"Eventually, a new king came to power in Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph or what he had done. He said to his people, 'Look, the people of Israel now outnumber us and are stronger than we are. We must make a plan to keep them from growing even more. If we don't, and if war breaks out, they will join our enemies and fight against us. Then they will escape from the country.'"
Oppression of others is always born of fear. Here we see the Pharaoh's fear that the Israelites would turn on him. Because he believed they were not on his side, he feared what would happen if war broke out. He imagined the worst and acted as if it surely would happen. Then he used his power to prevent what he feared from occurring. He tried to control the outcome. How many of your wrong actions toward others are motivated by fear? Ask God to open your eyes. Then give him your fears to heal.
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