15. He said, “Don’t hurt my chosen people. Don’t harm my prophets.”
16. He caused a famine in that country, and people did not have enough food.
17. But he sent a man named Joseph to go ahead of them. Joseph was sold like a slave.
18. They tied a rope around his feet and put an iron ring around his neck.
19. Joseph was a slave until what he said had really happened. The Lord’S message proved that Joseph was right.
20. So the king of Egypt set him free. That nation’s leader let him out of jail.