22 Now Joseph lived in Egypt, he and his father’s household, and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years. 23 Joseph saw the third generation of Ephraim’s children; also the children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were born and raised on Joseph’s knees. 24 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely take care of you and bring you up out of this land to the land which He promised to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob [to give you].” 25 Then Joseph made the sons of Israel (Jacob) swear [an oath], saying, “God will surely visit you and take care of you [returning you to Canaan], and [when that happens] you shall carry my bones up from here.” 26 So Joseph died, being a hundred and ten years old; and they embalmed him and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
Genesis 50:22-26 AMP
https://bible.com/bible/1588/gen.50.22-26.AMP.
Before he died, Joseph asked his brothers to swear an oath before God to carry his bones from Egypt to the promised land. This was a man of great faith. Even though he had stature in Egypt, he still believed that one day, the people of Israel would enter the promised land and ordered that his bones be transported there. The life of Joseph was a culmination of a life of faith in God. A life that chose to trust in God even in the thickest darkness. It’s a life we all must choose to emulate.
LIFE SCRIPTS 
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