Episode 163 - Joseph: Loving Brother or Spoiled Brat” (Part 4)
Episode Summary
In this episode of the Joseph story as narrated in Genesis 37—50, Joseph has been thrown into prison after having been set up by Potiphar’s wife, who accused him of rape. But in prison God was with Joseph, which meant at least that he caught the eye of the warden. This led the warden to make Joseph a custodian in the prison. In time, two men—a butler and a baker--who worked for the Pharoah were imprisoned. While there, they had disturbing dreams. Joseph was able to interpret these dreams. In both cases, Joseph knew what the dreams meant. The Butler was reinstated and the Baker was executed. When Pharoah two years later also had disturbing dreams, Joseph was summoned to interpret them for the king. Once again, Joseph was uncannily correct. The dreams predicted Egypt would experience seven years of agricultural bounty followed by seven years of famine. Joseph also suggested that the Pharoah needed to appoint someone who knew how to deal with this situation. The Pharoah appointed Joseph on the spot, making him second in command in all of Egypt. Joseph got a new Egyptian name, jewelry, royal clothing, and an Egyptian wife, who subsequently bore him two sons. Just as Joseph had predicted, seven years of incredible growth occurred, followed by terrible famine. The drama will continue when Joseph’s own family finds itself in desperate need of food at a time when only Egypt has food for sale.
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