“And we know
that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28 Joseph was definitely God’s vessel. God knew all along that Joseph would be sold into slavery by his brothers, and He knew that Joseph would be bought by Potiphar, the Egyptian Captain of Pharaoh’s Guard. God knew that Joseph would be wrongfully accused by Potiphar’s wife, and God knew that Joseph would be thrown into prison. God knew that Joseph would be able to interpret the butler’s dream, and God knew the butler would forget to mention Joseph until exactly the right time. God knew the Pharaoh would have bad dreams and that none of his magicians would be able to understand what they mean. God knew the Pharaoh would see Joseph as a wise and discerning man who could rule over his kingdom and make sense of his dreams. God knew Joseph would marry the daughter of a pagan priest - the Priest of On. Oh, as an aside... On was a place where creation was believed to take place, by the Egyptians; the place where they believed that life began. On was the home of Atum, the first and the mightiest Egyptian god. Atum was believed to have risen from the Benben stone in the great temple of On - to bring light into a dark world. God knows all! God is sovereign. Everything that happens falls under his mighty realm - even the angels whom he also created. God is good. He continues to extend his grace as he waits for His appointed time, the Day of the Lord. At the appointed time, Jesus will tear the seals on the scroll that release God’s judgments onto the earth. Until that day, God is patient - waiting for those he loves to come home. “Joseph’s advice was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his servants. And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?” Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Inasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you. You shall be over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you.” And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.” Then Pharaoh took his signet ring off his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand; and he clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. And he had him ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he set him over all the land of Egypt. Pharaoh also said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no man may lift his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.” And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnath-Paaneah. And he gave him as a wife Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah, priest of On. So Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. Now in the seven plentiful years the ground brought forth abundantly. So he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities; he laid up in every city the food of the fields which surrounded them. Joseph gathered very much grain, as the sand of the sea, until he stopped counting, for it was immeasurable. And to Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him. Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: “For God has made me forget all my toil and all my father’s house.” And the name of the second he called Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.” Then the seven years of plenty which were in the land of Egypt ended, and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. So when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, do.” The famine was over all the face of the earth, and Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians. And the famine became severe in the land of Egypt. So all countries came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all lands.” Genesis 41:37-57 We can read all that we want, and we still don’t know an inch of God until He decides to show himself. We are all vessels of God - some are righteous and some are not. Either way, we all will bow down to the Creator of the Universe.
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