The Story of Joseph: From Slave to Ruler of Egypt

In Genesis, Joseph is sold to Potiphar, an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh. He works as a house slave and eventually gets thrown into prison. Later, when his family settles in Egypt (Genesis 47), they live well.. for a while. .. in Exodus, a new Pharaoh enslaves all the Israelites. So the Bible shows a shift.. Joseph experiences individual slavery, while later generations experience ethnic, systemic slavery.. labor camps and oppression under state policy. .. the Bible doesn’t describe the exact mech