She Dreams: Live The Life You Were Created ForSample

When I read the story of Moses, I find myself lost in the narrative. With a story full of loss, gains, bravery, doubt, and victory, he is no different than you or me. He had a human heart that dreamed of greater things for himself, his people, and his world. You and I dream of those things, too. We dream of a life well lived—one of hope and courage, mystery and victory. We want our own story of dreams becoming reality, dreams resurrected, and dreams redeemed. The truth is, you and I were built for it. We each deserve a life we love with the Lover of our lives, the very One who will lead us each and every step of the way.

To understand the significance of Moses’ story, it’s important to know how the Israelites came to settle in Egypt generations earlier. As we’ve seen, the first five verses of Exodus tell us that Jacob, or Israel—father of the nation of Israel—moved to Egypt with eleven of his sons and their families to join his son Joseph. But we must look to Genesis to learn why Joseph was already there.

Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery (Genesis 37); and after he endured a difficult period involving wrongful imprisonment and interpretation of dreams, he found himself before the Pharaoh of Egypt (Genesis 39-41). When Pharaoh elevated him to a prominent position, one of influence and oversight, Joseph oversaw a plan to store away grain in order to see the people through a seven-year drought. The drought resulted in a famine in Canaan as well, and so Jacob sent his sons to Egypt to buy grain. Joseph recognized his brothers and eventually reconciled with them, even after they had abandoned him (Genesis 42-45). With Joseph’s invitation, Jacob and all of his family came to live in Egypt, settling in the land of Goshen (Genesis 46-47). The Israelites remained in Egypt, multiplying greatly until the time of Moses.

As a son of Jacob, a grandson of Isaac, and a great-grandson of Abraham, Joseph held within his family line a promise from God that would not be stopped.

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