True faith looks beyond the present circumstances to God's promises, as illustrated by Jacob's worshipful, faith-filled blessing of Joseph's younger son Ephraim over the firstborn Manasseh (a divine reversal echoing the gospel of undeserved grace) and by Joseph's deathbed request to have his bones carried out of Egypt to the Promised Land, demonstrating steadfast hope in God's future deliverance even after a lifetime of trials, betrayals, faithfulness, and success in a foreign land, ultimately showing that real faith remains steady at the finish line and clings to eternal promises rather than temporary comfort.