m for a greater purpose. He interprets the dreams and ends up working for the Pharaoh, where in turn he is brought to his family; or rather his family is brought to him. Whenever things just seem like they can’t look up for Joseph, they do and once again we are reminded of God’s image in Joseph.I think the story of Joseph is a story of faith and tremendous forgiveness. Joseph's brothers do a horrible thing to him, but at the end, when they are afraid, he says: "Even though you meant harm to me, God meant it for good, to achieve this present end, the survival of many people. Therefore have no fear. I will provide for you and for your children" (Gen 50:19-21). Joseph is able to forgive them and let go of the past. He realizes that everything that happened was because of God and he had such extreme faith in God that he never questioned it. Joseph's dedication to doing God's will made it possible for him to forgive his brothers. He had faith that God would lead him to where he needed to be and that is exactly what happened. In the end Joseph was brought together with his family and seated right under Pharaoh. In the end everything worked out and I believe this is because Joseph never lost faith in God. In the scheme of everything and how this fits into the Bible I think this can give us hope. There are always going to be some point when times get rough, but if we look to Joseph and remember that things have a way of working themselves out in the God’s light, then it can provide us with some comfort. It’s encouraging for those times when we just can’t make sense out of our lives. I think it shows us a little bit about human nature, since indeed this is a story about humans. It shows how one man can have many ups and downs in his life, but get past that by having faith in God. ...
