joseph became governore

JOSEPH BECAME GOVERNOR

        The story of how Joseph, who was sold into slavery by his brothers, became governor of Egypt. He was bought by Potiphar, Pharaoh's captain guard. Potiphar saw that the Lord was with
Joseph and everything he did succeeded. Potiphar made Joseph overseer his household and over all he owned. He knew he could trust Joseph.

        Potiphar's wife saw that Joseph was a handsome young man. She was attracted with him and wanted to lure him. Joseph knew that would be a sin against God and against his master, so he
refused. But Potiphar's wife insisted. One day when Joseph was in the house by himself, she grabbed his robe and lured him, but Joseph resisted and ran away, leaving his robe in her hand.


        Now Potiphar's wife was angry with Joseph. She called to the other men of her house and showed them his robe. "That Hebrew tried to tempt me," she told them. "When I cried out for
help, he ran away, leaving his robe with me." When Potiphar came home, she told him the same lie. Potiphar was angry and had Joseph thrown in prison.


        The Lord was pleased with Joseph and continued to make him successful. Soon the jailer put Joseph in-charge of everything in the prison. One day, Pharaoh's chief butler and chief
baker were thrown in prison because Pharaoh was angry with them. That night, each had a dream. In the morning they told Joseph their dreams, and God gave him the interpretations. That in
three days, the butler would be put back to his position with Pharaoh, but the baker would be hanged. Everything happened just as Joseph told. Joseph asked the butler to tell Pharaoh about
him and how he had been thrown into prison unfairly. But the butler forgot about Joseph.

        Two years later Pharaoh had a dream which no one could interpret. Then the butler remembered Joseph and told Pharaoh about him. Pharaoh sent for him immediately. God again gave
Joseph the interpretation: God is showing Pharaoh that He is about to send seven years of plenty to provide the years of famine.
Pharaoh answered, "No one is wiser that you, Joseph. You will be governor over all Egypt. Only I will be greater than you."

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PAUL ON THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS

Paul was a jew born in Tarsus, but he was also a born Roman citizen, which was unusual. As a young man, he studied with a great Jewish teacher, Gamaliel, and he became a Pharisee and
a teacher of the jewish law. When the Early Church began to spread the gospel, Paul, then called Saul, was the most feared prosecutor of the Christian. God, however, had another plan for
Paul's life.
On the Road to Damascus to imprison more believers, Paul was stopped by a great light. "Why do you persecute?" the Lord asked him. "I want you yo preach the gospel to the world."
And Paul's life changed immediately. In Damascus, instead of arresting believers, Paul preached about Jesus in the synagogue. The Jews became so angry, they plotted to kill him. Friends
lowered him in a basket over the wall of the city so he could escape.
As God led him, Paul began to make missionary journeys around the Roman Empire, preaching the gospel and starting churches.

DANIEL IN THE LION'S DEN

King Darius, conqueror of Babylon and king of Persia, divided the kingdom into 120 provinces and placed a governor over each. Daniel was one of the three prefects to whom the governors
had to report. Daniel soon proved himself to be more capable than the other prefects and governors. King Darius wanted to place him in charge of his entire kingdom. Only king Darius would be
over Daniel.

The other officers became jealous of Daniel and began to look for some faults in his work so they could complain about him to the king. But they could not find anything wrong with
Daniel. He was faithful, honest and was excellent at his job. They decided that the only way to fault him was through his faith in God. They knew that Daniel was always kneeling and praying
in his room three times everyday.

The prefects and governors went to see the king. "King Darius, live forever!" they said. "We have decided that you should make a law that for the next thirty days anyone who asks favor
of God or any man, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions. We ask you to sign this law, so that it cannot be changed." The king was flattered, and he signed the law.

Even though Daniel knew about the law, he went to his house and knelt down to pray as usual in his bedroom. The wicked officers ran to Daniel's house and caught him praying there.
immediately rushed back to the king. "Didn't you sign a law that allows no one to ask favor of God or man, except you. O king for thirty days?"

"Yes, it is a law that cannot be changed," the king replied.

When he heard this, the king was angry with himself for signing the law and spent the whole day trying to figure out some way to spare Daniel. In the evening the officers returned and
demanded the king to carry out the punishment to Daniel.
Sadly, the king had no choice but to give orders to arrest Daniel and be thrown to the den of lions. "May your God , Whom you worship continually, deliver you, Daniel," the king said.
Then they threw Daniel into the lion's den and placed a large stone over the mouth of the den. The king sealed it with his ring, so no one could rescue Daniel.
The king refused his dinner. He didn't sleep all night. Early the next morning he hurried to the lion's den. "O Daniel, servant of the living God, was your God able to save you from the
lions?"
Then he heard a voice answered, "O king, live forever! My God sent angels to shut the lion's mouths, so they couldn't harm me because I was innocent and have not wronged you."
Happily the king commanded that Daniel be released. Then he ordered that Daniel's accusers and families be thrown into the lion's den, where they were eaten instantly be the lions.
Afterwards, King Darius wrote a new law that everyone in his kingdom should worship and revere Daniel's God.

GOD WITH THE THREE FAITHFUL HEBREWS

        One day, Nebuchadneezar, king of Babylon, decided to make an image of gold and set it up on a plain in the province of Babylon. He then called all the government officials to come to
its dedication. He commanded, "When you hear the music, you must all bow down and worship the golden image. Anyone who does not bow down and worship will be thrown immediately into a fiery
furnace.


        Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego did not bow down and worship the image. When the king heard they had not obeyed his order, he was furious. He had them brought to him. "Why did you
refuse to worship my image? Can your God deliver you out of my hands?" he asked.


        They answered, "O king, our God is able to deliver us out of your fiery furnace. But if He doesn't, we still won't serve your gods nor worship the golden image."

        Nebuchadneezar was so angry, he told his men to heat the seven time hotter. Then he commanded the strongest men to tie up the Hebrews and throw them into the furnace. The furnace was
so hot that the strong men were killed when they threw the three Hebrews into the fire.

        Suddenly, Nebuchadneezar stood up, Pointing a shaking finger at the furnace, he asked, "Didn't we throw three men into the furnace? Who is the fourth man? He looks like the Son of
God! And how can they all be walking aroung the fire, and none of them are burned?" Then he called to the three Hebrews, "Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego! Come out!"

        When they came out of the furnace, the king and his men were amazed because the three Hebrews did not even smell smoke. They were not burned. Their clothes and hair had not been
touched by fire. The king said, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who had delivered them from the fiery furnace. You may worship your God and not our gods. Anyone who
speaks against your God will be destroyed."

DAVID AND GOLIATH

        Long before David was anointed king, his older brothers were called into the army. The Philistines were making war against Israel. Jesse, their father, sent David to take food to his brothers and find out how they were doing. David arrived at the army camp just as the men were going out to battle. He quickly found his brothers. As they were talking, he heard a horrible, roaring voice: "Choose a man to fight me. If he kills me, we will be your servants; but if I kill him, you will be our servants!"


        David looked across the valley toward the Philistine camp. There he saw the biggest man he had ever seen. He was over nine feet tall, and he was dressed in armor. As soon as the men
in Saul's army heard the giant, they all ran away in fear.



        "Why doesn't someone fight him?" David asked. "Who does he think he is to challenge the army of the living God?"
When Saul heard about David, he sent for him. "I will fight this Philistine," David told him.
"But you are just a boy, and he is a man of war," Saul said.
David answered, "When I was talking care of my father's sheep, a lion and a bear took a lamb. I killed them and saved the lamb. This Philistine shall be one of them."




Then Saul told David to wear his armor; but when he tried it on, he knew he could not fight in it. So David took his shepherd's staff, chose five smooth stone from the brook, and put
them in his bag. Taking his slingshot in his hand, he approached Goliath.

        When Goliath saw David, he laughed and said, "Am I ₂ dog that you come to fight with sticks and stones? Come, I will feed you to the birds and beasts."
Then David replied, "You come to me with spear and ²shield, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, Whom you have denied. Today, the Lord will deliver
you into my hand, and everyone will know that there is a God in Israel."

Having said this, he took a stone from his bag, put it in his slingshot, and hurled it. The stone hit the giant in the forehead and Goliath fell to the ground dead. As soon as the
Philistines saw him fell, they tried to run away but the army of Isreal chased and killed them.

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