We mentioned last week about Joseph being sold as a slave to Egypt. The Torah explains that Joseph’s master “perceived that God was with him (Joseph)…he appointed him over his household…” [Genesis: 39: 3-4].
Later on, Joseph was thrown into prison for unjustified reasons. As a prisoner, the verses say “The prison warden placed all inmates of the prison in Joseph’s custody…as Hashem was with him…” [Genesis: 39: 22-23].
In this week’s Torah portion, Joseph was handpicked out of prison by Pharaoh himself, because Pharaoh was troubled by disturbing dreams he experienced, and he was informed that Joseph had a knack for interpreting dreams. After being told the meaning of his dreams, Pharaoh felt it necessary to put Joseph in charge of his palace, and he described Joseph as “…a man in whom is the spirit of God” [Genesis: 41: 37]. Sooner or later, Joseph was given complete dominion over Egypt.
