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ОглавлениеGod finds good in all things
Joseph trembled in front of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.
‘Last night I had a strange dream,’ Pharaoh said. ‘I summoned you because I hear you understand the language of dreams.’
‘It is not I but God who will reveal the meaning of your dream,’ Joseph said.
‘Seven fat cows came out of the river, followed by seven thin cows,’ Pharaoh said. ‘And then the thin ones ate up the fat ones!’
‘For seven years there will be plenty,’ Joseph explained, ‘and then for seven years not a drop of rain will fall, and there will be no food to eat. If you store grain now, there will be enough when the drought comes.’
Pharaoh saw that Joseph was wise and made him governor of Egypt. After seven years, just as Joseph had said, there came a terrible drought.
Joseph’s brothers came to beg for food and bowed down before the mighty governor. When they realized it was Joseph, they trembled, afraid that he would punish them. But Joseph’s love for his family was stronger than his anger. Joseph threw his arms around his brothers and kissed them.
He said, ‘What you intended for harm, God intended for good. God has used us to save the world from hunger. Bring our family to live in Egypt so they will be safe.’
Dear God,
let my love be stronger than my anger.
