The Lord Will

Psalm 105:17

β€œHe sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:”

KJV

Read in Psalm 105

Meaning

The psalm reads Joseph's eventual role in preservation without minimizing the evil and suffering of enslavement.

Joseph suffers, is tested, and is raised to preserve life

Famine leads into Joseph's enslavement, testing, release, and appointment to authority.

Read carefully

The text can affirm divine preservation without morally endorsing enslavement.

Reflection

You may recognize later good without calling the original abuse good.