The Forgetting Man

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.”  Genesis 41:51  NASB God has made me forget– One of the peculiarities of the Joseph account is how infrequently God is mentioned.  Joseph doesn’t pray to God before interpreting visions.  He doesn’t mention God during his captivity. He…

The Unnamed

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.”  Genesis 41:51  NASB Forget– Do you appreciate how self-contradictory Joseph’s action is?  Joseph wants to forget all the troubles of his past, particularly those troubles with his family (including his father) that led to his slavery in Egypt. So…