Genesis 45:7 says, "Ang God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance." This was Joseph's response to his brothers when he disclosed his identity to them. His brothers had sold him into slavery because he was favored by their father and the Lord. His brothers wanted to kill him at first, and then decided to sell him into slavery. They were purposefully ruining his life. They wanted to hurt him. From my mortal eyes, Joseph had every right to be angry. He was even in a position to make sure they didn't receive any help or food. He could have been been revengeful to them. Instead, he chose to show mercy and he chose to see their actions as what was mean to be. Now, my question is: was he born with that kind of forgiving disposition or did he have to develop it? I don't know if we can ever truly know the answer to that question from what we know in the book of Genesis. However, we know ourselves and wh...