{"id":2397,"date":"2026-03-29T10:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T14:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/?p=2397"},"modified":"2026-04-02T22:59:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:59:53","slug":"family-in-a-far-country-pastor-chris-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/?p=2397","title":{"rendered":"Family In a Far Country &#8211; Pastor Chris Black"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2397\" class=\"elementor elementor-2397\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b6785d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b6785d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2155c61\" 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\/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default bdt-transition-fade\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-flex-inline bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link elementor-clickable icon-type-icon \" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-caption=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSC00033-scaled.jpg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-plus-2\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-inner bdt-image-mask\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-thumbnail bdt-transition-toggle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1165500119-612x612-1.jpg\" class=\"jgalleryImage\" alt=\"Close up of young man hands hold and reading holy bible.Christian faith concept\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1165500119-612x612-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1165500119-612x612-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default bdt-transition-fade\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-flex-inline bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link elementor-clickable icon-type-icon \" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-caption=\"Close up of young man hands hold and reading holy bible.Christian faith concept\" href=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1165500119-612x612-1.jpg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-plus-2\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-inner bdt-image-mask\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-thumbnail bdt-transition-toggle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-875887484-612x612-1.jpg\" class=\"jgalleryImage\" alt=\"Cropped shot of an unrecognizable man reading a book\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-875887484-612x612-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-875887484-612x612-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default bdt-transition-fade\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-flex-inline bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link elementor-clickable icon-type-icon \" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-caption=\"Cropped shot of an unrecognizable man reading a book\" href=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-875887484-612x612-1.jpg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-plus-2\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-inner bdt-image-mask\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-thumbnail bdt-transition-toggle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1041528538-612x612-1.jpg\" class=\"jgalleryImage\" alt=\"Closeup shot of reading holy bible.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1041528538-612x612-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1041528538-612x612-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default bdt-transition-fade\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-flex-inline bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link elementor-clickable icon-type-icon \" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-caption=\"Closeup shot of reading holy bible.\" href=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1041528538-612x612-1.jpg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-plus-2\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-inner bdt-image-mask\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-thumbnail bdt-transition-toggle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1149069543-612x612-2.jpg\" class=\"jgalleryImage\" alt=\"Close up of Young christian man standing at concrete wall while read bible with window light\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1149069543-612x612-2.jpg 612w, https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1149069543-612x612-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default bdt-transition-fade\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-flex-inline bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link elementor-clickable icon-type-icon \" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-caption=\"Close up of Young christian man standing at concrete wall while read bible with window light\" href=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1149069543-612x612-2.jpg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-plus-2\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-inner bdt-image-mask\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-thumbnail bdt-transition-toggle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1257428165-612x612-1.jpg\" class=\"jgalleryImage\" alt=\"two women reading and study bible  in home and pray together.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1257428165-612x612-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1257428165-612x612-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default bdt-transition-fade\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-flex-inline bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link elementor-clickable icon-type-icon \" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-caption=\"two women reading and study bible  in home and pray together.\" href=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1257428165-612x612-1.jpg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-plus-2\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-inner bdt-image-mask\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-thumbnail bdt-transition-toggle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1333641112-612x612-1.jpg\" class=\"jgalleryImage\" alt=\"Multi Ethnic Group of friends meet for a Bible Study.  Group includes a teenager, young adults, mid-adult and senior adult.\nClose up of the Bibles.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1333641112-612x612-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1333641112-612x612-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default bdt-transition-fade\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-flex-inline bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link elementor-clickable icon-type-icon \" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-caption=\"Multi Ethnic Group of friends meet for a Bible Study.  Group includes a teenager, young adults, mid-adult and senior adult.\nClose up of the Bibles.\" href=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1333641112-612x612-1.jpg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-plus-2\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-z-index bdt-position-center bdt-visible@m\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-arrows-container bdt-slidenav-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"bdt-navigation-prev bdt-slidenav-previous bdt-slidenav\" data-bdt-slider-item=\"previous\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-arrow-left-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"bdt-navigation-next bdt-slidenav-next bdt-slidenav\" data-bdt-slider-item=\"next\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-arrow-right-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To give a little history so that we have context to the verses we just read, we are reading about Jacob and his family. Jacob had 2 wives that were sisters, 2 handmaidens that became his wives as well and twelve sons. The wife he cherished above all was Rachel and the son he had by her, Joseph, was the apple of his eye. Joseph was honest, upright and of good character. Jacob\u2019s other sons were deeply flawed with deep-seated jealousy and deceitfulness. They were morally unstable and had violent tendencies. They despised Joseph because of Jacob\u2019s love for him. Jacob gifted Joseph with a multi-colored coat that his brothers stripped off him before throwing him in a pit. 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