Joseph, as we read in Genesis 37, was the youngest son of Jacob, and his father loved him above all his other children, this enflamed their hatred for him, which grew more and more because he, just a teen, boasted about his dreams. After being given by his father a coat of many colors, his brothers had enough and threw him into a deep pit.
He was found by some men who were on a journey and they sold him as a slave to a guard of the Pharaoh of Egypt.
In spite of this, Joseph grew up as a good and wise man… and conducted himself in all ways with great dignity though he was tempted on all sides. He became a leader and influenced the Pharaoh‘s circle. As such he made decisions with far-reaching consequences for his adopted country. He ensured grain was plentiful and stored for the use of many, including his neighbors.
A famine was spreading in the lands. Jacob asked his older sons to travel to Egypt to buy food. When Joseph recognized them, he tested them, but free of resentment he could clearly recognize his own purpose in life, that he had risen to leadership in order to preserve life!
It is in the shelter of each other that we live!
Eva-Maria
He was found by some men who were on a journey and they sold him as a slave to a guard of the Pharaoh of Egypt.
In spite of this, Joseph grew up as a good and wise man… and conducted himself in all ways with great dignity though he was tempted on all sides. He became a leader and influenced the Pharaoh‘s circle. As such he made decisions with far-reaching consequences for his adopted country. He ensured grain was plentiful and stored for the use of many, including his neighbors.
A famine was spreading in the lands. Jacob asked his older sons to travel to Egypt to buy food. When Joseph recognized them, he tested them, but free of resentment he could clearly recognize his own purpose in life, that he had risen to leadership in order to preserve life!
It is in the shelter of each other that we live!
Eva-Maria
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