3/26/13

Joseph
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     Joseph is considered an epic hero due to his wisdom and faith in God. Without these two things, he would not have been able to save his father’s people and all of Egypt from the seven years of drought.  If he hadn’t have been faithful to God, God wouldn’t have used him to provide the wisdom in order to save Egypt. Joseph, however, was blessed with the wisdom to interpret dreams by God already. The bad thing was that his brothers sold him due to jealousy, but he still stayed faithful to God and God blessed them. Even when he is tempted by Potiphar’s wife he remains faithful to God. When he is thrown in jail, he may be at a low point, but he still keeps his faith in God. Finally, when he is brought to Pharaoh due to his remaining faith he is blessed by God, who makes is possible for him to save Egypt.

     I don’t think this is the first time she has done this. I always wondered what happened to his other servant who ran the house before. I believe she did the same with him, but he actually went with it. I believe that if he had fallen to her, he would have been killed or God would have taken his gift away. All the lives of Egypt and his father’s people are saved due to his choices and actions.

     I believe that God helped Joseph become a trusting person, but his choices and fear of God are what shape him into the man he becomes. Yes, I believe God helped him become the trusting man he was. He uses his gifts very wisely at the end, but not at first. A politician nowadays would use it unwisely like he did and first and end up getting in trouble. I mean he was basically seeing the future through the dreams so if a politician saw that he would probably try to change it or brag about it.