Joseph in the Pit | Genesis 37:12-36

He grew up in a complicated family. He endured betrayal, hardship, injustice, and isolation. Yet in one of the Bible’s most dramatic reversals, Joseph rose to a place of power and authority, delivering God’s people and preserving the covenant family. In this series, we explore Genesis 37-50, following the story of God's providence in the life of a “beloved son" who prefigures a Greater Son to come.

Joseph’s brothers throw him in a pit, sell him to some slave traders, and pretend he’s dead. And in the midst of this dark turn of events, God isn’t mentioned at all. It’s as though God is absent from the story. What might this silence teach us about God’s presence in our most difficult moments?