You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people. No, don't be afraid. I will continue to take care of you and your children." So he reassured them by speaking kindly to them. - Genesis 50:20-21 NLT God is in control of our ; we are in control of our . One night Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him more than ever. “Listen to this dream,” he said. "We were out in the field, tying up bundles of grain. Suddenly my bundle stood up, and your bundles all gathered around and bowed low before mine!" His brothers responded, “So you think you will be our king, do you? Do you actually think you will reign over us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dreams and the way he talked about them. Soon Joseph had another dream, and again he told his brothers about it. "Listen, I have had another dream," he said. “The sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed low before me!” This time he told the dream to his father as well as to his brothers, but his father scolded him. "What kind of dream is that?" he asked. “Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow to the ground before you?” But while his brothers were jealous of Joseph, his father wondered what the dreams meant. - Genesis 37:5-11 NLT "Come on, let's kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns. We can tell our father, ‘A wild animal has eaten him.’ Then we'll see what becomes of his dreams!" But when Reuben heard of their scheme, he came to Joseph's rescue. “Let's not kill him,” he said. So when Joseph arrived, his brothers ripped off the beautiful robe he was wearing. Then they grabbed him and threw him into the cistern. Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it. - Genesis 37:20-24 NLT Our May Put Us In A . Don’t let being placed in a pit cancel the dream God has placed in you. Don’t Give Up in the Pit! Our May Take Us . The LORD was with Joseph, so he succeeded in everything he did as he served in the home of his Egyptian master. - Genesis 39:2 NLT But Joseph refused. “Look,” he told her, "my master trusts me with everything in his entire household. No one here has more authority than I do. He has held back nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How could I do such a wicked thing? It would be a great sin against God." - Genesis 39:8-9 NLT she called out to her servants. Soon all the men came running. “Look!” she said. "My husband has brought this Hebrew slave here to make fools of us! He came into my room to rape me, but I screamed. - Genesis 39:14 NLT She kept the cloak with her until her husband came home. Then she told him her story. “That Hebrew slave you've brought into our house tried to come in and fool around with me,” she said. - Genesis 39:16-17 NLT Potiphar was furious when he heard his wife's story about how Joseph had treated her. So he took Joseph and threw him into the prison where the king's prisoners were held, and there he remained. - Genesis 39:19-20 NLT But the LORD was with Joseph in the prison and showed him his faithful love. And the LORD made Joseph a favorite with the prison warden. - Genesis 39:21 NLT Pharaoh's chief cup-bearer, however, forgot all about Joseph, never giving him another thought. - Genesis 40:23 NLT Our Us. You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people. - Genesis 50:20 NLT