Never Lose Sight!
"By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made
mention of the departure of the children of
Israel, and gave instructions concerning
his bones."
Hebrews 11: 22
Since the early nineteenth century, archaeology in Egypt has
produced tens of thousands of mummified bodies which date
back thousands of years. Due to their abundance, many
mummies were used experimentally in medical research
and in other experiments.
There is one high-ranking Egyptian official whose
mummified body has not been and never will be
discovered in Egypt—Joseph.
Before Joseph died at age 110 in Egypt, he made his brothers
promise to take his bones back to Canaan
when God delivered
them from slavery in Egypt. According to the Egyptian custom
for when officials died, Joseph was embalmed and placed in a
coffin (Genesis 50:24-26).
When the Exodus came, Moses took Joseph’s bones to
Canaan where they were buried at
Shechem (Exodus 13:
18-19; Joshua 24:32). Joseph never lost sight of promises
God made to his forefathers to establish His people in the
Promised Land of Canaan.
Regardless of the chaos in our present world,
never lose sight of God’s promises and your
eternal destination.
"God, in his glory and his presence,
forms the destiny of the Christian."
Sinclair Ferguson
