4. The Lord was with Joseph, and
he became a successful man.
He lived in the house of his
master, Potiphar the Egyptian.

5. Potiphar saw that the Lord
was with Joseph and that
the Lord made Joseph
successful in everything he
did.

6. So Potiphar left Joseph in
charge of everything he
owned and was not
concerned about anything
except the food he ate.

7. When Joseph’s master heard
what his wife said Joseph had
done, he became very angry. So
Potiphar arrested Joseph and
put him into the prison where
the king’s prisoners were put.
And Joseph stayed there in the
prison.

9. "I have loved you with
an everlasting love; I
have drawn you with
unfailing kindness.

11. Later, two of Pharaoh’s servants did
something wrong to Pharaoh. These
servants, the baker and the chief cup
bearer to Pharaoh, were put in the
same prison as Joseph. The
commander put the two prisoners
under Joseph’s care. The two men
continued to stay in prison for some
time. One night both of the prisoners
had a dream and each dream had its
own meaning.

13. Joseph went to them the next
morning and saw that the two men
were worried. He asked them,
“Why do you look so worried
today? The two men answered,
“We both had dreams last night,
but we don’t understand what we
dreamed. There is no one to
explain the dreams to us.”

15. Joseph said to them,
“God is the only one who
can understand and
explain dreams. Tell me
your dreams.”

16. CUPBEARER:
Before the end of three days,
Pharaoh will forgive you and
allow you to go back to your
work. You will do the same
work for Pharaoh as you did
before.

17. CUPBEARER:
But when you are free,
remember me. Be good to
me and help me. Tell
Pharaoh about me so that I
can get out of this prison.

19. I was kidnapped and
taken from the land of my
people, the Hebrews. I
have done nothing wrong!
I should not be in prison.”

20. They bruised his feet
with shackles, his neck
was put in irons

21. BAKER:
Before the end of three days,
the king will take you out of
this prison and cut off your
head! He will hang your
body on a pole, and the birds
will eat it.”

22. Three days later it was
Pharaoh’s birthday. At the
party He freed the
cupbearer and gave him his
job back. But Pharaoh
hanged the baker, and
everything happened the
way Joseph said it would.

23. But the cup bearer did
not remember to help
Joseph. He said nothing
about him to Pharaoh. The
cup bearer forgot about
Joseph.

25. I will never
leave you nor
forsake you

27. The Lord corrects the
people he loves and
disciplines those he
calls his own.

31. The next morning Pharaoh
was worried about these
dreams, so he sent for all the
magicians and wise men of
Egypt. Pharaoh told these
men the dreams, but none of
them could explain the

32. Then the cupbearer remembered
Joseph and said to Pharaoh,
There was a Hebrew man in prison
with us. We told him our dreams,
and he explained them to us
... and what he said came true. He
said I would be free and have my
old job back, and it happened. He
also said the baker would die, and
it happened!”

34. So Pharaoh called Joseph from the
prison. The guards quickly got
Joseph out of prison. Joseph shaved,
put on some clean clothes, and went
to see Pharaoh. Pharaoh said to
Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one
can explain it for me. I heard that you
can explain dreams when someone
tells you about them.” Joseph
answered, “I cannot! But God can
explain the dream for you, Pharaoh.”

35. God has shown you what will
happen soon. He will make these
things happen just as I told you.
For 7 years there will be plenty of
food in Egypt. But then there will
be 7 years of hunger. The people
will forget how much food there
had been in Egypt before. This
famine will ruin the country.

36. • Appoint a Leader
• 1/5th tax
• Store the food in the
cities
• Distribute in the famine

37. Then Pharaoh told them,
“I don’t think we can find
anyone better than Joseph
to take this job! God’s
Spirit is in him, making
him very wise!”

39. So Pharaoh said to Joseph,
“God showed these things to
you, so you must be the wisest
man. I will put you in charge of
my country, and the people will
obey all your commands. I will
be the only one more powerful
than you.”

40. • Pharaoh’s ring
• Pharaoh’s robe
• Pharaoh’s gold chain
• Pharaoh’s ride

41. • ZaphenathPaneah
• Wife

42. Joseph was 30 years old when
he began serving the king of
Egypt. He traveled throughout the
country of Egypt. During the
seven good years, the crops in
Egypt grew very well. Joseph
stored so much grain that it was
like the sands of the sea. He
stored so much grain that it could
not be measured.

43. Joseph named the first son
Manasseh. He was given this
name because Joseph said,
“God made me forget all my
hard work and everything
back home in my father’s
house.”

45. Joseph named the first son
Manasseh. He was given this
name because Joseph said,
“God made me forget all my
hard work and everything
back home in my father’s
house.”

46. Joseph named the second
son Ephraim. Joseph gave
him this name because he
said, “I had great troubles,
but God has made me
successful in everything.”