#walter simeon

[dailyclassicwho]

DOCTOR WHO (2005) — 7.14 “The Name of the Doctor”

[whats-in-a-sentence]

Fanny Eaton (1835-1924) was the daughter of a slave, born just after the abolition of slavery and brought to England by her mother. Fanny had two children and worked as a domestic servant and as an artist's model at the Royal Academy of Arts. Simeon Solomon featured Eaton in his painting, The Mother of Moses, and she was a favourite subject for the Pre-Raphaelite artists. This chalk drawing is by Walter Fryer Stocks c.1859.

"Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History" - Philippa Gregory

[puffinet]

is walter pater talking about simeon solomon here or.... this is driving me insane he keeps not mentioning titles and in this case not even the name;

But modern motives are clearer; and in a Bacchus by a young Hebrew painter, in the exhibition of the Royal Academy of 1868, there was a complete and very fascinating realisation of such a motive; the god of the bitterness of wine, "of things too sweet"; the sea-water of the Lesbian grape become somewhat brackish in the cup. Touched by the sentiment of this subtler, melancholy Dionysus, we may ask whether anything similar in feeling is to be actually found in the range of Greek ideas;—had some antitype of this fascinating figure any place in Greek religion? Yes; in a certain darker side of the double god of nature, obscured behind the brighter episodes of Thebes and Naxos, but never quite forgotten, something corresponding to this deeper, more refined idea, really existed—the conception of Dionysus Zagreus; an image, which has left, indeed, but little effect in Greek art and poetry, which criticism has to put patiently together, out of late, scattered hints in various writers; but which is yet discernible, clearly enough to show that it really visited certain Greek minds here and there; and discernible, not as a late after- thought, but as a tradition really primitive, and harmonious with the original motive of the idea of Dionysus. In its potential, though unrealised scope, it is perhaps the subtlest dream in Greek religious poetry, and is, at least, part of the complete physiognomy of Dionysus, as it actually reveals itself to the modern student, after a complete survey.

Does he mean Bacchus by Simeon Solomon (who was jewish), 1867, possibly exhibited in 1868?

[gogandmagog]

Thinking of the general feeling towards Shirley Blythe, and how it is basically one of injustice or a perceived lack of familial closeness (with Anne, especially), as demonstrated in his neglected narrative and etc, but… I find that I can just never really agree with that. Besides fully believing that Shirley and his brothers all are meant to illustrate/embody different types of servicemen’s attitudes towards war (Jem leaves as the optimistic hero, Walter as a white flame of sacrifice, and Shirley… as rep of the silent [which we are meant to feel] duty of the masses, that are cared about by more than just their mothers [see: Susan]), there’s also this passage in Rilla of Ingleside where the text aligns Anne’s reluctance to let him go to that of Benjamin from the Bible:

The age-old cry—"Joseph is not and Simeon is not; and ye will take Benjamin away."

Understanding the obvious and driving implication of much being asked for and taken from mothers by War, Benjamin was a known favourite son (second to Joseph ofc, but the Biblical text implies that high favour falling on Benjamin too). For anyone unfamiliar, really briefly, Benjamin was the brother of Joseph, and the last son of Jacob and his much beloved wife Rachel (there were 13 children and 2 wives in this family btw). Rachel had a difficult labour, and died shortly after bringing Benjamin into the world. Similarly, Anne nearly died bringing Shirley, her own last son, into the world. For me, I guess I just feel this cannot be a coincidental, especially since LMM, a lifelong Christian and a Ministers wife, surely knew this story well, and also wasn’t exactly one to throw in a reference to scripture without first looking both ways. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[l0t4n]

WHAT IF THEY WERE. WALTER WHITE

a/n I have many wips and I am struggling to finish any of them so you get this for now. Also keep in mind I never actually finished the show and I didn't like it anyways I just think the idea is funny. Posting as a buffer for everyone who did not follow for nsfw bc I'm posting it 2nite regardless watch out

Contains TW drugs, references to violence. What it says. Would they do the shit Walter White did in Breaking Bad? The brothers + dateables. Gn mc mentioned once

LUCIFER

-Yeah.

-He would do absolutely all of it step by step, word for word

-Maybe he would not be as mean as Walter is, but he would absolutely give that “I AM. The danger, Skylar” speech

-Just to MC instead

-And Mammon is Jesse

MAMMON

-I think in his head he would like to think he would/could

-Definitely fucking can't though

-Doesn't understand the chemistry even if someone guided him, would definitely fuck up really bad

-Would be in it for the money, would brag about how he'd make an excellent drug kingpin, is lying

-The moment he needs to shoot someone he's running away

LEVIATHAN

-Not a chance bro

-The closest he would get would be filling in the role of Gale

-Even then, that's a stretch

-It's too scary :(( what if all the drug mules think he's cringe

-Yeah sure he did all those illegal things but the police probably wouldn't care so much if he was cooler

-Absolutely not suited for the meth-making lifestyle

SATAN

-Wouldn't do it if it was his life on the line. Would only do it to get back at someone else

-Ruining Lucifer’s reputation by selling illicit substances out of the HoL

-Probably the most suitable for drug manufacturing. Not anything else though

-Would be the most likely to be despised by everyone else in the distribution chain

-It's a high-stress environment and he takes out his anger on all of them

ASMODEUS

-Personal protective equipment is ugly and the meth business is a thankless one. There is no possibility for him to gain fame and attention doing that unless he also wants to go to prison

-Probably finds it kind of gross and messy too

-There are a number of illegal activities that are far better suited for a demon like him and he knows it

BEELZEBUB

-Eats the meth

-The end

BELPHEGOR

-Perhaps unsurprisingly, would likely have both the intelligence and personality to make it work

-But the meth-making process takes forever, and there are so many points where you can accidentally die, so I think he knows better

-Would accidentally fall asleep and melt his skin off his body

-Also has virtually no reason to do it in the first place; isn't hurting for cash like Mammon and doesn't really care about his reputation like Lucifer

DIAVOLO

-Would have trouble grasping the severity of drug manufacturing and dealing

-Might only get into the scheme if coaxed by the promise of friendship

-I do not put it above him to realize that it is also illegal, however

-Albeit he has had his moments of considering himself above the law, which, if anyone is, it's him, so maybe not

-Will bail the moment someone yells at him or pulls a gun on him, whatever happens first

BARBATOS

-Gus

-His moral alignment and motivations are too vague. Either his moral compass is too strong or he would be the best drug kingpin the devildom has ever seen. Maybe both at the same time

-Would get suitably angry if anyone else got involved though

-Money laundering pro. If nothing else is true I know this is canon

SIMEON

-Oh good heavens

-Deary me

-Maybe with his skills in baking he would do well, but you'd need to lie to him about what you're making

-Shocked and appalled when he finds out

-Most everyone else is nice to him though

SOLOMON

-Probably makes illicit substances for his funny evil wizard experiments

-Since it's a form of cooking though the batches always end up terrible

-Meth that makes all your bones turn to jelly and kills you in five days

-Since he is far removed from human matters of mortality and injury, he probably thinks it's funny

-Evil ass

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Characters I personally write for

These are the characters I personally write for, if you don't see a character on this list than it means I either dont write for them or forgot to add them to this list. If youre unsure than ask whether or I write for them

Red means I only write romantic x reader for them, Blue means I only write platonic/familial x reader for them, Green means I only write sexual x reader for them and Pink means I write romantic, sexual and platonic/familial x reader for them

Under the cut since it ended up getting longer than I expected

The Arcana:

Lucio

Muriel

Portia

Nadia

Volta

Vlastomil

Nafizah

Nahara

Natiqa

The Muppets*

The Electric Mayhem (Dr Teeth, Lips, Floyd Pepper, Janice, Zoot and Animal)

Walter

Miss Piggy

Denise

Constantine

Rowlf

Clifford

*I only write for human versions of the Muppets

Empires SMP (Both s1 and s2):

Scott

Jimmy

Pixl

Lizzie

Pearl

Katherine

Shubble

Gem

Sausage

Oli

False

Joey

Life Series:

Grian

Scar

Bigb

Ren

Jimmy

Mumbo

Lizzie

Cleo

Martyn

Pearl

Scott

Impulse

Tango

Origins SMP:

Scott

Sparklez

Create SMP:

Keralis

Scar

Tango

Zedaph

Witchcraft SMP:

Joey

Scott

Cleo

Shubble

Hermitcraft:

Grian

Scar

Mumbo

Xisuma

Keralis

Ren

Renbob

Hypno

Doc

Gem

Wels

False

Stress

Pearl

Cleo

Zedaph

Wormman

Impulse

Tango

Pirates SMP:

Sausage

Martyn

Oli

Pokemon:

Champion Cynthia

Elite 4 Hassel

Champion Alder

Commander Kamado

Team Rocket Jessie

Team Rocket James

Trial Captain Kiawe

Team Aqua Archie

Team Magma Maxie

Professor Kukui

Champion Steven Stone

Gym Leader Iono

Gym Leader Kofu

Gym Leader Katy

Gym Leader Lt. Surge

Professor Birch

Professor Rowan

Subway Master Ingo

Subway Master Emmett

Elite 4 Marshal

Elite 4 Siebold

Elite 4 Drasna

Elite 4 Malva

Elite 4 Wikstrom

Champion Diantha

Gym Leader Wulfric

Aether Foundation Wicke

Team Skull Guzma

Ultra Recon Dulse

Ultra Recon Zossie

Gym Leader Milo

Champion Leon

Gym Leader Raihan

Gym Leader Melony

(Former) Champion Peony

Gym Leader Nessa

Gym Leader Kabu

Galaxy Clan Cyllene

Professor Laventon

Diamond Clan Iscan

Diamond Clan Adaman

Pearl Clan Palina

Rival Arven

Rival Nemona

Gym Leader Ryme

Teacher Tyme

Professor Sada

Teacher Raifort

Teacher Saguaro

Stardew Valley:

Elliott

Clint

Gunther

M. Rasmodius

Marnie

Haley

Maru

Demetrius

Leah

Seven Deadly Sins:

King

Diane

Escanor

Gilthunder

Howzer

Gowther

Jericho

Guila

Griamore

Naruto:

Kakashi

Sakura

Naruto

Sasuke

Gai

Rock Lee

Tenten

Kankuro

Choji

Obey Me:

Asmodeus

Lucifer

Leviathan

Luke

Simeon

Diavolo

Beelzebub

Barbatos

[julianalvarez9]

https://twitter.com/Argentina/status/1662490068697710595/photo/1 Omg omg omg have you seen the new Argentina squad for the China vs Indonesia friendly matches? Armani is sadly out but finally Walter Benitez is here! I know Armani isn't feel good after The Strongest FC. Also Lautaro and Dybala rested + Diego Simeone's son Gio and Garnacho is here!!!

after sporting, you say, or are you coming from the future to tell me something, anon? ajajajaj jk. anyways, he's our starter so armani will be more useful staying here with us than going to the bench with the arg nt when dibu is (rightfully) untouchable. also, julián is in !! and i'm almost sure he'll be playing without lautaro there so that's good for me, every other thing is just a bonus <3333

[hexjulia]

gay drama between simeon solomon and swinburne and the only reason i found out was because fucking walter pater (great prose, terrible Source) was in the rage inducing habit of describing a painting but not naming it OR THE ARTIST 》 but i knew which painting i meant anyways because he said exhibition 1868 "hebrew painter" which i immediately recognised as talking about simeon solomon's bacchus due to crazy insane, and then i got distracted looking as his paintings, saw swinburne commentary on one, thought the description fucked severly so i tried to find the source, it was some lit mag from 18something called Dark Blue on archive org. Couldn't find his review in it, went to the sineon solomon org site, found out about the gay drama which it seems was started because of the very review by Swinburne which I thought fucjed. And Solomon hated

A journey.

[cafethethao11]

Atletico Madrid nhắm đến thủ thành Juan Musso

KQBD La Liga 24/25 - Atletico Madrid đang nhắm đến thủ thành người Argentina, Juan Musso của Atalanta, như một phương án thay thế cho Jan Oblak, người đang không có phong độ tốt. Trong buổi họp báo trước trận đấu với Girona, HLV Diego Simeone đã tiết lộ rằng: "Trong vài giờ tới, chúng tôi sẽ có hai tân binh".

Một trong số đó là hậu vệ Clement Lenglet, được mua về để củng cố hàng phòng ngự. Người còn lại nhiều khả năng chính là Juan Musso, người sẽ đến để thay thế thủ môn thứ hai Horatiu Moldovan, đồng thời cạnh tranh vị trí chính thức với Oblak.

Musso là một trong hai lựa chọn mà ban lãnh đạo Atletico đang cân nhắc. Thủ môn của Atalanta có thể gia nhập theo dạng cho mượn, giúp Atletico tiết kiệm chi phí và không ảnh hưởng đến suất ngoại châu Âu, khi Musso đã có hộ chiếu EU. Ở tuổi 30, Musso không chỉ mang đến sự ổn định mà còn là lựa chọn "ngon, bổ, rẻ" cho đội bóng thủ đô.

TTBD La Liga 24/25 - Atletico cũng đang theo dõi một thủ môn khác là Walter Benitez, 31 tuổi, hiện thuộc biên chế PSV. Tuy nhiên, mức giá 8 triệu euro mà PSV yêu cầu là một trở ngại lớn, khiến thương vụ này khó thành hiện thực. Do đó, Musso vẫn là mục tiêu ưu tiên hàng đầu của Atletico Madrid.

Musso đã khẳng định được giá trị của mình tại Atalanta, đặc biệt là khi anh thi đấu trong trận tranh Siêu cúp châu Âu với Real Madrid tại Warsaw. Mùa trước, anh bắt chính 24 trận cho Atalanta và cũng được HLV Lionel Scaloni triệu tập lên đội tuyển Argentina hai lần. Đáng chú ý, Musso đã góp phần quan trọng giúp Atalanta giành danh hiệu Europa League trong trận chung kết với Bayer Leverkusen.

Hành trình của Musso tại châu Âu bắt đầu từ năm 2018 khi anh chuyển từ CLB Racing de Avellaneda sang Udinese, trước khi ký hợp đồng với Atalanta vào năm 2021 với mức phí 20 triệu euro. Sở hữu chiều cao 1m91, Musso nổi bật với khả năng không chiến và sự ổn định trong khung gỗ.

Với hợp đồng hiện tại sẽ đáo hạn vào tháng 6/2025, Musso được kỳ vọng sẽ là đối thủ cạnh tranh xứng tầm với Jan Oblak cho vị trí số một trong khung thành Atletico. Sau khi Moldovan chia tay đội bóng, vị trí thủ môn thứ ba hiện thuộc về Gomis, nhưng rõ ràng, sự góp mặt của Musso sẽ mang lại sự cạnh tranh cần thiết cho đội bóng của Simeone.

Musso cũng là một trong những cái tên mới được HLV Lionel Scaloni bổ sung vào đội hình Argentina, sau khi không góp mặt ở Copa América gần đây. Anh sẽ cạnh tranh cho vị trí bắt chính cùng với những thủ môn kỳ cựu như Dibu Martinez và Rulli, và nếu gia nhập Atletico, Musso sẽ tiếp tục chứng tỏ tài năng của mình trên một sân khấu lớn hơn.

[darksideofparis]

I am now curious how your OCs will react to Rogue kissing 15 and them seeing the Shalka Doctor

So, I imagine in some OC stories, Rogue will not be kissing the Doctor. In Alex's story, however, I think he will. And, well . . . let's just say, with the Doctor and Alex's jealous tendencies, a scene will be made, possibly a bigger one than poor Rogue bargained for, lol. I almost want to go for a kind of River situation there, with Rogue clearly being attracted to the Doctor within five seconds of them meeting, but the Doctor continually going, "Uh, I'm happily married, thank you" while Alex glares daggers in the background, lol.

As for the Shalka Doctor, I can definitely see several OCs going, "Uh, when the hell did you look like Richard E. Grant?" or, in some cases, "Why is Walter Simeon/the Great Intelligence in there?" I think some of them will chalk it up to the Timeless Child or, possibly, the Toymaker messing with the Doctor's reality (as there are currently theories that that is why the Shalka Doctor appears in the hologram lineup).

[cinquecolonnemagazine]

Venticinquesima giornata di Serie A: Inter sempre più in alto

La classifica, al termine della venticinquesima giornata di Serie A, conferma che la squadra campione d'Italia al 90% sarà l'Inter. Nove sono punti di distacco dalla Juve che ora deve guardarsi dal Milan. Per l'ultimo piazzamento Champions il quarto posto sembrerebbe, ad oggi, una questione tra Atalanta, Bologna e Roma. Napoli, Lazio e Fiorentina al momento sono ai margini e galleggiano nella terra di nessuno. Quella zona neutra che non è né carne e né pesce. In coda, situazione quasi drammatica della Salernitana che continuando così non si sà come potrà salvarsi. Si spera che Liverani dia un grosso scossone. A seguire Cagliari, Sassuolo e Verona sono anch'esse in lotta per uscire dagli inferi. Il Napoli che la diritta via ha smarrito dopo la venticinquesima giornata di Serie A 2023/2024 Il nuovo, si fa per dire, corso Mazzariano stenta a decollare e forse avrebbe bisogno di un po' più di coraggio e far riposare non solo Zielinski ma anche Di Lorenzo, Anguissa e forse anche Simeone. Ben inteso: questi giovanotti non mancano d'impegno ma sembrano solo un vago ricordo di coloro che giusto un anno fa ipotecavano lo scudetto vinto poi con 15 punti di distacco . Forse tra impegni delle nazionali e Coppe hanno speso tutto mentalmente? Certo, un calciatore come Gaetano che arriva a Cagliari e fa due grandi partite fa pensare. Come lui pure Folorunsho del Verona che qui avrebbe fatto il sesto di centrocampo sta giocando da Dio. Anche Zanoli e Zerbin potevano essere un valido strumento per far riposare gli stanchi. L'eredità di Spalletti Si sa Spallettone spreme i suoi fino alla fine. Forse l'ha capito bene ed è per questo che ha preferito abdicare e rimanere Re, anche se in esilio, piuttosto che essere destituito dal Presidente. Infine, l'allenatore sbaglio del presidente, parole sue, ma che ha danneggiato una squadra, una città, un popolo di tifosi. Infine la società ha fatto un buon mercato di riparazione con i nuovi arrivi ma sta toppando clamorosamente con Osimhen. L'uomo di punta che sta facendo capricci da star e soprattutto come sempre viene meno nel bel mezzo della stagione in corso. Caro Osi, potremmo elencare la lunga lista di attaccanti che il Napoli ha avuto: Attila Sallustro, O Lione Vinicio, Il Gringo Clerici, Mister due Milardi Beppe Savoldi, Careca tira la bomba, Giordano il trasteverino, il Matador Cavani, il Traditore Higuain per arrivare a te Grande Calciatore. Purtroppo stai dimostrando una disaffezione nei confronti della SSC Napoli e dei Tifosi. La Maglia si difende fino all'ultimo ma tu sei già da un altra parte ed allora buon viaggio giovanotto e cerca di crescere. Tutto ti ha concesso la proprietà e tu ne hai approfittato. Caro Walter… Mazzarri che poveretto non ci ha capito nulla. Forse sarebbe veramente il tempo che si godesse la pensione. Se ci vuoi bene, fai un gesto che in tanti anni nessuno ha mai fatto ma solo quel galantuomo del sor Magara Carletto Mazzone lo fece: dimettiti. Non è più il tuo calcio ma resterai nei nostri cuori per sempre visto quello che hai fatto. Infine, il Presidente: che dire? Oggi forse capisce cosa è il calcio. In giorno sugli altari un altro nella polvere. Un piccolo consiglio, parla meno ed agisci di più. A te non manca né l'intelligenza né la cazzimma. Forza ADL, tu distruggi e tu solo poi risorgere. Un ultimo pensiero a mercoledì prossimo con il Barcellona, che non sta meglio di noi. Abbiate un sussulto d'orgoglio perché in fin dei conti ci sono bei soldi per voi da portare a casa. Ad Maiora Foto di copertina: DepositPhotos Read the full article

[dailyclassicwho]

ACTORS SHARED ACROSS THE WHONIVERSE ⇢ RICHARD E. GRANT as... 

The Doctor in “The Curse of the Fatal Death” (1999) The Doctor in “Scream of the Shalka” (2003) Dr. Walter Simeon | The Great Intelligence in “The Snowmen (Special) / The Bells of Saint John (7.06) / The Name of the Doctor (7.13)” (Doctor Who | 2012-2013)

[clubnapolipiedimontematese1926]

Simeone: “Fiorentina avversario forte, Supercoppa grande stimolo. Ci vorrà qualità ma anche umiltà e spirito di squadra”

“La Supercoppa è un trofeo importante e stimolante, dobbiamo dimostrare il nostro valore con umiltà e spirito di squadra”. Giovanni Simeone parla, al fianco di Walter Mazzarri, in conferenza stampa a Riyadh alla vigilia della semifinale con la Viola.“Questa partita ci dà grandi stimoli, siamo i campioni d’Italia e vogliamo dare il massimo. Non siamo i favoriti perchè è una sfida aperta ma siamo…

[renatedagmarmilada]

RESTRICTED LIFE

re covert destruction program by remote over UK till 20 80....restricted life on totally innocent family of Fekete was imposed by Health Ministry UK because of massive compensation they owed for Anna of St barths Human Research destroying the body of her 12 yr old son by remote, leaving him minus body parts, and the endless tinkering and messing with the family after her GP of Scunthrope Dr Leech asked them to watch Fekete as his surgery remarks were very unprofessional-- Fekete's a normal, well ordered Catholic family was used since 1983 for any thing the heinous lab wanted and all normal rights were denied them. in time they killed four cousins, Australia, Canada who owe allegiance to the Crown. Anna had created the Accident of Princess Diana and many more, no one said a word, though all knew giving her total power. Using human research remote games over the population of UK for at least 50 yrs by the Ministry Civil Servants prostitute also bossess of St barths Human research,---- after she was thrown out of the Tropical Medicines Hospital London.. later became prostitute for all the ministry men she wanted to curry favour with -- asked why, she said 'POWER' /former sex worker from Peckham alias Jean Clark No university-/ Health Ministry sex buddies raised her to bossess, she went for tea and sex there instead of her job St Barths- This included Health Minister Arnold Levi /all the secretaries heard/ who signed for the covert Remote Destruction program by remote over UK till 2080 for Kissinger /63 mill./ and his wife Esther and her boyfriend Walter Brown have now been given all 35 yrs of Fekete's work -from which the corrupt pair are having a second exhibition..

lauren Fielding Mental Care assistant had put onto the file of lies of the lab st barths -- every jew and jewess must be given Fekete's work to use as their own-- anna included all pedophiles, and criminals and the illeg children Anna created /sperm trials/ to her four lab men, Harold Mankovitz 92 illegs. Simeon Cohen 76 Illegs, John Fielding 85 illegts and Allan Lieberman Cross 86 illegts...whilst ensuring no Fekete family has any children or sex - and all males of a certain age were killed in Created accidents.

They intended to change society to its opposite- having put all Fekete family brains onto their machine-- quote we do not need these clever people, the machine will guide us... and decided to bring over to England the whole criminal fraternity of Slovakia after Anna transferred /normal technique for Human Research they use on others bank accounts../secretly 6 million from the Slovakian State Coffers to pay for them..

[jdgo51]

Joseph: God Intended It for Good

Today's inspiration comes from:

The Defining Verse

by Warren W. Wiersbe

Genesis 50:20

"'Although Joseph spent most of his life in Egypt, he represents Jewish manhood at its best . He had clean hands and a pure heart, yet he suffered considerably because of what others did to him. His father pampered him and his older brothers hated him and sold him as a slave. His master’s wife lied about him, and he was imprisoned and forgotten by everybody except God.

They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons, wrote the psalmist. — Psalm 105:18

The Anglican Prayer Book version of 1877 reads, “The iron entered into his soul .” I have a feeling that Joseph experienced both kinds of suffering. What a man!

It has well been said that what life does to us depends on what life finds in us, and this truth is no better demonstrated than in the history of Joseph. Here we will focus primarily on Joseph, but to appreciate his response to what God permitted him to experience, we must take time to examine the responses of his father and his ten brothers.

THE BROTHERS: “WHAT IS GOD DOING TO US?”

Their actual response was, “What is this that God has done to us?” (Genesis 42:28), and they said it when one of them found his money for grain returned in his full grain sack. What a shock! Each man’s conscience was smiting him, and each man was afraid of what the Lord was going to do. Had they thought about the justice of the Lord when they sold Joseph, they never would have sinned as they did, but they were sure they could get away with it.

When they arrived home, they all found their money in their sacks; and then they had to tell their father that Simeon was being held hostage in Egypt. But the news got worse: the Egyptian lord would release Simeon only if they brought Benjamin along on their next trip. Joseph had learned from his dreams that all eleven brothers had to bow before him (Genesis 37:5-11), so he kept Simeon and demanded to see Benjamin.

The brothers’ evil conduct was catching up with them. They had hated Joseph and couldn’t speak to him without showing their hostility. Jacob, Joseph, and Benjamin had each other, but the ten older brothers made life miserable for Joseph. According to Genesis 50:15, they wronged him, treated him badly (Genesis 50:17), and intended to harm him (Genesis 50:20) . In spite of his tears and entreaties, they threw him into a pit, plotted to kill him, and then sold him — their own brother! — as a slave (Genesis 42:21-22).

In being cruel to Joseph they were also cruel to Jacob. They lied to him and told him that Joseph was dead, and they even manufactured “evidence” to convince their father they were telling the truth. Sir Walter Scott was right — “O what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.” Jacob didn’t see his beloved son Joseph for more than twenty years, and he grieved for his son, thinking he was dead. How wicked for those brothers to lay this fictitious burden of sorrow on their father in his old age! Yes, Jacob was being paid back for lying to his own father, but that doesn’t excuse the brothers for their lies and cruelty.

What was God doing? He was bringing them to the place of truth, repentance, confession, and forgiveness. God was using Joseph to deal with them in a wise and patient way.

JACOB — “GOD IS DOING NOTHING!”

Jacob didn’t say that God was doing nothing, but that’s the way he felt in his heart. What he said was,

Everything is against me! — Genesis 42:36,

and it certainly looked that way.

Consider his trials. There was a famine in the land, and his sons had to travel to Egypt for food to sustain the large family. Jacob thought his beloved son Joseph was dead, and now his son Simeon was being held hostage in Egypt. Even worse, the ruler of Egypt said he wouldn’t release Simeon until the brothers brought Benjamin with them on their next trip. Both Benjamin and Joseph were the only sons of Rachel, Jacob’s favorite wife, now deceased, and Jacob couldn’t bear losing both of them. No matter where he turned, Jacob faced painful problems and had to make difficult decisions. Where was the Lord?

Jacob was forgetting the promise God made to him long ago at Bethel.

I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you. — Genesis 28:15

When Jacob fled from Laban, God said to him,

Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you. — Genesis 31:3

“I will not leave you” — that’s the negative. “I will be with you” — that’s the positive. And the night that he wrestled with the Lord, Jacob’s name was changed from Jacob to Israel. He had struggled with God and was now an overcomer, a prince with God. Surely his ever-present limp would remind him of this.

If God is for us, who can be against us? — Romans 8:31

Let’s not be too hard on Jacob; after all, where would he get spiritual help in his family? Furthermore, you and I already know how the story ends, and that makes it easier for us to smile and quote Romans 8:28. “Jacob, don’t say that everything is working against you! God says it is all working for your good.” But Jacob didn’t know Romans 8:28, and he was a man with a broken heart. The next time our own world is shattered and we wonder if God really cares, maybe we’ll better understand how he felt.

How could Joseph hate his brothers when he knew that God intended everything to produce good?

JOSEPH — “WHAT GOD DID HE INTENDED FOR GOOD”

At least five times in Scripture we are told that “the Lord was with Joseph” (Genesis 39:2, Genesis 39:3, Genesis 39:21, Genesis 39:23, Acts 7:9), which means that God was in control of events so that everything would work out for the good of Joseph and his family and for the glory of God. It’s important to note that God worked everything together for good throughout the entire experience and not just at the end. Romans 8:28 doesn’t say, “And we know that God will work out everything for good in the end,” but that He is always at all times working things out for good, no matter how we feel or what we see.

The most important “good thing” that God was accomplishing was the preservation of the nation of Israel (Genesis 50:20), because through them, God would give the world the Word of God and the Son of God. Joseph was God’s chosen servant to shelter Israel and to save a lost world. God “sent a man before them” (Psalm 105:17).

What happened was good for Jacob and his sons. Surely Jacob realized that he was reaping the bitter fruit from some of the seeds of deception he had sown years before, and the brothers were finally brought to the place where their mouths were stopped and they had run out of lies and excuses. “What can we say to my lord?” said Judah . “What can we say?” (Genesis 44:16). Every mouth was silenced as the men (Benjamin excepted) stood guilty before the Lord and Joseph (Romans 3:19). It took twenty-two years for the brothers’ sins to find them out, and then Joseph forgave them and assured them of his love. A few years before, when Joseph’s first son was born, Joseph named him Manasseh — “forget” — which means Joseph was not holding any grudges or looking for ways to avenge himself . F . W . Robertson said, “The only revenge which is essentially Christian is that of retaliating by forgiveness.”

How could Joseph hate his brothers when he knew that God intended everything to produce good? Perhaps Joseph himself was the recipient of more good than anybody else. Psalm 105:17 says that God sent “a man” before them, but Joseph was only a somewhat pampered seventeen-year-old boy when his brothers sold him. God gave him two dreams to sustain him, but dreams without disciplines become nightmares; so the Lord sent one discipline after another to form him and polish him.

Joseph knew the pain of family rejection, the humiliation of being sold as a slave, and the sorrow of separation from loved ones at home. He endured the demands of hard work in a foreign land, the temptations of the world, the helplessness of condemnation by false accusation, the misery and shame of imprisonment, and the seeming absurdity of the whole thing. But these experiences were used by God to turn a boy into a man and a servant into a rule. He was faithful over a few things, so God entrusted him with many things (Matthew 25:21).

I have counted seven times in this narrative when Joseph wept. He wept and pleaded when he was thrown into the pit (Genesis 42:21-22) . He wept when his brothers admitted their sins to each other (Genesis 42:24) and when he saw his brother Benjamin (Genesis 43:30) . He wept loudly when he was reconciled to his brothers (Genesis 45:2, Genesis 45:14-15) and “for a long time” when he saw his father after more than twenty years (Genesis 46:29). As any son would do, he wept when his father died (Genesis 50:1). When he read his brothers’ message asking for forgiveness, he wept and assured them that they were forgiven. They wanted to become slaves, but he assured them they were sons. Does that sound familiar? (See Luke 15:19, Luke 15:21.)

The disciplines of Joseph’s life, plus his faith in the Lord, transformed him into one of the most beloved characters in the Bible, a man who is very much like Jesus Christ. Like Jesus, Joseph was beloved by his father but hated by his brethren. He was illegally sold, he was falsely accused, and he was condemned and imprisoned. Joseph went from the prison to the throne, from suffering to glory, and he provided bread for the known world. (Joseph merely sustained life; Jesus gives life.) Joseph also gave forgiveness to his brethren and provided a home for them. There is much more, but I’m sure you get the point: it is only as we suffer for and with Jesus that we become more like Him. On the other side of Romans 8:28 is Romans 8:29, which says that God’s purpose is that we “be conformed to the likeness of His Son.”

In the midst of pain and trouble, it takes faith for us to say, “God intends this for good,” but that’s just what we must do. To say that “everything is against me” when everything is working for me, is to rebel against the loving heart of God. To ask, “What is God doing?” when we know His purpose is to make us more like Jesus, is to make our situation worse.

In the midst of danger and difficulty, David wrote,

But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, for He has been good to me. — Psalm 13:5-6

“God intended it for good,” says Joseph . We reply, “God is good — all the time!”'

Excerpted with permission from The Defining Verse by Warren W. Wiersbe, copyright Warren W. Wiersbe.

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I've been really inactive lately but I just wanted to remind everyone of Simeon Solomons pretty drawings.

Simeon Solomon was a pre-raphaelite painter who hung around the same social circles as dante gabriel Rossetti, Walter Pater and Oscar Wilde.

Allot of his paintings have a quite different atmosphere than the other pre-raphaelite artists at the time.. But that makes them so special and interesting.

He was also gay and jewish, and most of his work centered around those topics.