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Bible Stories About Joseph

Joseph was sold by his brothers, falsely accused, and forgotten in prison. Through all of it, God was positioning him to save a nation. His story ends with one of the most important lines in the Bible: “ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good.”

  1. Two Years Forgotten
    Genesis 40:1–41:44; 50:20 · Book 2, Day 8

    Joseph’s brothers sold him as a slave. In Egypt, he worked hard and earned his master’s trust, until his master’s wife falsely accused him and he was…

  2. I Am Joseph
    Genesis 42:1–45:15 · Book 3, Day 6

    Years after Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery, a terrible famine struck the whole region. In Canaan, Joseph’s father, Jacob, sent ten of his sons…

  3. Carry My Bones
    Genesis 50:22–26; Exodus 13:19; Joshua 24:32 · Book 6, Day 6

    Joseph had lived an extraordinary life. Sold into slavery by his brothers, he rose to become the second most powerful man in Egypt and saved his family…

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