Joseph: Bitterness, Betrayal And Blessing: Enslaved in Egypt
Genesis 39: 1-12 Think for a moment how Joseph must be feeling at this time of life. I am sure that the long journey from Dothan to Egypt was full of doubts and uncertainties. Joseph had been away from a father who loved him, betrayed by his brothers who despised him, and probably faced the temptation to believe that God had abandoned him. What about all the promises to succeed his father in the family leadership? What about the visions given by God? He should know that his brothers did not like him, but sell him into slavery? Now, he finds himself in a slave market in Egypt. He's surrounded by strangers who speak a foreign language. He is brought before buyers as nothing more than an animal to be bought and sold, being with others who face a similar fate. Much to the child of promise. Clearly things are tough for Joseph. Most agree that he was around 17 years old, with a promising ahead of the future, but now it seems that their hopes and dreams are destroyed whil...