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  INTRODUCTION: 13 CHAPTERS, NO SIN The story of Joseph the Hebrew patriarch is set out in the Book of Genesis in the Bible. In terms of modern day calendar, most historians will place it somewhere between 1800 to 1600 BC. The Book of Genesis is about the origins of humanity and the universe. It can be divided into two sections: Primitive History and Patriarchal History. Primitive history records (1) Creation (Genesis chapters 1-2); (2) the Fall of man (Genesis chapters 3-5); (3) the Flood (Genesis chapters 6-9); and (4) the dispersion (Genesis chapters 10-11). Patriarchal history records the lives of four great men: (1) Abraham ( Genesis 12-25:8 ); (2) Isaac (Genesis 21:1-35-29); (3) Jacob ( Genesis 25:21-50:14 ); and (4) Joseph ( Genesis 30:22-50:26 ). (adopted from https://www.gotquestions.org/Book-of-Genesis.html ) The story of Joseph is therefore a major part of the history of the Hebrews and indeed the bigger soteriological history (the history of our salvation). W...

Now, this particular post will rub some of my fellow Christians the wrong way, especially those in the charismatic group, which by the way, I would associate myself with. This post also contains some notes for the skeptic/unbeliever who might want to know if Benny Hinn actions or those of similar actors invalidate Biblical Christianity. So, let's all brace for impact. The backstory Here's the deal: In February this year renowned Televangelist Benny Hinn was in Kenya for what was dubbed as "Healing the Nation Crusade". The event was particularly peculiar as it was said to be a result of an official invitation of the "Man of God" by the First Lady of the Republic of Kenya under the department of "Faith Advocacy" in her Docket. Now that's a big deal in multiple dimensions but I will restrict myself to one of them as below. Now, over the years I would dismiss anyone who would take time their time to 'expose' preachers like Benny Hinn for tw...