How was Joseph able to overcome the natural human instinct to take revenge against his brothers, and instead provide them only good? Because he knew that all the travail that had befallen him was ordained from heaven. His brothers were no more than agents to a divine plan. As he himself later told them, “Although your intentions were to harm me, G-d’s intentions were for good.” G-d is good and all He does is for the good. And indeed Joseph saw that all turned out good—for he was now in the most eminent position to assist...