Young Joseph hears from God through dreams but unwisely boasts to his older brothers that one day he will rule over them and in a jealous rage with conspire to kill him.
However, instead the sell him as a slave.
While serving an Egyptian official Joseph rises to a place of honour but is unjustly imprisoned when he offends the official's wife.
His divine gift for interpreting dreams brings him to the attention of Pharaoh who bestows on this Hebrew slave unprecedented wealth and power.
With the fulfilment of his child hood dreams, it appears that Joseph will be the one chosen to carry on the family birthright, but Jacob makes a startling pronouncement: "The sceptre will not depart from Judah until Shiloh comes..."
Has God turned His back on Joseph?
