“The thing that aways struck me about Biblical altars was their importance for future generations. An altar wasn’t just so you would have a reminder about what God did for you, but so you could point to it and tell your children about God’s faithfulness for Generations.

Can’t you just see Joseph traveling back and forth between Egypt and the homeland visiting family. He gathers young Manasseh in his arms and points to a hilltop and says, “You see that rock altar there. Your Grandfather Jacob built that to worship and show gratitude to God. He was very afraid of his Brother Esau and feared death when he returned from exile. But God blessed him and caused Esau to show favor to him. He built that altar because he never wanted us to forget how God protected him.”

I imagine the famine that young Manasseh experienced was far less frightening knowing that his family served the God that protected and blessed Grandfather Jacob.”

I stick to paper, I haven’t moved on to the technological age yet, that or i’m a little to nervous to let other people know how I really feel.