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When God wished to give the Torah to Israel He said to them ‘Will you accept my Torah?’ They responded ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘then provide a guarantor that you will keep (the Torah).’”
Let’s face it, God is beyond time so He knows full well whether we were destined to keep the Torah or not. Therefore the question can’t literally be “who will be the guarantor,” but rather, what will motivate the Jewish People to keep the Torah. In fact, from our perspective of living 3,000 years since the Torah was given, we can further define the question of the Midrash. After all, for much of Jewish history the majority of Jews were not observant.
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It seems like Yoseph had the worst timing. After years of slavery he ended up in jail. There he finally made contact with someone close to Pharaoh’s inner court who could help him win his freedom. After correctly interpreting the Royal Butler’s dream he owed Yoseph a tremendous debt of gratitude. However, last week’s Parsha ends with little hope of Yoseph ending his long ordeal: