Genesis 45:3-15

Joseph’s brothers, meaning to harm him, sold him into Egypt, but in reality God sent him there so that he could save Jacob’s family and many others from death by starvation

Robert E. Longacre, Joseph: A Story of Divine Providence (Eisenbraums, 2003), 43.

A Brief Recap

At this point in the Joseph story (Gen. 37-50), the favored son of Jacob has received special treatment, leading to the envy of his 10 brothers and his being sold into slavery. He has lived in Potiphar’s house, resisted the unwanted advances of the Egyptian’s wife, been thrown in prison over false accusations, interpreted Pharaoh’s dreams,…