Shall we go towards the land where the sun rises?
There dwell wild men of the desert.

Or towards the setting sun?
There are the boundless waters, and we have no boat in which to sail thither, where the heathens live who have kinder hearts than the grim princes of Israel.
"Wake them!" called the voice clearly and urgingly.

"Take them to the land of the Pharaohs." "To Egypt, where our forefathers were slaves, and were only delivered with difficulty ?" asked Joseph.
"Joseph, delay not.

Go to the people whose faith is folly, but whose will is just, yonder where the waters of the Nile make the land fertile and bless it; There you will find peace and livelihood, safety for your wife, and teaching for the child.

When the time comes, God will lead you back as once He led Moses and Joshua across the sea." Joseph knew not whose voice it was; he did not seek to know, and doubted not his soul rested trustfully in the arms of the Lord.