And by the Almighty, who shall bless thee
With blessings of heaven above,
Blessings of the deep that lieth under; ...
The blessings of thy father have prevailed
Above the blessings of my progenitors
Unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills;
They shall be on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.”[[58]]
Loyalty to God, faith in the Unseen, was Joseph’s anchor. In this lay the hiding of his power.
“The arms of his hands were made strong