In the crisis of his life, when making that terrible journey from his childhood home in Canaan to the bondage which awaited him in Egypt, looking for the last time on the hills that hid the tents of his kindred, Joseph remembered his father's God. He remembered the lessons of his childhood, and his soul thrilled with the resolve to prove himself true--ever to act as became a subject of the King of heaven.

Ved det store vendepunkt i hans liv, da han foretog den frygtelige rejse fra barndomshjemmet i Kana'an til trældommen, der ventede ham i Ægypten, dengang han for sidste gang så højene, der skjulte hans slægts telte, huskede Josef på sin faders Gud. Han huskede, hvad han havde lært i sin barndom, og hans sjæl bævede ved beslutningen om at vise sig trofast og altid at handle som en af den himmelske konges undersåtter.