It’s been an amazing 27 week journey studying the life of Joseph—walking with him, identifying with his struggles, and seeing our own families in his family. But none of the lessons we’ve learned in Egypt mean anything if life ends with Egypt. Because sooner or later… we all die in Egypt. Even if we absolutely crush surviving in Egypt—even if we navigate it with wisdom, courage, and faith—none of that matters if there’s nothing to hope for after Egypt. Without that hope, survival in Egypt becomes nothing more than a tragic story of delaying the inevitable. If Egypt is all there is, then life boils down to a few decades of trying to smile more than you cry. What’s the point if your only hope in Egypt is Egypt itself? Yet Egyptian hope is the single biggest distraction we face. It has tentacles in every area of life—family, finances, friendships, career. Everything around us screams for Egyptian success. And yet, in the end, Egypt wins with all of them. If surviving in Egypt is your only hope, it’s like licking chapped lips—brief moments of comfort, but a predictable, painful end. How tragic would it be to survive Egypt… only to end up with nobody to love, nowhere to go, and nothing after Egypt is done with us? But thankfully, for God’s people, the story doesn’t end that way. We do have hope—hope for a people and a place after Egypt. Hope that outlives famine, outlives suffering, outlives regret, outlives death itself. Our final week is about learning how God’s promise of something greater—something beyond Egypt—gives us the strength to press on, no matter what Egypt may bring. Joseph’s story ends with a reminder that God’s people are never meant to stay in Egypt forever. And neither are we.
