Genesis 41
Pharaoh gave Joseph a wife, and God gave Joseph two sons, the oldest was named “Manasseh” (“Forgetting”), for God made Joseph forget his work and sorrow. The younger was named “Ephraim” (“Fruitful”), for God caused him to be fruitful in the land of his trouble.
This story makes us remember the Lord Jesus Christ. He suffered great trouble for us; now God has highly exalted Him. And God has given Him a bride who will live with Him always. Who is His bride? His bride is everyone who believes on the Lord Jesus Christ. And the bride is the true church of God, of which every believer is a part. We see many different churches, but they are all set up by man. In them there are some who are not true Christians, but in God’s Church there are only those who have been truly cleansed by the blood of Christ.
Joseph worked very hard to get together so much food that it could not be measured, like the sand of the sea. When the last year of the seven good years was ended, the famine began and spread over all lands. At the present time, I know every country in the world has its own fear; it looks as if the beginning of the seven bad years is very close. We can see trouble ahead and many Christians believe judgment is coming soon.
The Egyptians were happy because they could buy wheat. They came to Pharaoh, but he said, “Go to Joseph.” Today, before the judgment comes, if we ask God for salvation, God will surely say, “Go to Jesus.” “There is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:1212Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. (Acts 4:12)).