Genesis 50:25 Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath and said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”
Jesus is in your heart but your grandpa is in your bones! DNA results confirm that we would be carrying the genes of our forefathers up to seven past generations.
Abraham was a first generation convert. He lied to Abimelech, the King of Gerar, that his wife was his sister as he was panic-stricken that they would kill him for his pretty wife (Genesis 20:1-16). Isaac repeated the same lie. The ignorant white-lie of Abraham morphed into a calculated conscientious lie in his son Isaac. In the third generation, Isaac named his twin son Jacob. Jacob means deceiver or cheater. Jacob did not lie out of fear or frenzy but to pilfer, pinch property and to be promoted at the expense of others. Grandpa was overblown in his bones. Abraham, the Father of Faith inherited the godly legacy, however he had the genetic disorder of misrepresentation hidden in his bones. Generational sins snowball and grow.
In every generational family line, God would choose a Joseph to cleanse the genes. Joseph, the great grandson of Abraham refused to betray even at the point of death. He chose to suffer in a deleterious imprisonment rather than to deceive God and his Master. Joseph cleansed the DNA of his family’s malfunction by his righteous decision. As skeleton gives structure to the body, bones metaphorically shape the spiritual stature of the soul.
Build the spiritual skeleton of the soul:
- Therapy: ‘Orthopedic rehabilitation therapy’ is a faculty in medicine that focuses on relieving pain and tension in the musculoskeletal system. Joseph was the therapist who exorcised the demon of misrepresentation and deception out of his family. Orthopedics delves into the overall functionality, flexibility and mobility of the body. Identify adverse behavior patterns concealed in the bones and be the therapist to your family.
- Prophecy: Bones cells are made up of protein called collagen and calcium phosphate. As protein is to the bones, prophecy is to the soul. Joseph’s spiritual standing was on the prophecy that he heard from his granddad and great-granddad. The nighttime stories in Jewish homes would be Old Testament miracles and prophecies. The Lord told Abraham that his generation will be in a foreign land and will be mistreated for 400 years, but they will be delivered from the oppressors (Genesis 15:14). Joseph did not shrivel on the family’s dysfunction but strengthened his spiritual stamina on the three centuries old prophecy. Strengthen your collagen (bone-protein) with the prophecies.
- Legacy: The bones of Joseph were a reminder of the prophecy given to Abraham. Since Joseph was a celebrity in Egypt his grave would have been a national monument. Hence he could not be buried in ‘Machpelah’, the family grave in Canaan. Joseph was aware that his fame will soon fade away and his reputation would be forgotten. So he made his posterity vow that they would carry his bones when they migrate from Egypt. Rather than leaving his remains in the palatial pyramid, he chose to be carried to the tomb of his forefathers. The bones of Joseph was a solemn reminder of destruction of generational sins and inception of integrity. Bones leave a lasting legacy.
Is your grandpa in your bones?
Exodus 13:19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the Israelites swear an oath.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, help fervor, faithfulness and fidelity be the fiberglass of my bones. Amen.
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