Sunday, November 13, 2011

Numbers in the Joseph Story

You've been patient with me during a very busy week at Seneca Presbyterian Church. My apologies for not posting this week. But - as we finished up with the Joseph story this morning, I posed the following number questions from the Joseph story. Check and see if you knew the right answers.
What is the number of:
  • Jacob's sons - 12
  • Joseph the dreamer (age) - 17
  • Joseph, second only to Pharaoh (age) - 30
  • Joseph forgotten by Pharaoh's butler (years ) - 2
  • Years of abundance - 7
  • Years of famine - 7
  • Number of dreams - 6 
  • Number of sons who travel to Egypt from Canaan - 10
  • Number of portions for Benjamin at Joseph's feast - 5
  • The span of Joseph's life (years) - 110 
Thank you for your gracious attention to this series. The stories of Joseph the dreamer are fascinating - and open to a variety of interpretations. Feel free to post YOUR reflections on "the end of the story." 

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