Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. Proverbs 22:29. From the dungeon Joseph was exalted to be ruler over all the land of Egypt. It was a
A Prison Apprenticeship
His feet they hurt with fetters; he was laid in chains of iron: until the time that his word came to pass; the word of the Lord tried him. Psalm 105:18, 19, R.V. Joseph’s faithful integrity led to the loss
How Can I Do It?
How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? Genesis 39:9. It is always a critical period in a young man’s life when he is separated from home influences and wise counsels and enters upon new scenes
A Blessed Partnership
And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man…. And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand. Genesis 39:2, 3. Arriving
An Inspired Resolution
Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall. Genesis 49:22. Joseph regarded his being sold into Egypt as the greatest calamity that could have befallen him; but he saw the
A Home in Trouble
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him. Genesis 37:4. The sin of Jacob, and the train of events to which it led, had not failed to exert an influence
Separate Ways
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life. John 3:36. Jacob and Esau met at the deathbed of their father. Once the elder brother had looked forward to