Before Joseph was second...
Before Joseph was second in command under Pharaoh, he was a prisoner in a dark, dirty
dungeon for years, wallowing in filth. Before the prison stay, he was a household slave who
made a good name for himself but was falsely accused by his master's wife who had him sent to
prison. Prior to being a household slave, he was tricked by his hateful brothers and sold to a
caravan as a "run of the mill" slave out of spite and envy.
The scene in Genesis 45:1-15 has fast forwarded Joseph's life to the post of second-in-
