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Josephs brothers hated

him and refused to befriendly to him, because

they knew their fatherloved him more thanthem.

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Josephs brothers were

so jealous of him thatthey wanted to kill him.They threw him in a pitand then sold him tosome passing slavetraders. The slavetraders took Joseph toEgypt.

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In Egypt, Joseph was soldas a slave and later thrown

in jail. But God was withJoseph even in jail.

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Some time later, the kingscupbearer offended the king. Theking of Egypt was angry andthrew the cupbearer in jail.

One night thecupbearer had adream and told Josephabout it. He said, Inthe dream I saw agrapevine with three

branches. I had thekings cup in my hand,so I took some grapes,squeezed the juice intothe cup and then gave

the cup to the king.Joseph told the

cupbearer, The threebranches are three days. Afterthree days, the king will free youfrom prison and give you back

your job.

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After three days, Pharaohreleased the cupbearer andgave him back his position.However, the cupbearertotally forgot about Joseph.

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Two years later, Pharaoh had a

dream. In his dream, he saw seven

fat cows

grazing by the

river. Thenseven skinny

cows came to

the rivers

shore. The

seven skinnycows then ate

up the fat

cows!

Pharaoh

called all themagicians and

wise men in

Egypt. But no one could tell him

what the dream meant.

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The cupbearer thenremembered Joseph inprison and told the kingabout him.

The king commanded

that Joseph be brought tohim.

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Joseph told the king, Your Majesty,

God has shown you what He is going todo. There will be seven years of plenty

followed by seven years of famine. Thefamine will be so bad that the years of

plenty will be totally forgotten.The king not only released Joseph from

prison but also made him prime minister,

the second in command over all Egypt.

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During the seven years of

plenty, Joseph gathered and storedall the extra grain.

Then the seven years of faminebegan, just as Joseph hadpredicted. Joseph opened thestorehouses and sold the grain tothe Egyptians. People from othercountries also came to buy grain,

because the famine hit everywhere.

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Josephs brothers also

came to Egypt to buy grain.They did not recognizeJoseph, but Joseph

recognized them.Joseph gave the order

for their bags to be filled withgrain. The brothers loadedthe bags on their donkeys

and returned home.

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The famine was so severe thatsoon the grain ran out. Jacob told hissons, "Go back to Egypt and buymore food."

The brotherswent to Egyptand presentedthemselves toJoseph as they

had done before.This time,

Joseph toldthem, I am

Joseph, your

brother, who yousold to theEgyptians. The

brothers were so surprised that theydid not know what to say!

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Joseph then told them,

Dont feel bad about what

you did. God sent me here

ahead of you to save you.Jacob and Joseph's older

brothers moved to Egypt andJoseph provided food for hisentire family.

Created by www.freekidstories.org. Art Zondervan. Bible story based on Genesis 37 - 47

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