And they told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt.” And Jacob's heart stood still, because he did not believe them. Genesis 45:26
Poor old Jacob's heart stopped from too much good news. It happens throughout the Bible; good news is presented but it is too much for someone to believe. We even have a saying in these latter years about something seeming too good to be true. The problem often starts much further back with the telling of a lie, the old false witness thing. In the case of Joseph, his brothers had put on a little show with some blood and a certain colorful cloak that led Jacob to reach a dreadful conclusion. When years later he was presented with a different story of life, Jacob just couldn't take it in as quickly as he had the false news of death.
We bear a story of eternal life in Christ. Be patient with the unbelievers. For raised in a world of death, the good news of Jesus may sound just too good to be true at first.
Bucky
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