Did Rachel Bow Down To Joseph? Was The Prophecy In Genesis 37:10 Fulfilled?

Ge 37:10 So he told it to his father and his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, "What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your mother and I and your brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth before you?"

Joseph had a dream. In the dream, it is seen that his entire family is bowing down before him. Yes, his father, mother and his brothers.

Question: "How was the prophecy fulfilled? When Joseph became the governor of Egypt, his mother, Rachel, was already long dead?"

The prophecy is yet to be fulfilled. In the 1000-year reign of Christ, He will have kings and lords under Him, with Him as King of kings and Lord of lords. And Joseph will be one of them.

And during that time, Rachel, Jacob and Joseph's brothers will be raised from the dead and they will bow down to him as the prophecy said. It was already partially fulfilled (see Genesis 43:26, 28) but its full fulfillment will be at the reign of Christ when He comes again.

The Lord will reward faithful service with authority over others in the future:

Lu 19:17 "And he said to him, 'Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.'
18 "And the second came, saying, 'Master, your mina has earned five minas.'
19 "Likewise he said to him, 'You also be over five cities.'

Is The Desire To Obtain Rewards In Serving God Selfish?

The Bible teaches that saved people (those who have repented and trusted in the Savior for salvation) are promised rewards.

A side note: Salvation is not a reward given by God because salvation is a gift. However, after a sinner has been saved, his faithful service to God will be given rewards.

Question: Is it selfish and therefore sinful to aim for rewards in serving God?

Answer: God is the one who promised rewards to Christians who faithful serve Him. Therefore, aspiring for a reward in itself is not necessarily sinful.

The motivation of true Christian service is not primarily and solely to obtain a reward, although it is one of them. He serves God because he loves him. Love is his first and foremost motivation. Aiming for a reward is his secondary motivation.

He aims for a reward because through his rewards he aims to glorify God even more.

If God Is Omniscient Then What About Genesis 18:20-21?

Ge 18:20 And the LORD said, "Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grave,

21 "I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to Me; and if not, I will know."

If God is omniscient then why do we read of God here going down to investigate Sodom and Gomorrah to find out if the outcry made against them were true?

God here is acting as a human judge. Though through His omniscience He already knows the matter of things, He goes down personally to Sodom and Gomorrah to demonstrate to Abraham that He is a judge who does not unleash His judgment without just basis of doing so without accurate knowledge of the matter. He is a just and fair judge.

Is Faith A Blind Leap In The Dark?

Some say that faith is a blind leap in the dark. You don't know what you are leaping into and yet you still take the plunge. This is not Biblical faith at all.

Faith is looking into the clear light of God's Word (His promises, guarantees and assurances) and then walking accordingly. Faith is seeing the evidence (God's Word) and then acting accordingly.

How Do I Seek The Kingdom Of God?

Mt 6:33 "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

The Lord Jesus instructed His disciples here to seek first the kingdom of God. Question is---how do we do it? How do we seek the kingdom of God?

During this time, the Lord Jesus came to Israel to present the promised kingdom of God to the nation. He stood there, the king of the kingdom, and called upon them to come to Him.

The kingdom of God or the kingdom of heaven is for people who have the right heart condition:

Mt 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Mt 5:10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

 Mt 5:19 "Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Mt 5:20 "For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

 Mt 7:21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven

To seek the kingdom of God then is to try to obtain it by fulfilling the conditions set forth in the Sermon on the Mount. Anyone who does it is seeking the kingdom of God. He wants to be a part of the kingdom of God and so he obeys the conditions set forth by the Lord in His sermon here in Matthew 5 to 7.

It is organizing one's life according to the values and principles of the coming kingdom.