RUEL TANO BONGANCISO

Joseph and I

When Joseph was  seventeen years old, he had a childhood friend named Dyna.They grew together with the brothers of Joseph. He was a nice person in his friend so they were together since in their younger life. They  used to play in the field where they feed their animals. As they grew his friend noticed that Joseph’s brothers don’t like him as their younger brother until now that they're grown up, they still hate Joseph.

When the time he discovered that he can interpret his dreams he told that on his friend Dyna whom he considered his best friend. When his friend knew that he had ability like that his friend was amazed by him. But when his brothers kne wthat he can interpret dreams, they hated Joseph more.

 When his brothers went to feed their father’s flock, they made a plan to slay their younger brother. And they made it, they dumped Joseph in one of those pit. But when they saw a travelling company of Ishmaelite they decided that they will instead sell Joseph. They drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit and sold him to the Ishmaelite. In that time Dyna was there sh ewas feeding their animals not far from the pit where they dumped Joseph. She witness on what they have done on her friend.

WhenJoseph’s brother already went back to their home,  they noticed that Dyna saw what they have done. They  threaten Dyna so that she won’t tell what she saw. Joseph’s friend chose to be quiet  because she was afraid to be sold and be away from their home.

Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar bought him down thither. The master of Egyptian made Joseph an overseer over the master’s house. And it came to pass after this things that the wife of the master wants Joseph to lie by her butJ oseph refused. When she thinks that she won’t get Joseph he told her husband that Joseph came to mocked her.

 When his master heard it he immediately ,he putJoseph in prison. In the prison, he became the keeper of the prison. He met there the chief butler and the chief baker who offended their lord, the king of Egypt. They dreamed, and each of their dreams was interpreted by Joseph.

And it came to pass, at the end of the two full years that Pharaoh dreamed and he needs some one to interpret his dreams. He called for all the wise men and magicians but none of them can interpret his dreams. Pharaoh speaks with his chief butler and he told him about Joseph. Then he was there to interpret what Pharaoh’s dream.When they have a solution on Pharaoh’s dream the  Pharaoh gave Joseph a chance to rule over Egypt and he called Joseph’s name Zaphenath- paneah and he give him to wife Asenath.

When famine years come  all the countries came into Egypt in Joseph to buy food because the famine sore in all the earth. Jacob sent his son to buy food from Egypt. And Dyna’s father told her and her older brother to go  also in Egypt to buy food for them to have food in famine years. When Joseph saw Dyna,his childhood, friend he immediately recognized his friend. They talked for awhile and when he goes home he give much food that would be enough in the years of famine.

Jacob sent again his son to buy for them a little food. When they were already in Egypt, Joseph told his servants to prepare for dinner. They eat together with  Joseph. When morning comes, the men were able to come back to their home,Joseph gave them food that as much as they could carry. Joseph commanded his servant that he must put the silver cup in the sack mouth of the youngest. When they’re gone out of the city, Joseph said to his servant to follow after them.

Joseph’s servant overtake them to check each of their sacks, he searched and began a tthe eldest and left at the youngest and the cup was in Benjamin’s sack, their youngest brother. So they went to Joseph’s house and want to clear themselves but Joseph refused, and he wanted to bond Benjamin in prison. But  his brother’s won’t leave without their younger brother. And after their conversation, Joseph introduced himself to them and they could not answer back on him, for they were troubled at his presence. But Joseph told them that he didn’t got angry on what they had done on the past, instead he kissed all his brother’s and wept upon them after they talke. And Joseph wanted to get their father, so his brother’s went down to Egypt in the land of Canaan into Jacob. They told their father that Joseph was alive and they told him, that he wanted to see Joseph before he dies.

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