Joseph faced repeated injustice and hardship after being sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, including false imprisonment. However, Joseph was able to endure these difficult circumstances without losing his faith in God or becoming bitter because he believed God was sovereign over all the details of his life and trusted that God was with him through it all, protecting and prospering him according to His plan.

2. JOSEPH

3. Joseph faced repeated
INJUSTICE.

4. Although OBEDIENT to
his father and to God,
he was HATED by his
brothers

5. They sold him as a SLAVE.

6. Joseph lost his coat, his
INHERITANCE, his home,
and his FAMILY.

7. Although he RESISTED
Potiphar’s wife and was
honorable, he was
SLANDERED

8. He was charged with
sexual ASSAULT.

9. He was thrown
into PRISON.

10. Joseph’s God-given ability
to see the FUTURE
blessed his fellow-
prisoners, but they soon
FORGOT about him back
in prison.

11. After TWO long years,
he is called to help the
Pharaoh

12. How did Joseph endure
this without losing his
FAITH or growing bitter?

13. He kept the conviction that
God REIGNED over all the
details of his life

14. He TRUSTED God, even
when people let him down.

15. Where was the Lord
in all this?

16. The Lord was
WITH Joseph!

17. God PROTECTED him by his
presence and his providence
–Reuben intervened
–Judah suggested selling
him instead of killing him
–Ishmaelite traders
–Sold to Potiphar- captain
of the Pharaoh’s guard

18. God PROSPERED him
because of his character
and integrity
• Joseph set moral
BOUNDARIES for his life
he wouldn’t cross

19. God PROMOTED him
–Under Potiphar
–Under the Jailer

20. REMEMBER,
God is with you-
ALWAYS!