What an unsolved mystery to Jacob's mind was that blood-stained "coat of many colors"! It was once the witness of his supreme affection for Joseph. Now it was associated with the bitterest sorrow his heart had ever known.
He never dreamed that, in the mind of God, it was associated with one of the brightest days his wondering eyes could possibly see—the day when he would behold Joseph once more, exalted and honored, a blessing to his own family and to all the nations round.
When the poor frightened, disappointed disciples stood by the cross in inexpressible grief, how blind they were to its majestic import! It was the most inexplicable of all mysteries, the most crushing of all their sorrows, the most ruthless dashing of all their hopes. Yet what eternal blessedness did they find in it when the Spirit of God brought the light of heaven upon it! Love expressed, sin removed, Satan silenced, man delivered, God glorified.
In God's ways with us, we too may be brought face to face with what, to our short-sighted vision, are unsolvable mysteries. None but the Spirit of God can explain our inexplicables. But when He does, what light, and joy, and blessing spring forth from what we counted our darkest dispensations! Our mourning is then turned into dancing, our sackcloth into a garment of gladness!
What a day of joyful interpretation will that be which finds us before His judgment seat, notwithstanding the solemn disclosures there! GEO. C.