Genesis 41: 50-52: “And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him. And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house. And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
Finally Joseph was able to rest from his struggles and trials. He was a good man who suffered significantly. He knew that he hadn’t sinned and trusted the Lord to save him out of his terrible situation. The Lord proved to be faithful and kept Joseph from destruction. Even though he was tempted to have a sexual affair with his master’s wife, he resisted the temptation and the Lord finally gave him a wife of his own. In Egypt the priests had great power so Joseph was allied to a powerful family and had strong protection within the context of their society as well as strong protection from Pharaoh. Of course, all this would have amounted to nothing without the Lord. When Joseph had his own sons and access to future blessing he honoured the Lord. by giving them names to show respect for the Lord’s care and protection. He was able to leave his problems behind him and be fruitful in the furtherance of the promises that the Lord first made to Abraham all those years before.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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