Genesis 46 - Job 12 - Mark 16 - Romans 16

Genesis 46
- Jacob brings everyone in his family into Goshen in Egypt. Genealogies are listed and I have not heard of most of the names before.
- There were 70 total people who came with Jacob into Egypt along with their livestock to settle in Goshen.
- Serah is the only other daughter listed besides Dinah.
- Is there a reason for listing her since she is a girl?
- Joseph's 2 sons; Ephraim and Manasseh are the only familiar names in the next generation.
- Jacob sent Judah ahead to lead the way and Joseph came out to meet them and wept when he saw his father.
- Why did Joseph want his family to say they raised livestock if that is an "abomination" to Egyptians?

Job 12
- Job gives his friends due credit for speaking wisely, but then proclaims himself to not be inferior to them.
- Why is Job considering himself a laughingstock?
- How long does this conversation last after Job's misfortunes?
- Job sees peace for people with gods in hand.
- Job then gives a lengthy speech showing all the ways God is sovereign over everything in life and nature.
- Job knows that the hand of God has done these things to him.
- Is Job referring to the story of Moses leaving Egypt at the end of this chapter?

Mark 16
- How many Marys were there at Jesus' death?
- Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome went into the tomb and saw an angel who told them Jesus had risen.
- Why does verse 8 conclude by saying "They told no one, when the angel had told them to tell the disciples?
- How did verses 9 -20 get added if they were not in earlier manuscripts?
- Is the "additional Latin verse" from the original script and did Jesus himself proclaim the gospel for a time in the east and west (Isn't this what the Mormons also believe?)
- Disciples didn't believe the Marys or the 2 others who saw Jesus.
- Jesus rebuked all of their unbelief when he saw them, not just Thomas.
- The great commission, Jesus instructs the disciples to go and preach the Gospel, baptizing, so that many may be saved.
- New believers will cast out demons, pick up snakes (like Paul did in Acts), speak in new tongues (also in Acts), healing the sick (also fulfilled in Acts).

Romans 16
- Paul addresses the many Christians who are in Roman some of them being; Epaenetus, the first Asian convert, Andronicus and Junia (who were believers before Paul), and many others.
- Paul is really promoting unity amongst all Christians.
- Paul has many deep, close friendships that he hold dear to him.
- Paul warns to watch out for people who cause divisions in the church and mislead the naive.
- God will soon crush Satan. (Thinking of the future)
- Tertius wrote the book of Romans for Paul (Are these greetings from Paul or Tertius?)
- The Gospel of Christ was a secret kept for "long ages" and revealed in OT prophetic writing.