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Joseph, son of Jacob, is given a special coat as a sign of his father’s love. Filled with jealousy, Joseph's brothers sell him into slavery. After years in prison, Joseph rises to power and becomes the powerful governor of Egypt. Famine in Canaan forces Joseph’s brothers to travel to Egypt in search of food. They appear before the Egyptian governor. Never in their wildest dreams could they have imagined their younger brother would become Pharaoh’s advisor. Can Joseph’s faith help him overcome his past and forgive his brothers?
Filled with colorful illustrations and biblical truth, Sold into Slavery is part of the Bible Pathway Adventures' series of biblical adventures. If your children like gripping action and courageous Israelites, then they'll love this biblical adventure series from Bible Pathway Adventures. The search for truth is more fun than tradition!
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Seitenzahl: 19
Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020
Sold into Slavery
The Adventures of Joseph
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Copyright © BPA Publishing Ltd 2020
Author: Pip Reid
Illustrator: Thomas Barnett
Creative Director: Curtis Reid
978-0-47-336303-1
www.biblepathwayadventures.com
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“Don’t be sad that you sold me into slavery here or angry at yourselves, because it was God who sent me ahead of you to preserve life.” (Genesis 45:5)
A long time ago in the land of Canaan, there lived a great Hebrew chieftain named Jacob who had many sons. Of all his sons, Jacob loved young Joseph the most. As Joseph grew older, his brothers saw how their father loved their younger brother more than he loved them. To make matters worse, Joseph often told his father about his brothers’ bad behavior.
The firstborn son Reuben behaved so badly that Jacob took away his special blessing called a birthright, and gave it to Joseph. “When I die, Joseph will rule this family,” said Jacob. He gave him a beautiful coat of honor to show everyone how much he loved his younger son.
Joseph was proud of his beautiful coat. He wore it everywhere he went. But when the brothers saw what their father had done, they became more jealous of Joseph and wanted him gone!
Reuben lost his birthright because he defiled his father’s bed. Instead, it was given to Joseph and his sons. (1 Chronicles 5:1-2)
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One night, while everyone was sleeping, Joseph had a strange dream. When he woke the next morning, he could hardly wait to tell his brothers. “In my dream, our family was tying up grain together, and your bundles of grain all bowed down to mine!”
Joseph’s brothers did not want to hear about their younger brother’s strange dream. “Yes,” they mocked. “You will certainly be our king. You’ll do a great job of bossing us around!”
Before long, Joseph had another dream. “Listen!” he said. “In this
