Joseph, Slave in Egypt

Exodus 1:8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. ( Exodus 1:8 ESV ) As we enter into the book of Exodus, we encounter Joseph. Exodus 1:5 says: All the descendants of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt. ( Exodus 1:5 ESV ) After telling us that Joseph was already in Egypt, the author then tells us: Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. ( Exodus 1:8 ESV ) Can we assume that we know who Joseph is? He is the one who received the “technicolor dream coat” from his father. But, do we really know Joseph? Do we understand what he lived for and what his ambitions were? What made him great? Was he great? I think of our own country. We all know the name of Abraham Lincoln, but do we know him? Was he a great man? What did he stand for? I think of his Gettysburg address where at the conclusion he said: -that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under