When someone is good, really moral, and very holy, often God blesses them in this world, but, of course, they also may suffer a lot, so, I contradict myself. Still, God's favorites often seem to have two or three guardian angels watching over them, and Joseph, youngest son of Jacob, seems to be one of these people.
Here is a quote from The New American Bible: "When Joseph was taken down to Egypt, a certain Egyptian (Potiphar, a courtier of Pharoah and his chief steward) bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him there. But since the Lord was with him, Joseph got on very well and was assigned to the house of his Egyptian master. When his master saw that the Lord was with him and brought him success in whatever he did, he took a liking to Joseph and made him his personal attendant; he put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with all his possessions."
For whatever reason, some people are born great souls with God's mark upon them, and they reciprocate with being loving, attentive, obedient, and loyal back to God, which endears them ever more to God. So, God is with people like Joseph, and Potiphar saw that God was with Joseph, so Potiphar promoted Joseph about as high up as a slave could be promoted, and that award was amply repaid by Joseph to his owner.
With the science of self-realization, each soul born can grow to become a great soul, and then God will be with them, and them with God.
Those with this natural blessing, should still maverize, but this acquired blessing should be sought by all. It is available to those that maverize, seek God's presence and affection in their lives.
Let me quote these lines from the Holy Bible (KJV): "And Joseph was brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharoah, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him off the hands of the Ishmaelites, which had brought him down thither. And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master, an Egyptian. And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and the Lord made all that he did prosper in his hand. And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house and all that he had he put into his hand."
I have some observations. Joseph was always exceptional from birth, and he would be a great man one day, and God intended that blessing for Joseph, and it would be that way. Joseph's brother, average, older and jealous, plotted to kill him to stop him. Joseph and Abel were both the prototypical sovereign individuals that maverized to be great souls, and that was God's plan for them, and their growing into their role much pleased Yahweh. This is ancient Biblical proof, that God the Father was an individualist, and rewarded individualism, especially great souls.
It is also Yahweh moral lesson to average brothers and non-achievers that group-live and do not excel that they may not be favored by God from birth with great-souled status (Remember both Joseph and Abel of their own free will answered God's call and lived up to what was expected of them, and this really please God.), the proper response is not to kill, enslave, thwart, persecute and obstruct the upwards trajectory of natural great souls, but to learn from their example, to individual-live and individuate to please God, and then God will walk with them too. They worked harder to get there so God's praise, appreciation, and rewards for them might even be greater than the-naturally-great-souled like Joseph and Abel.
It may also be that because God gave more to Abel and Joseph, more was expected of them, to be murdered, enslaved, and betrayed for their special, unique excellence.
In defense of Ayn Rand that the individual should work and produce in this world to enjoy profit and prosperity, it is often the case that Yahweh in the Old Testament blessed holy, faithful servants like Abraham and Joseph with material prosperity, a sign that God can offer rewards in this world as well as in the next. I do not know if pleasure, reward, and worldly enjoyments are so accepted as flowing from God and pleasing to God in the New Testament as in the Old Testament, but rewards in this world and in the next is quite desirable for the religious faithful even today, I presume.
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