The Story of Joseph How God Works in Our Lives - Paperback

by James R. M. Young (Author)

Bad things happen to people. Even to those who believe in God. Yet God is suposed to be loving. When bad things happen where is God? If God loves us how could God allow such things to happen to us? James Young, who has walked his own lonely road of suffering and tragedy and has wrestled many years with these questions, explores and responds to these questions not with a theological or philosophical discourse but by looking closely at one of the familiar stories found in the Bible, the story of Joseph and his brothers. The brothers sell Joseph into slavery because he got on their nerves just as all little brothers do to the older siblings. Joseph tried to be faithful to what he believed to be right, even in slavery, but this only made things worse. Where was God in all of this? Taking seriously the biblical text, Young explores in depth and breadth this old story, yielding helpful insights into how God might be working in our lives as well as Joseph's. Each chapter offers much food for thought, especially when we are hurting.