The 13th "Joseph Story"
Genesis Chapter 37-Chapter 38: Dreaming Joseph
Genesis Chapters 38-41: Joseph in Egypt
Genesis Chapters 42-45: Joseph and his brothers
Genesis Chapter 46-Chapter 50: Joseph after that
(Overview)
Joseph was born to his father Jacob and his mother Rachel as the eldest son (actually Jacob's 11th son because of his polygamy). Jacob loved Joseph more than anyone because he was an old child, and sent glittering clothes to Joseph. As a result, the ten half-brothers began to hate Joseph. One day Joseph dreamed and told him that he bought the jealousy of his brothers, dropped them into a hole, and eventually sold them to a Midianite caravan. Immediately afterwards, he put sheep's blood on Joseph's clothes and pretended to his father Jacob that Joseph had been attacked by a beast and died.
Joseph, who traveled to Egypt by a caravan, became a servant of Potiphar, the chamberlain of the Egyptian royal palace, where he succeeded and eventually managed the entire property of the house. However, he refuses Potiphar's wife's sexual temptation and is put in prison with her wife instead dressed in wet clothes. However, Joseph was liked by the prison chief there and became the prison keeper. Eventually, the chief dedication and the chief cook, who had sinned against the Pharaoh (king), were detained in the prison, and at one point they dreamed of each other on the same night. Joseph unraveled each of the two dreams, and as they were, the abilities were later known to the Pharaoh (King), and the dreams of the Pharaoh (King) were also unraveled. His unraveling was recognized by the Pharaoh (King) and he was promoted to become the Chancellor of Egypt. Later, Joseph was given the name Tsafenath Panea by the Pharaoh (King) and Asenath, the daughter of Poti Ferra, the priest of On, as his wife. Joseph, who took the post of Chancellor, was proficient in national affairs, such as saving food in preparation for a seven-year famine.
The seven-year famine extended not only to Egypt, but also to the land of Canaan, where his father Jacob and his brothers were. There, the ten half-brothers leave Benjamin, his youngest brother and brother with Joseph, in Canaan and go to Egypt to buy grain. There he met Joseph, but the brothers were unaware that Chancellor Tsafenato Panea was Joseph. But Joseph knew about his brothers. So Joseph decided that his brothers were intervening, demanded that he bring his youngest brother Benjamin, and tried to test their sincerity. The brothers left Simeon hostage in Egypt and brought back the grain, but when they told their father Jacob what had happened in Egypt, Jacob strongly opposed taking Benjamin to Egypt. However, because the grain had run out, Jacob had no choice but to take Benjamin to Egypt, and the brothers returned to Egypt with Benjamin. Joseph was thrilled to see Benjamin and treated his brothers. Later, before the brothers returned to the land of Canaan, Joseph put his silver cup in the grain bag of Benjamin (his brother and sister). And as soon as the brothers departed, Joseph chased them, pointing out that they had stolen the silver cup, claiming that the brothers were not confidently stealing, but when examined, the silver cup from Benjamin's bag. Was found. As a punishment, Joseph said he would make Benjamin (his brother and sister) his slave, but the brothers asked him to return Benjamin even if he became a slave. Joseph was very impressed with his sincerity and revealed himself. Surprisingly, the brothers then hugged Joseph and settled. The brothers also told their father Jacob about it. Jacob didn't believe it at first, but eventually met Joseph and had a dramatic reunion. Joseph relocated his father and brothers to Gogen, and after Jacob's death he remained alive until the age of 110. Since ancient times, Egyptians have believed that the longest human life span is 110 years, and the biblical account that Joseph died at 110 years indicates that Joseph was deeply in love with God.