Cloudy

I love reading the Bible. I love reading it for many reasons; it's the inspired and guiding Word of God from God for us, it's legitimate history, It tells us how and why Jews and Gentiles alike received salvation, it shows us how to live consistent Christian lives, and so much more.

Reading through Genesis, I have enjoyed the story, the history, and also what is left to my imagination. Like, who else may have been created soon after Adam and Eve, what went on in Isaac's mind when he found out that Abraham was about to slaughter him, how weird it must have been when Jacob came out holding Esau's ankle.

Of course none of what is left to my imagination is essential to the plan of salvation and thus whatever my suspicions may uncover, and if they are even correct assumptions they are not essential to the ultimate reason the story is laid out like it is.

And people don't seem to understand that.

People get hung up on why the Scriptures don't tell us more about the other people at the beginning of time. Or whatever happened to Joseph? Why do we need to know about Joseph if it wasn't important to the salvation plan. I'm sure Joseph was a wholesome man, probably a fine father and husband, but Jesus belonged in the limelight because he is the fulfillment. 

But I do like to imagine the different things in and around the story, however I don't let it cloud the wonderful truth that is the story of salvation. Because the story itself is enthralling enough, I mean it's only the history of how no matter what...we win...because Jesus did, and that's wonderful.

All to God