NAME HIM JOSEPH A
Jewish couple were arguing over the name to give their firstborn. They finally asked the rabbi to come and intercede. “What is the problem?” the rabbi asked. The wife spoke first. “He wants to name the boy after his father, and I want to name the boy after my father.” “What is your father’s name?” he asked the man. “Joseph.” “And what is your father’s name?” he asked the woman. “Joseph.” The rabbi was stunned. “So, what is the problem?” It was the wife who spoke again. “His father was a horse thief, and mine was a righteous man. How can I know my son is named after my father and not his?” The rabbi thought and then replied, “Call the boy Joseph. Then see if he is a horse thief or a righteous man. You will know which father’s name he wears.” To call yourself a child of God is one thing. To be called a child of God…
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