1. he was born to
the favorite wife
2. that he would therefore be the favorite son
3. that he would be handsome
4. that his father would give him a special coat
5. that he had dreams
6. that his father would send him alone to his brothers
7. that his brothers wanted to kill him
8. that Ishmaelite traders would "happen" to come by right then
9. that the traders were headed to Egypt (the very place he needed to go!)
10. that his brothers would sell him
11. that he would be bought by a prominent government official
12. that he would rise to prominence in his house
13. that the official's wife was attracted to him
14. that she would lie to get him into trouble
15. that he would be placed in a "royal prison"
16. that he would gain prominence there, too
17. that the king would get mad at two officials
18. that he would now be able to interpret dreams
19. that the dram was positive for one of the king's officials
20. that the king would have two dreams
21. that there would be a drought, far and wide
22. that he would be super-elevated in the kingdom for interpreting them
23. that his ideas would work so well
24. that the drought would reunite him with his family
25. that his family would all move to Egypt
26. that they would be incredibly blessed there
27. that his father would include two of his sons as his own
28. that his brothers and two sons would be the fathers of the twelve tribes of Israel
29. that the nation would be born, blessed, oppressed, and enslaved after he died
30. that through him, God's revelation to Abraham would come true!
