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A series on slavery and freedom would be incomplete without the Bible’s most famous slave story. It tells of disaster and redemption, splits and reunions, and of God turning up even in unlikely places.
Joseph’s story grabs the imagination, and lends itself to all sorts of retellings. The first live stage show I remember was a slick, glitzy performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. However, the all-singing, all-dancing musical should not deflect us from the gritty, painful story of someone discovering God in the dark times.