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Psalm chapter 105 versus 18 and 19

his feet were hurt with fetters.

His neck was put in a collar of iron, until what he had said came

to pass. The word of the Lord tested him. These verses are talking about Joseph. The Psalm is recounting God's work

among his people in history, God's goodness, and sustenance and provision for them.

And in verse 16, he talks about how Joseph was sold as a slave, which leads to verse 18, how Joseph was put in prison.

And if you know the story from Genesis, he was unjustly put in prison.

And this story has actually come up multiple times in conversations

I've been having in recent days with people who are walking through trials and

challenges in the world. And Joseph's story and

Joseph's story of years in prison. It's so interesting. It's so interesting.

It's so interesting in our Bible, like it only takes a matter of seconds to turn the page from Joseph being put in

prison to Joseph being let out of prison.

But it wasn't a matter of seconds for Joseph. It was year after year after year of being in prison unjustly not knowing what was going to happen.

And it's such a reminder that... what was going to happen.

And it's such a reminder that suffering can last

in our lives in this fallen world for a long time.

And Joseph surely was crying out to God

during all that time and staying in prison.

And verse 19 says the word of the Lord was testing. in wise sovereign design but we see this picture all over scripture and

spelled out in the new testament how trials are tests of our faith and we see

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