"Dining Together"
Genesis 43:16-34
Joseph ate by himself because he was following the laws of the Egyptians' caste system. Egyptians considered themselves highly intelligent and sophisticated. They looked upon shepherds and nomads as uncultured and even vulgar. As a Hebrew, Joseph could not eat with the Egyptians even though he outranked them. As foreigners and shepherds, his brothers were lower in rank than any Egyptian citizens, so they had to eat separately, too.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"What goes around, comes back around again." - Anonymous
TODAY'S BLACK HISTORY FACT:
On this date in 1990 The U.S. Golf Association bans racial and gender discrimination.
Posted By: Alban Burney
Thursday, November 15th 2007 at 11:00AM
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