Phil Campbell
The staggering sequence of deceptions play a key structural part in the narrative, culminating in Joseph’s statement that, “what you mean for evil, God meant for good.” Rebecca, Jacob, Laban, Jacob’s sons, Tamar, and finally Joseph are all masters of disguise, deception, and goat-and-garment driven fraud. And ultimately God keeps his promises despite them rather than because of them. This thought found its way into the title of my series – “Subversive God”.
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