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“By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones.” —Hebrews 11:22
“Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors. But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him.” —Genesis 37:3-4
“So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the robe of many colors that he wore. And they took him and threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.” —Genesis 37:23-24
“The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master. His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands. So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had.” —Genesis 39:2-4
“How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?” —Genesis 39:9b
“Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.” —Genesis 40:23
“After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile.” —Genesis 41:1
“‘You shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command. Only as regards the throne will I be greater than you.’ And Pharaoh said to Joseph, ‘See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.’” —Genesis 41:40-41
“Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke roughly to them. ‘Where do you come from?’ he said. They said, ‘From the land of Canaan, to buy food.’ And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him. And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamed of them.” —Genesis 42:7-9a
“Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him. He cried, ‘Make everyone go out from me.’ So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. And he wept aloud, so that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard it. And Joseph said to his brothers, ‘I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?’ But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence. So Joseph said to his brothers, ‘Come near to me, please.’ And they came near. And he said, ‘I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.’” —Genesis 45:1-5
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” —Hebrews 11:1
“But Joseph said to them, ‘Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.’” —Genesis 50:19-20
“The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master.” —Genesis 39:2
“But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.” —Genesis 39:21
“And Joseph said to his brothers, ‘I am about to die, but God will visit you and bring you up out of this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.’ Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, ‘God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.’” —Genesis 50:24-25