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I. Characters
Joseph:
as a young boy, he is shy, modest, and respectful.
as a grown up man, he is humble.
A remarkable interpreter of dreams.
A successful ruler and administrator.
baker : one who dreamed that hes beheaded.
butler: one who is set free.
Pharoah : King of Egypt
Rachel : mother of Joseph
Jacob: father of Joseph
Reuben : the eldest
Benjamin: the youngest
Potiphar : the one who helped Joseph.
Potiphars wife : one who tried to seduce Joseph.
II. Settings
In the great valley of Hebron in Canaan
Beautiful vale of Shechem in Canaan (50 miles away)
A rich land of Egypt.
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them - and that even his mother and father will bow down in reverence before him. This
disclosure created even greater ill will and animosity among his brothers.
V. Climax
Joseph broke down into tears. He could not control himself any longer and so he sent
the Egyptian men out of the house. Then he revealed to them that he was in fact their
brother, Joseph. He wept so loudly that even the Egyptian household heard it outside. The
brothers were frozen and could not utter a word. He brought them closer and relayed to
them the events that had happened and told them not to fear, that what they had meant for
evil God had meant for good. Then he commanded them to go and bring their father and
his entire household into Egypt to live in the province of Goshen.
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