History advances through concealment. When the world darkens, we must know the inner light is gathering strength. After a lifetime of struggle, Yaakov seeks calm. Vayeshev — “And he settled.” Yaakov wanted yishuv ha-dat; tranquility. Instead, the great storm of Yosef was about to break upon him. But Yosef’s descent into Egypt is in fact the hidden beginning of the redemption.
