Jacob’s Shock

The report comes in: “Joseph is alive”. Jacob goes to Beersheba – back to God. God reassures Jacob to go to Egypt with a prophecy. The journey to Egypt begins.

It’s the resurrection of a vision. A hope that has long died; though it never really died. The hope never really died. It’s just there was no plausible story whereby Jacob would ever see Joseph again. He lived decades of years knowing that there was no path back to relationship with his beloved son.

And then, the path that was really always there, is suddenly obvious. And even in advanced age and infirmity, there is no question of not going.

You get on the wagon and go.

Get on the wagon and go.