Joseph is a teenage shepherd who happened to have a couple dreams from God implying he would become a ruler. Naturally, he told his brothers who then plotted to kill him. Thankfully, they didn't kill him but only faked his death and sold him into slavery instead. Where could God possibly be in this story?
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