Deuteronomy 10:22
Your fathers went down to Egypt seventy persons, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven.
Pharaoh feared a family... but not at first.
When Israel went to Egypt initially, it was seventy persons strong. This itself was a significant increase. Jacob was just one of two sons and God multiplied him into a small village. But that small village kept on in the tradition of their father and grew into a nation of millions. Nations are built one family at a time. Cultures are cultivated one generation at a time and inherited through diligent story-telling and celebrating.
Honored ancestors make way for blessed descendants.
Set your sights on being a patriarch. Be the father of a nation that has its settlers sitting at your dining room table. May your daughters become the mothers of millions and your sons the fathers of generations of faithful covenant keepers. May our families be unified by grace through faith in Christ alone and in His Name disciple other nations by becoming one ourselves and showing them how it's done.
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