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Essay on Old Testament History
The legend of Joseph is one of the most appealing and demanding narratives in all the Old Testament. Joseph is one of the few biblical characters about whom nothing off-putting is reported. From his adolescent years in Genesis 37, until his death at 100 in Genesis 50, Joseph's commendable life confronts us with support and assurance. The life of Joseph is not only an outstanding theme for every Christian to study; it is an excellent replica for every believer to pursue. Consider Joseph's persistent conviction. We never read about Joseph tetchy or hesitant in his faith in any way even though his brothers betrayed him, falsely accused of rape, cast into prison by his employer, and forgotten by those he helped. Unlike us, young Joseph didn't have the benefit of the completed Word of God or the constant indwelling of the Holy Spirit. He didn't even have the story of Joseph to persuade him.
The living of Joseph is moreover a great illustration of what the testing of faith is all about. All the horrid and gloomy experiences in Joseph's life were a test of Joseph's belief. Joseph was not "reaping what he had sown" from mistakes he had made, nor was he being closely controlled for sins he had committed. No Joseph's faith in God's word to him was being tested. Psalm 105:19 say, about Joseph, that "the word of the Lord tested him." The similar were Hebrew word which is translated as "tested" or "proved" is used in Psalm 12:6 and Psalm 66:10, where the testing development is likened to the decontamination or "proving" process of silver or gold. The "proving process" refines and tests the value and transparency of the valuable metal. In Joseph's life the "proving process" took place over more than 20 years. Joseph had........
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