2. • Envy is a capital sin; a feeling of anger and
resentment toward another person; jealousy
• Divine Providence – even when we face obstacles,
God watches over us. God can bring good out of a
bad situation.
• Solidarity – unity; mutual support; an attitude of
cooperation
3. • Israel (Jacob) had 12 sons
• Joseph was his favored son
• Israel had a special cloak made for Joseph (the
“Coat of Many Colors”)
• This made Israel’s other sons envious
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5.
6. • Joseph had a gift for interpreting dreams
• In one dream, he saw his brothers’ sheaves of
wheat bowing down to his; in another, eleven
stars, the sun and the moon all bowed down to
Joseph
7.
8. • These dreams angered Joseph’s brothers. They
planned to kill him and tell their father that he
had been attacked by wild animals
• The oldest, Reuben,
did not want to kill his brother.
He convinced the others to steal
Joseph’s coat and throw
Joseph into a dry well
9. • A group of traveling tradesmen went by. The
brothers sold Joseph to them. They dipped his
coat in goat’s blood and told their father that
Joseph had been killed.
10. • Joseph was taken to Egypt as a slave for the
Pharaoh’s official named Potiphar
• Over time, Potiphar came to trust Joseph
• Joseph’s wife fell in love with Joseph, but Joseph
was a righteous man and would not break God’s
law
• Potiphar’s wife accused Joseph of attacking her;
Potiphar had Joseph put into jail
11.
12. • While in jail, Joseph interpreted the dreams of
fellow prisoners. It was clear that Joseph had a
talent for telling the meanings of dreams.
• After two years, Pharaoh himself was having
dreams that he wanted Joseph to interpret.
Read Pharaoh’s dream: Genesis 41:1-40
13.
14. • Joseph told Pharaoh that his dreams meant that
there would be 7 years of good crops in Egypt,
followed by 7 years of famine
• Knowing this, Pharaoh could plan for the famine
and keep his people from starvation
• Pharaoh was so pleased with Joseph that he
made him governor of Egypt.
15. • The famine that Joseph predicted had reached
Israel’s home in Canaan
• Israel sent ten of his sons to Egypt for food
• Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not
recognize him
• After testing his brothers, Joseph revealed his
identity
16.
17. • Joseph sent for Israel, and all the family went to
Egypt
• Joseph’s brothers feared that he would seek
revenge, but Joseph realized that everything had
happened according to God’s plan
• Israel blessed all his sons before his death
• From Judah’s family would come the Messiah
18. • The story of Joseph and his family shows how
the Israelites left Canaan and came to live in
Egypt.
• For several hundred years, the rulers of Egypt
remembered how Joseph had saved them
from famine.
