Joseph

Bible Reference: Genesis 30:22-50:26

Joseph was the first son of Jacob and Rachel, born while his father was serving Laban, and he was Jacob’s favored son.
He was disliked by his brothers because he wore a special coat given to him by his father and because he often shared his dreams foreshadowing the future when he would rule over them.
On a trip to check on his brothers, he was thrown in a cistern while they contemplated killing him, but he was instead sold into slavery.
Merchants sold Joseph to the Egyptian Potiphar who was an officer of the Pharaoh. He was promoted to manage Potiphar’s affairs.
He refused to have sex with Potiphar’s wife after multiple advances, and as a result, he ended up in prison when he was falsely accused by her.
While in prison, he interpreted dreams for prisoners, including the king’s cupbearer. Two years later, Pharaoh had a dream, and the cupbearer suggested bringing Joseph in for interpretation.
He interpreted Pharaoh’s dream as a foreshadowing of seven years of plenty for the land and seven years of drought, so Pharaoh made Joseph the second in his kingdom.
During the years of drought, his family came from Israel to Egypt looking for food. Joseph chose to forgive his brothers for what they had done and saw it as a part of God’s plan to save both His people and the world.
Before Jacob died, he and the rest of his family relocated to Egypt during the time of famine.
God blessed the Jewish people, and they multiplied in the land of Egypt.

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