A slave from a foriegn land is what Joseph was. Found in a pit by a band of Ishmaelites, put there by his jealous brothers who sold him and faked his death, and hauled all the way to the famous "Slaves of the Nile" sale somewhere around Pithom or Ramses--he was a kid nobody in a far away place without even the shirt (or robe) on his back.
But God raised him up.
Only God can take a slave nobody and make him a saved somebody. Only God could have exalted Joseph in such a way. Only God can take you from the pit of slavery and defeat and despair and raise you to freedom and victory and hope. Only the LORD--Yahweh (note Yahweh's place in this passage in vv. 2, 3, 5).
Reminds me of Psalm 40:1-5
I waited patiently for the LORD;
he inclined to me and heard my cry.
He drew me up from the pit of destruction,
out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
making my steps secure.
He put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear,
and put their trust in the LORD.
Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust,
who does not turn to the proud,
to those who go astray after a lie!
You have multiplied, O LORD my God,
your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us;
none can compare with you!
I will proclaim and tell of them,
yet they are more than can be told.
he inclined to me and heard my cry.
He drew me up from the pit of destruction,
out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
making my steps secure.
He put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear,
and put their trust in the LORD.
Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust,
who does not turn to the proud,
to those who go astray after a lie!
You have multiplied, O LORD my God,
your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us;
none can compare with you!
I will proclaim and tell of them,
yet they are more than can be told.
Perhaps you are in a place (emotionally, spiritually, physically, financially, etc.), a pit you need rescued from. Only the LORD can take slave nobodies and make them into saved somebodies. Only He can raise you up, give you secure steps, and put a song in your mouth so that you can praise Him.
And when He does, many will see and fear. Joseph's master did (v. 3). It could be that God has placed you in this pit so that He could show Himself off for others through you! Don't miss the opportunity to see God work mightily in you. Look to Him. He makes slaved nobodies into saved somebodies.
And when He does, many will see and fear. Joseph's master did (v. 3). It could be that God has placed you in this pit so that He could show Himself off for others through you! Don't miss the opportunity to see God work mightily in you. Look to Him. He makes slaved nobodies into saved somebodies.
