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 of Israel, and that this knowledge would bring them out of hidden darkness and captivity and into the light of freedom! The Lord said to Joseph of old,

"I will raise up one of your descendants to be a choice seer.

He will be honored among your descendants. I will command. This choice seer to do a great work for his brethren. This work will be of great worth to them, for it will bring them knowledge of the covenants I made with you and your fathers.

I will make this choice seer great in my eyes because he will obey me, doing only what I command him. He will be great like Moses, whom I said I will raise up to deliver my people -- your father's descendants -- out of Egypt.

And your descendant, this choice seer Joseph, will have power to bring my word to your other descendants, convincing them that my words (The Holy Bible), which they will already have among them, are true.”

The Lord continued speaking to Joseph of old:

"Your descendants, and the descendants of your brother, Judah, will write.

In the last days, their writings will grow together to...