be called Peter😊❤ ) and Andrew😊❤ the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 17 And Jesus(😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ ) said to them, " Follow me😊❤, and I will make you become fishers of men."( " fishers of men"😊❤😊❤ from Mark 1:17b😊❤ ) 18 And immediately ( Mark's wording " And Immediately😊❤...") they(Simom😊❤ and Andrew😊❤ ) left their nets and follow him( " him" = Jesus😊1st❤). 19 And going on a little farther, he saw James😊❤ the son of Zebedee and John😊❤ his brother😊❤, ..." Pause in Christ in Mark 1:19b. ( You might ask what do they do for living at Jesus' time before they Jesus😊1st❤ call them ? What were they doing? ) "... who were in their boat mending the nets."( Mark 1:19b ESV Study Bible they were originally fishmen) "20 And immediately(😊❤ oh Mark😊❤'s wording againb "20 And Immediately..." 😊❤ or " immediately😊❤ from Mark 1:20a ESV Study Bible) he( Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ) called😊❤ them( them equal James😊❤ the son of Zebedee and John😊❤ his brother😊❤ from Mark 1:19 middle of the verse), and they left😊❤ their father ( Zebedee😊❤) Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants ( " with the hired servants" meant James and John's family or Zebedee's familyb has a little wealth in order for the Bible said in Mark 1:20b , "...they left😊❤ their father ( Zebedee😊❤) Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants..." ( you might ask why or how come they( James and John ) left their father Zebedee and their servants or wealth? ) "...and follow him( Jesus😊1st❤)." " ( Mark 1:16-20 above all in all in Christ. Just in case I will repeat Mark 1:20 "20 And Immediately..." 😊❤ he( Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ) called 😊❤ them( James and John or sons of Zebedee), and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with hired servants and followed Jesus(😊1st❤). "( Mark 1:20 ESV Study Bible Amen to follow him( Jesus😊1st❤) in Christ. All parenthesis parts and symbols in Christ also for and in Christ Jesus😊1st❤ too. Imagine you were Simon( Peter😊❤), Andrew😊❤, (James😊❤ and John😊❤ sons of Zebedee😊) you were fishermen and in your boat( s) mending( fixing ) the ( fish) nets " And Immediately"( Mark 1:18a and Mark 1:20a) Jesus( He😊1st❤) call you 😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ to follow him( Jesus😊1st❤) would you also follow Him( Jesus😊1st❤ our savior in Christ) too today? Just imagine the father Zebedee with his sons ( James and John ) mending their net in their boat and Jesus appeared and immediately called your two sons( James 😊❤ and John😊❤ sons of Zebedee😊❤) to follow him( Jesus😊1st❤) how do you feel? Would you also leave your lovely❤ family members❤ and immediately follow Jesus😊1st❤ when Jesus immediately calls 😊❤ you😊❤ in whatever you're doing now? In Jesus'name, i pray( Follow him( Jesus😊1st❤ John 14:6😊❤). Amen.

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Mark 1:21-28 (Jesus😊1st❤ heals❤ a man with unclean spirit) "21 When they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he( Jesus😊1st❤ my savior in Christ too) entered the synagogues and was teaching. 22 And they were astonished at his( Jesus'😊1st❤) teaching😊❤, for he(Jesus😊1st❤) taught them(😊❤'s ) ( you might ask like what? ) as( like) onw who had authority, and not as the scribes. 23 And immediately("And Immedi ately"😊❤ what is Mark😊❤'s one of the favorite words😊❤ in Mark 😊❤ is " And Immediately😊❤") there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, 24 "what have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are- the Holy One of God." 25 But Jesus(😊1st❤) rebuked( yelled) him, saying, " Be silent( "Be Silent" Or Be Still), and come out of him! " 26 And the unclean Spirit, convulsing him( that man) and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him. 27 And they were all amazed😊❤, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, " What is this? A new teaching ( from the Bible) with authority! He commands even then unclean spirits, and they obey him." 28 And at once his( Jesus😊1st❤'s) fame spread everywhere throughout all the sorrounding region of Galilee."( Mark 1:21-28 ESV Study Bible and all parenthesis parts and symbols in Christ also for and in Christ Jesus😊1st❤ too in Christ. Acts 1:8 "8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit( our helper 😊❤ in Christ) has come upon you(😊❤'s or you😊❤ today too in Christ) and you(😊❤'s ) will be my witnesses(😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤&us 😊❤'s today too in Christ) in Jerusalem😊❤ and in all Judea😊❤ and Samaria😊❤, and to the end( Acts 13-18) of the earth😊❤."( Acts 1:8 ESV Study Bible) In Genesis 40:6-17 we share how Joseph had authority and now i show you Jesus(😊1st❤ my savior in Christ too) in Colossians 1:15-16 in Christ Colossians 1:15-16 "15 He ( Jesus😊1st❤) is the image of the invisible God😊100%❤, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him( Jesus😊1st❤) all things❤ were created, in heaven and earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominion or rulers or authorities - all things were created through him( Jesus😊1st❤) and for him( Jesus😊1st❤)."( Colossians 1:15-16 ESV Study Bible) Amen in Christ.

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Genesis 44:6-17 "6 When he overtook them, he spoke to them to these words. 7 They said to him, " Why does my lord speak such a words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing! 8 Behold, the money that we found in the mouth of our sakes we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. How then could we steal silver or gold from my lord's house? 9 whichever of your servants is found with it shall die, and we also will be my lord's servants." 10 He( Joseph) said, " Let it be as you say: he who is found with it( the silver cup from Genesis 44:2a "...the silver cup, ...") shall be my servant, and rest of you shall be innocent." 11 Then each man quickly lowered his sack to the ground, and each man opened his sack. 12 And he searched, beginning with eldest and ending with the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. 13 Then they tore their clothes, and every man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city. 14 When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, he was still there. They fell before him to the ground. 15 Joseph(😊❤ ) said to them, " What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?"( ESV Study Bible. Pause in Christ at Genesis 44:15b "...Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?"" ( Genesis 44:15b ESV Study Bible let explain this also with Genesis 44:3-5 or Genesis 44:5 later) from Genesis 44:15b "...Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?" "( Genesis 44:15b ESV Study Bible Joseph😊❤ said these.) It means " Building on what his steward had said( Genesis 44:5 ) earlier regarding the silver cup( Genesis 44:5), Joseph portray himself as having the ability to discover secrets hidden from others. This may also be a ploy on Jeseph's part in order to elicit information from the brothers. Now that he has created the impresion that he can discover knowledge with divine help, his brothers may feel that they can no longer concel their past actions. For this reason, Judah remarks, God has found out the guilt of your servants( from Geneis 44:16 " 16 And Judah said, " What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? or how can we clear ourselves? God(😊100%❤) has found out the guilt of your servants; behold, we are my lord's servants, both we and he also in whose hand the cup has been found." ( from Genesis 44:16 ESV Study Bible). My ESV Study said and i quote here in Christ " In all probability Judah has in minde the brothers' treatment of Joseph😊❤ , for he( Judah😊❤ ) knows that they are innocent😊❤ of taking the silver cup( no stealing😊❤). The brothers are convinced that God( God😊100%❤ our Father in heaven) is now holding them to account for their( past) actions against Joseph😊❤. On behalf of all(😊❤'s) the brothers(😊❤'s), Judah😊❤ speaks to Joseph😊❤."( ESV Study Bible) Last time i went skimmed over Genesis 44:5 on what Joseph's steward said to his brothers like Joseph told indirectly from Genesis 44:4, 4 b him to said to his brothers (them) in Genesis 44:5 "5 Is it not from this ( silver cup) that my lord drinks, and by this he practice divination? You have done evil in doing this.' " " ( Genesis 44:5 ESV Study Bible, before i share farther i am not God or Jesus. But just a faithful servant of God (😊100%❤) and follower of Jesus (😊1st❤ ) too in Christ) From Genesis 44:5b "...my lord drinks, and by this he practice divination? ..."(Genesis 44:5b ) " Since these remark are set the context of a n elaborate ruse, it is impossible to know whether they should be taken as reflecting something that Joseph actually did. Joseph(😊❤ ) clearly intends that his brothers(😊❤'s) should believe( trust by faith in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤ ) or trust God😊100%❤ )) that he has powers of supernatural discernent( "discernment is something revealed by God😊100%❤ to us in Christ )( Now we see Genesis 44:15 "15 Joseph(😊❤ ) said to them(😊❤'s), " What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?"( ESV Study Bible, this doesn't mean Joseph actually do bad divination but God reveals things to him no others understand to me by His words😊❤ from the Bible God😊100%❤ can speak in Christ too in Christ so to Joseph's divination is different from Laban's divination . God bless Laban because of Jacob( or Israel😊❤ ) to me in Christ. For future comments on divination, (we will) see from Genesis 30:27-30 on "learned by divination" My ESV Study Bible said and I quote in quotes, " The narrator does not specify the precise methold by which Laban( Jacob's uncle or Israel's uncle= Laban) discovers that the Lord😊❤ has blessed him because of Jacob. The Israelites were later prohabited😊❤ by God(😊100%❤ our Father in heaven ) from practicing dinvination(from Deuteronomy 18:10😊❤ ) because it sought to provide knowledge by inappropriate methods ( e.g.( for example), interpreting omen,using supernatural powers)."( ESV Study Bible) "Laban 's use of divination is sinful, even though the information obtained is accurate. " ...the LORD bless me because of you( Jacob or Israel😊❤ ) from Genesis 30:27b Laban said " ...the LORD bless me because of you( Jacob or Israel😊❤ ) from Genesis 30:27b ESV Study Bible) "In Genesis, all the members of the special line descended from Abraham(😊❤ ) are portrayed as mediating God's blessing😊❤ to others( Introduction: history of salvation Summary). " Name your wages "( Laban said to Jacob in Genesis 30:28a " Name your wage, and I will give it."( from Genesis 30:28 ESV Study Bible ) so when Laban said in Genesis 30:28a "28Name your wage,.. "( Genesis 30:28a ESV Study Bible) " For 14 years( 7 years for Leah and 7 years for Rachel), Jacob( or Israel😊❤) has served Laban in order to pay the bride price for Leah and Rachel( born Joseph and Benjamin). Having fulfilled this obligation, which has financially benefited Laban well beyond what he might have expected. Jacob(or Israel😊❤) now wants to provides for his own household. Laban, conscious of how Jacob😊❤ has enriched him and eager to retain his services, ask Jacob to name his wages for remaining with him."( ESV Study Bible) Back to Genesis 44:17 "17 But he (Joseph) said, " Far be it from me that i should do so! Only the man in whose hand the cup was found shall be my servant. But as for you, go up in peace to your father( Jacob or Israel😊❤ )."( above Genesis 44:17 and above all in all meant Genesis 44:6-17 ESV Study Bible along with parenthesis parts and symbols in Christ along with notes in Christ and for Christ too from ESV Study Bible and paraphased too in Christ. In Jesus'name, i pray( Matthew 28:19-20😊❤ and follow Him( Jesus😊1st❤ John 14:6😊❤ And in Christ one wife in Christ or at least one wife at a time in Christ and Hebrews 9:11-28❤and Matthew 28:19-20😊❤ in Christ). Amen.

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Happy Mother's Day in Christ😊❤ in the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) in Christ. Ephesians 6:1-4😊❤ "6 Children and parents) "6 Children(😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ 😊❤) , obey😊❤ your parents 😊❤😊❤ in the Lord(Jesus😊1st❤), for this is right😊❤. 2" Honor😊❤ your father and mother😊❤ ." ( This is the first commandment😊❤ with a promise), 3 " that it may go well😊❤ with you 😊❤ and that you😊❤ may live long😊❤ in the land." 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but😊❤ bring them up in the discipline😊❤ and instruction❤😊 of the Lord(Jesus😊1st❤)."( Ephesians 6:1-4 ESV Study Bible)

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Genesis 44:18-23 "18 Then Judah ❤went up to him ( Joseph❤) and said, " Oh , my lord , please let your servant speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not your anger burn against your servant, for you are like Pharaoh himself. 19 My lord asked his servants, saying, ' Have you a father, or a brother? ' 20 And we said to my lord, " We have a father( Jacob or Israel😊❤), an old man😊❤, and a young brother😊❤, the child of his old age.' 21 Then you said to your servants, ' Bring him( Benjamin) down to me, that i may set my eyes on him.' 22 We said to my lord, ' The boy( Benjamin a boy) cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.' 23 Then you ( Joseph) said to your servants, ' Unless your youngest brother( Benjamin) comes down with you, you shall not see my face again.' " "( Genesis 44:18-23 ESV Study Bible) Happy Mother's Day in Christ😊❤ in the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) in Christ. Ephesians 6:1-4😊❤ (Children and parents) "6 Children(😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ 😊❤) , obey😊❤ your parents 😊❤😊❤ in the Lord(Jesus😊1st❤), for this is right😊❤. 2" Honor😊❤ your father and mother😊❤ ." ( This is the first commandment😊❤ with a promise), 3 " that it may go well😊❤ with you 😊❤ and that you😊❤ may live long😊❤ in the land." 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but😊❤ bring them up in the discipline😊❤ and instruction❤😊 of the Lord(Jesus😊1st❤)."( Ephesians 6:1-4 ESV Study Bible)

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Mark 1:29-34 ( Jesus😊1st❤ heals many(❤'s)) "29 And immediatel y ( "And Immediately"😊❤ ) he (Jesus😊1st❤) left the synagogue and entersd the house of Simon( later on will be called Peter😊❤ by Jesus😊1st❤ our savior in Christ) and Andrew😊❤( Peter's brother😊❤), with James😊❤ and John😊❤. 30 Now Simon's( or simon Peter's) mother- in- law😊❤ lay ill with a fever, and immediately( "and immediately" oh Mark's wording again " and immediately..."( from Mark 1:30b) they told him( Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ) about her( Simon or peter's wife's mother😊❤ = Mother- in - law or their mother😊❤= "her😊❤"). 31 And he(Jesus😊1st❤ our savior and our healer( Isaiah 53:5😊❤ ; James 5:15😊❤ ) came and took her( Simon' s mother- in- law = mother😊❤ of his wife's) by the hand and lift her up, and the fever left her( " fever left her( Simon's wife's mother😊❤=" her😊❤"), and ( you might ask what did she do after by God's grace that Jesus😊1st❤ heal Simon's mother- in - law or her? ) she😊❤ began😊❤ to serve❤😊 them( " them" equal Jesus😊1st❤ and those( 😊❤'s e.g. Simon😊❤ , Andrew😊❤ , James😊❤ , and John😊❤ ...ect those in Christ) with Jesus😊❤ in Christ) 32 That evening 😊❤ at sundown they bought to him(Jesus😊1st❤ our savior and healer in Christ) all who were sick or oppressed by demons. 33 And the whole city😊❤ was gathered together😊❤ at the door. 34 And he( Jesus😊1st❤, our savior in Christ) healed😊❤ many(😊❤'s) who were sick with various diseases and cast out many demons. And he(Jesus😊1st❤) would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him( Jesus😊1st❤)."( Mark 1:29-34 ESV Study Bible above all in all in Christ. In Jesus'name, i pray( 1 John 4:18-19; John 8:36) . Amen. 1 John 4:18-19 "18 There is no fear in love❤😊, but perfect love(😊 100%❤) love cast out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. 19 We love because he( God 😊100%❤, our Father in heaven) loved 😊❤ us (😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ in Christ)."( 1 John 4:18-19 Amen. Fear is false evidence appear real. Opposite of fear is faith in Christ. What is faith( trust in Jesus😊1st❤ or trust in God😊100%❤ ) in Christ? What is faith? Let's play a word game in Christ F= Faithful😊❤ to God😊100%❤ or to Jesus😊1st❤ ( John 1:1-2). A= Available😊❤ in Christ. In in Christ😊❤ T= Teach😊❤ in Christ😊❤ H= Holy God( God😊100%❤ our Father in heaven) and Holy😊❤ Lamb ( Jesus😊1st❤) of God by His ( Jesus' blood😊❤ = His(Jesus😊1st❤'s) Faith F-aithful A-vailable I-n Christ T-each H-OLY / H-is( God😊100%❤ 's or Jesus' 😊1st❤( John 1:1-2) in Christ😊❤ ) All In Christ😊❤. John 8:36😊❤ "36 So if the Son( Jesus😊1st❤ ) sets you free😊❤, you( "you" 😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ 😊❤ or you😊❤ in Christ today too) will be 😊❤ free😊❤ indeed😊❤."( John 8:36 ESV Study Bible) Happy Mother's Day in Christ😊❤ in the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) in Christ. Ephesians 6:1-4😊❤ (Children and parents) "6 Children(😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ 😊❤) , obey😊❤ your parents 😊❤😊❤ in the Lord(Jesus😊1st❤), for this is right😊❤. 2" Honor😊❤ your father and mother😊❤ ." ( This is the first commandment😊❤ with a promise), 3 " that it may go well😊❤ with you 😊❤ and that you😊❤ may live long😊❤ in the land." 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but😊❤ bring them up in the discipline😊❤ and instruction❤😊 of the Lord(Jesus😊1st❤)."( Ephesians 6:1-4 ESV Study Bible) May Jesus' remember others and rescue those need him( Jesus😊1st❤ our savior in Christ) by faith(trust in Jesus😊1st❤) to set them free by Jesus😊1st❤ if according to God's will in Christ. . In Jesus'name,i pray( John 8:36❤😊and Romans 12: 15 ❤ and Romans 12:15b❤ and may more others trust in God 😊100%❤and put their faith in Jesus(😊1st❤ John 14:6😊❤ )too). Amen.

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Newer Version Christ❤. Mark 1:29-34 ( Jesus😊1st❤ heals many(❤'s)) "29 And immediatel y ( "And Immediately"😊❤ ) he (Jesus😊1st❤) left the synagogue and entersd the house of Simon( later on will be called Peter😊❤ by Jesus😊1st❤ our savior in Christ) and Andrew😊❤( Peter's brother😊❤), with James😊❤ and John😊❤. 30 Now Simon's( or simon Peter's) mother- in- law😊❤ lay ill with a fever, and immediately( "and immediately" oh Mark's wording again " and immediately..."( from Mark 1:30b) they told him( Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ) about her( Simon or peter's wife's mother😊❤ = Mother- in - law or their mother😊❤= "her😊❤"). 31 And he(Jesus😊1st❤ our savior and our healer( Isaiah 53:5😊❤ ; James 5:15😊❤ ) came and took her( Simon' s mother- in- law = mother😊❤ of his wife's) by the hand and lift her up, and the fever left her( " fever left her( Simon's wife's mother😊❤=" her😊❤"), and ( you might ask what did she do after by God's grace that Jesus😊1st❤ heal Simon's mother- in - law or her? ) she😊❤ began😊❤ to serve❤😊 them( " them" equal Jesus😊1st❤ and those( 😊❤'s e.g. Simon😊❤ , Andrew😊❤ , James😊❤ , and John😊❤ ...ect those in Christ) with Jesus😊❤ in Christ) 32 That evening 😊❤ at sundown they bought to him(Jesus😊1st❤ our savior and healer in Christ) all who were sick or oppressed by demons. 33 And the whole city😊❤ was gathered together😊❤ at the door. 34 And he( Jesus😊1st❤, our savior in Christ) healed😊❤ many(😊❤'s) who were sick with various diseases and cast out many demons. And he(Jesus😊1st❤) would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him( Jesus😊1st❤)."( Mark 1:29-34 ESV Study Bible above all in all in Christ. In Jesus'name, i pray( 1 John 4:18-19; John 8:36) . Amen. 1 John 4:18-19 "18 There is no fear in love❤😊, but perfect love(😊 100%❤) love cast out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. 19 We love because he( God 😊100%❤, our Father in heaven) loved 😊❤ us (😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ in Christ)."( 1 John 4:18-19 Amen. Fear is false evidence appear real. Opposite of fear is faith in Christ. What is faith( trust in Jesus😊1st❤ or trust in God😊100%❤ ) in Christ? What is faith? Let's play a word game in Christ F= Faithful😊❤ to God😊100%❤ or to Jesus😊1st❤ ( John 1:1-2). A= Available😊❤ in Christ. In in Christ😊❤ T= Teach😊❤ in Christ😊❤ H= Holy God( God😊100%❤ our Father in heaven) and Holy😊❤ Lamb ( Jesus😊1st❤) of God by His ( Jesus' blood😊❤ = H could also be His(Jesus😊1st❤'s blood😊❤) His blood😊❤. Faith F-aithful A-vailable I-n Christ T-each H-OLY / H-is( God😊100%❤ 's or His(Jesus' 😊1st❤( John 1:1-2) or His blood( Hebrews 9:11-28( Redeemption by the blood of Christ( Jesus😊1st❤) in Christ😊❤ or H= His = Jesus' blood😊❤ too in Christ. ) All In Christ😊❤. John 8:36😊❤ "36 So if the Son( Jesus😊1st❤ ) sets you free😊❤, you( "you" 😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ 😊❤ or you😊❤ in Christ today too) will be 😊❤ free😊❤ indeed😊❤."( John 8:36 ESV Study Bible) Happy Mother's Day in Christ😊❤ in the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) in Christ. Ephesians 6:1-4😊❤ (Children and parents) "6 Children(😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ 😊❤) , obey😊❤ your parents 😊❤😊❤ in the Lord(Jesus😊1st❤), for this is right😊❤. 2" Honor😊❤ your father and mother😊❤ ." ( This is the first commandment😊❤ with a promise), 3 " that it may go well😊❤ with you 😊❤ and that you😊❤ may live long😊❤ in the land." 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but😊❤ bring them up in the discipline😊❤ and instruction❤😊 of the Lord(Jesus😊1st❤)."( Ephesians 6:1-4 ESV Study Bible) May Jesus' remember others and rescue those need him( Jesus😊1st❤ our savior in Christ) by faith(trust in Jesus😊1st❤) to set them free by Jesus😊1st❤ if according to God's will in Christ. . In Jesus'name,i pray( John 8:36❤😊and Romans 12: 15 ❤ and Romans 12:15b❤ and may more others trust in God 😊100%❤and put their faith in Jesus(😊1st❤ John 14:6 😊❤ )too). Amen. Amen to Jesus' precious blood 😊❤ and the good Holy Spirit😊❤ in Christ😊❤ .