“ Now when Joseph reached his
brothers, they stripped him of his tunic ,the {distinctive } multicoloured
tunic which he was wearing ; 24 then
they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty,there was no
water in it”- Genesis 37:23-24 AMP Amplified Bible .
“When Joseph reached his brothers
,they ripped off the fancy coat he was wearing ,grabbed him and threw into a
cistern.The cistern was dry ;there wasn’t any water in it”.- Genesis 37:23-24
MSG The Message
It will not always be rosy for the man on the way
to the Palace as we see in
the life of Joseph. Working so hard to please his father, the only reward he
gets is a harsh and brutal treatment from his brothers. They take away his coat
of many colours which his father gave before dumping him into the pit. Just before we get into a pit
situation(which we see eventually happens ) to everyman on the way to the Palace is an attempt by the
enemy to strip us of apparent evidences of the father’s love.
Eventually
Joseph is thrown into the pit and a salient point to note about this pit was that it was dry.
Several commentaries talk about how deep the pit was and how impossible it
would have been for Joseph to climb out
of the pit himself without assistance but it is important to realize that this pit
which could have collected water did not have any water in it.
Figuratively in the Bible, water is usually used to
represent the word of God(Eph 5:26-27; (Ezk 36:25; Heb 10:22) which is another
essential commodity we should have whenever we find ourselves in a pit
situation. In the pit situation we find Joseph, there is no evidence of
external water however I believe strongly that he had God’s word and promises dwelling within him which kept him in the pit.The
Word of God that we know is what would most likely see us through the pit
situation(John 8:32).
The pit is not a desirable place and many times
when we find ourselves in it, we might be sorely tempted with the
shoulda,woulda ,why me question. But rather than living with regrets or of
thoughts of what might have been , it is wisdom to ensure that our pit is not dry and the word
of God is dwelling richly in us(Colossians
3:16 ). There is a peace that is present as a result of the knowledge of
the word of God which we have(1 Peter 1:3).
Yours in His
Love,
Grace
Tom-Lawyer.
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