Read Genesis 50:24-25 – Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” And Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath and said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”
During this time in history, Joseph was one of the most respected men in Egypt. He served in the second-highest position of the land, following only Pharaoh. He saw both tough times and great times for the future of his family. He told them that God would visit them. His words were those of hope for Israel as they were to live four hundred plus years in harsh servitude. When all confidence that God would come through had died, they had the words of their father. When the labor was unbearable and looked as though it would never end, they had their father’s prophecy, "God will visit you and bring you out of this land!" They held onto that glimmer of hope until Moses, coming down to Egypt with a shepherd’s crook in his hand and fire in his heart commanded, "Pharaoh, let my people go.” To Israel, Moses was bringing fulfillment to the words of Joseph, "God will surely visit you and you will leave this place.” It is far better to leave your family a Great Hope than a little house.
– David Raley serves as the Field Representative for Light for the Lost.
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