Daily Scripture with Tim Wildsmith

Day 25: Genesis 49:1–50:26; Matthew 17:14–18:9; Psalm 15:1–5

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Jan 25, 2026
Jacob’s poetic blessings and his burial journey with a grand funeral procession. Joseph’s grief, forgiveness, and final charge about his bones. A dramatic healing of a demon-possessed boy and a lesson on faith. Jesus foreshadows his death and uses a miracle fish for temple tax. Strong teachings on humility, protecting the vulnerable, and urgent warnings about sin. Psalm about the character who may dwell with God.
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INSIGHT

Burial Ties Family To Promise

  • Jacob gives specific burial instructions tying family identity to the promised land.
  • Tim highlights this as the closing of Genesis and a link to future deliverance in Exodus.
ANECDOTE

Joseph's Grief And Grand Funeral

  • Joseph personally mourns and oversees Jacob's embalming and burial in Canaan.
  • Tim recounts the large Egyptian procession and the seven-day mourning at Atad as a vivid funeral scene.
INSIGHT

From Betrayal To Providential Good

  • Jacob's death exposes his sons' fear of Joseph's revenge and their plea for forgiveness.
  • Tim emphasizes Joseph's response that God turned their evil into good for the saving of many.
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