Genesis

I finished all of Genesis, and am now moving on to Exodus. I wasn't expecting Genesis to be as interesting as it was; I actually liked it.
The thing that stood out to me most was how... mean all of the old testament heroes were. Like Joseph buying the people of Egypt as slaves in exchange for food that he himself took from them in the first place. Or Jacob tricking Esau out of his birthright (and his blessing); also later when he accidentally married Leah and had to work seven more years to marry Rachel (which is okay, I guess, but how he treated Leah was so sad. There were several verses like "Now I shall bear my husband a son, and then he shall love me" and I almost cried. Poor Leah!) Or Simeon and Levi destroying a whole city just because the prince defiled their sister.
I don't know how these guys found favor in God's eyes; they're so cruel. And I don't get the polygamy either. I guess since Moses hadn't received the 10 commandments yet, there was no official law. Possibly.
I also thought reading the specific blessings of the twelve tribes was cool, althouh it took forever to make any sense of it. And the story about Lot's daughters... eww. 'Nuff said.
Anyways, Genesis down! Only the rest of the old testament+3 other books to go! And, Tori, the new design is gorgeous! ^_^