Jehovah Is Helping You to Succeed - IF THE SITUATION GETS WORSE

 While Joseph was in in prison, Jehovah caused the king of Egypt to have two troubling dreams.  Pharaoh desperately wanted to know what they meant.  When the king learned that Joseph had the ability to interpret dreams, he sent for him.  With  Joseph's help, Joseph interpreted the dreams and impressed Pharaoh with the practical advice he gave him. Seeing that Jehovah was the young man, Pharaoh appointed Joseph as the food administrator  for all Egypt.  (Genesis 41:38, 41-44) Later, a severe famine arose that affected only Egypt but also Canaan, the land in which Joseph's family were living.  Joseph was now in a position to save his family and thus preserve the line of descent that would lead to the Messiah.

Think about the unusual events in  Joseph's life. Who caused Potiphar to take special notice of Joseph, a mere slave? Who caused the chief officer of the prison to favor Joseph, a lowly prisoner?  Who gave Pharaoh troubling dreams and gave Joseph the ability   to interpret them?  Who was behind the decision to appoint Joseph as the food administrator of Egypt?  (Genesis 45:5) Obviously, it was Jehovah who made everything Joseph did succeed.  In the end, Jehovah turned the cruel scheme of Joseph's brothers into a means by which he could accomplish His will.

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