Psalms 18:2 …

The Lord is my rock and my fortress

and my deliverer;     My God, my strength,

in whom I will trust;    My shield and the horn of my salvation,

my stronghold.

Hated

Loss of home

Rejected

Betrayed by his brothers

FamilyFreedom

Falsely accused

Imprisoned

Alone

Forgotten

Gensis 39:1 NIV … Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. The LORD was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.

Gensis 39:1 NIV … Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. The LORD was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.

Sold into slavery at 17 years old

39:3 … When his master saw that the LORD was with him

and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did,

39:3 … When his master saw that the LORD was with him

and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did,

39:5 … From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the LORD blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph. The blessing of the LORD was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.

39:5 … From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the LORD blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph. The blessing of the LORD was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.

Genesis 39:19-23 ...

When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is how your slave treated me,” he burned with anger. Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison, the LORD was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there. The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.

Genesis 39:19-23 ...

When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is how your slave treated me,” he burned with anger. Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison, the LORD was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there. The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.

Potiphar’s Wife

Pharaoh’s dreams …

41:15 ... Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.” “I cannot do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.”

The Dreams of the Cupbearer and Baker … 40:8 … “We both had dreams,” they answered, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”

Genesis 41:38-39 ...

So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God ?” Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one so discerning and wise as you.

Joseph was 30 years old when he was put in charge of Egypt …

12 or so years after he was sold into slavery.

Joseph was 30 years old when he was put in charge of Egypt …

12 or so years after he was sold into slavery.

Psalms 14:1. NIV

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”

Matthew 6:24 NIV

“No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.

Moses and the burning BushMoses and the burning Bush

Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

To everything there is a season,     A time for every purpose under heaven:A time to be born,     And a time to die;

Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

To everything there is a season,     A time for every purpose under heaven:A time to be born,     And a time to die;

NIV Jeremiah 29:11. For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

NIV Jeremiah 29:11. For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.