{"id":4077,"date":"2013-12-04T21:38:25","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T05:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=4077"},"modified":"2014-08-23T15:23:15","modified_gmt":"2014-08-23T22:23:15","slug":"dont-ever-ever-ever-lose-faith-and-give-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2013\/12\/04\/dont-ever-ever-ever-lose-faith-and-give-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Ever, Ever, Ever Lose Faith and Give Up!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Genesis 45:5, 7, 8, <em>Elohim sent me.<\/em><\/strong> Joseph was sold into slavery at age 17, was freed from prison and made ruler of Egypt at age 30, then seven years of plenty followed, and two years of famine had passed by the time he was reunited with is brothers. Only after 22 years in Egypt did Joseph finally figure out Elohim\u2019s grand and wonderful plan for his life, and how it involved the saving of his family.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2013\/12\/04\/dont-ever-ever-ever-lose-faith-and-give-up\/joseph-in-prison-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4078\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4078\" alt=\"Joseph in prison\" src=\"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Joseph-in-prison-300x207.gif\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Joseph-in-prison-300x207.gif 300w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Joseph-in-prison-1024x707.gif 1024w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Joseph-in-prison-434x300.gif 434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Had Joseph lost faith along the way, become embittered over his misfortunes, and turned from Elohim, the nation of Israel may have never been preserved.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping one\u2019s eyes on Elohim, and refusing to lose faith during the dark times can yield some amazingly triumphant outcomes, as we learn from the life of Joseph.<\/p>\n<div class=\"evernoteSiteMemory\"><a href=\"javascript:\" onclick=\"Evernote.doClip({title: 'Don\\&#039;t Ever, Ever, Ever Lose Faith and Give Up!',url: 'https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2013\/12\/04\/dont-ever-ever-ever-lose-faith-and-give-up\/',contentID: 'post-4077',suggestTags: 'Discouragement,Faith,Genesis,Joseph,Trust',providerName: 'Hoshana Rabbah Blog',styling: 'text' });return false\" class=\"evernoteSiteMemoryLink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.evernote.com\/article-clipper.png\" \nclass=\"evernoteSiteMemoryButton\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"evernoteSiteMemoryClear\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genesis 45:5, 7, 8, Elohim sent me. 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