Yosef steadfastly kept faith and commitment under the most challenging of circumstances to emerge strong and eventually affirm his stature as the bearer of Yaakov’s mesorah.
The Hashmonaim and their supporters were in a very similar position. Just like Yosef’s salvation came about through natural means, but it was clear that Hashem was behind it all, the wars of Hanukkah lacked revealed miracles; only the continual flame, representing the Shechinah – Hashem’s presence - attested that God was working it all from behind the scenes and was the source of all that transpired.
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