When God Needs Foolish Men. Part [6] 01/02/2025 (Morning thought)

Genesis 41:46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. 47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.

Pharaoh claimed not to believe in, nor recognize the God of heaven and for this reason, Egypt became an atheistic nation. They did, however retain a host of false gods in their pantheon, but the One and only true God was rejected outright, by both king and his citizens. Thus, on this first count he became a fool. Pharaoh was also a fool on the level of the worldly wise, having riches laid up in store for many years.

Flush with education, architectural advancement, and knowledge in medicines and pharmaceuticals, while at the same time, he denied the power, and existence of God. We should pay close attention to the characteristics of a fool, as mentioned in the scripture, because this pharaoh mirrors the rich fool mentioned by Christ in the New Testament, who had much goods laid up in store for many years. The question is: How was this pharaoh able to accumulate his vast wealth?

It can be traced right back to the very same God of heaven, whom he currently despised, for it was the wisdom, and genius given by God to Joseph, during the devastating seven-year famine, which caused a tremendous amount of wealth to fall by default into the hands of the pharaohs. Let the sacred record speak for itself.

Genesis 41:48 And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same. 49 And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. "God bless!

When God Needs Foolish Men. Part [5] 01/02/2025 (Evening thought)

Psalms 2:1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, 3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

[3] A fool in the Bible is one who is stupid enough to pick a fight with God, something that we as mortals should never, ever do. If folks have to fight, let it be against another human being like ourselves, or even satan, but try your very best to avoid picking a fight with God. In other words, when mortals deliberately decide to set themselves in array against the revealed will of God, they can lose their minds, and become like the king of Babylon, whose stubborn resistance drove him to insanity for seven long years.

Acts 5: 34 Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space; 35 And said unto them, You men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you intend to do as touching these men. 38 And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel, or this work be of men, it will come to naught. 39 But if it be of God, you Cannot overthrow it; lest haply you be found even to fight against God.

All three of the previous descriptions of a fool were to be found in the pharaoh of Egypt during the time when the children of Israel were then enslaved by the one, who is generally believed to be Amenhotep or Ramses 2. He regarded himself as being divine and history tells us that he accepted worship from his subjects, and therefore, when Moses and Aaron came in with the command from Yahweh to let the children of Israel go, he viewed the command as coming from a much inferior god, and he became deeply offended.

Psalms 2:4 He that sits in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!