An excerpt from Joseph; the Heart of the Father:
Many of his kinsmen no longer believed in the promise of a redeemer, but when Joseph recalled God's Covenants made with Abraham, Joseph's faith was refreshed again. He knew that one day God would fulfill every promise He had made with his chosen people, the Jews.
Joseph lay on the ground on top of his robe. It had been four hundred years since God had spoken to His people through the prophet Malachi. Many Jews no longer believed in a Messiah, but there was still a remnant that still looked forward to the One who was to come and would relieve their oppression.
Joseph feared the price would be their own blood if his kinsmen got the kind of leader they were asking for. Joseph believed the redeemer would come to change their hearts first. The Jews were a stubborn and rebellious people and Joseph cried out in their behalf. Only by obedience to God and His law given them through Moses would they ever dwell in safety. Most had all but forgotten His mighty works in their behalf.
"Create in your people clean hearts,oh Lord, and Rock of our salvation," he cried.
Yes, God would reveal Himself to His people. Perhaps it would happen in his lifetime. One family, one day, would be called upon to fulfill the prophecies that began with God's words to Eve; that a woman would one day bear a child who would crush the head of the evil one. One day the curse on all mankind would be lifted.
God was true to His word. His promises were eternal. Joseph called upon the God of Covenant to again reveal Himself to the people He called "The Apple of His eye".
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