Joseph
In chapters 42-49, Joseph is reunited with his family. Due to the famine, Joseph鈥檚 brothers come to Egypt for help. Joseph goes through a process of verifying his brothers have changed their ways and forgives them for their treatment of him. In this chapter, Joseph鈥檚 father, Jacob, dies. His brothers are concerned that Joseph鈥檚 forgiveness of them is not real, so they lie to him about their father鈥檚 dying words. Joseph lets them know he sees God鈥檚 hand in all that has happened.
Will we be able to look back on our lives and see what God was doing? Will we see great things accomplished even in hardship? Will we see we were faithful to God even when it was hard?