Psalm 105:17
βHe sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:β
KJV
Read in Psalm 105Meaning
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.