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141 From Eternity Past, p. 138.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… that Joseph be cast alive into a pit and left there to perish; secretly intending, however, to rescue him and return him to his father. Having persuaded all to …
142 From Eternity Past, p. 138.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Joseph came on, unsuspicious of danger. But instead of the expected greeting, he was terrified by the angry and revengeful glances which he met. He was seized …
143 From Eternity Past, p. 139 (Ellen Gould White)
Joseph Is Sold as a Slave
144 From Eternity Past, p. 139.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… , and Joseph was quickly drawn out of the pit.
145 From Eternity Past, p. 139.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… retreat. Joseph would report them to the father. Steeling their hearts against his entreaties, they delivered him into the hands of the heathen traders. The …
146 From Eternity Past, p. 139.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… of Joseph he was induced to unite in the attempt to conceal their guilt. Having killed a kid, they dipped Joseph's coat in its blood and took it to their father …
147 From Eternity Past, p. 141 (Ellen Gould White)
Chapter 20—The Amazing Story of Joseph
148 From Eternity Past, p. 141.1 (Ellen Gould White)
Meanwhile, Joseph with his captors was on the way to Egypt. The boy could discern in the distance the hills among which lay his father's tents. Bitterly he wept …
149 From Eternity Past, p. 141.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… him. Joseph believed that the God of his fathers would be his God. He then and there gave himself fully to the Lord and prayed that the Keeper of Israel would …
150 From Eternity Past, p. 142.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… Egypt, Joseph was sold to Potiphar, captain of the king's guard. For ten years he was here exposed to temptations in the midst of idolatry, surrounded by all …
151 From Eternity Past, p. 142.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… increased daily, and he finally promoted him to be his steward, with full control over all his possessions. “And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and …
152 From Eternity Past, p. 142.4 (Ellen Gould White)
Joseph's industry, care, and energy were crowned with the divine blessing; even his idolatrous master accepted this as the secret of his prosperity. God was …
153 From Eternity Past, p. 142.5 (Ellen Gould White)
… regard Joseph as a son rather than a slave. The youth was brought in contact with men of rank and learning, and he acquired a knowledge of science, languages …
154 From Eternity Past, p. 143.1 (Ellen Gould White)
But Joseph's master's wife endeavored to entice the young man to transgress the law of God. He had remained untainted by the corruption teeming in that heathen land; but this temptation, so sudden, so strong, so seductive—how should it be met?
155 From Eternity Past, p. 143.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… . Would Joseph be true to God? With inexpressible anxiety, angels looked upon the scene.
156 From Eternity Past, p. 143.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… heaven. Joseph's first thought was of God. “How can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” he said.
157 From Eternity Past, p. 143.5 (Ellen Gould White)
… against Joseph, the young Hebrew would have lost his life; but the modesty and uprightness that had characterized his conduct were proof of his innocence …
158 From Eternity Past, p. 143.6 (Ellen Gould White)
At first Joseph was treated with great severity by his jailers. The psalmist says, “His feet they hurt with fetters; he was laid in chains of iron: until the time that his word came to pass; the word of the Lord tried him.” Psalm 105:18, 19 .
159 From Eternity Past, p. 144 (Ellen Gould White)
Joseph in Prison
160 From Eternity Past, p. 144.1 (Ellen Gould White)
But Joseph's real character shone even in the dungeon. His years of faithful service had been most cruelly repaid, yet this did not render him morose or distrustful …