[9] "And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into slavery in Egypt; but God was with him [10] and rescued him from all his afflictions. He granted him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, who put him in charge of Egypt and (of) his entire household. [11] Then a famine and great affliction struck all Egypt and Canaan, and our ancestors could find no food; [12] but when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there a first time. [13] The second time, Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh. [14] Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob, inviting him and his whole clan, seventy-five persons; [15] and Jacob went down to Egypt. And he and our ancestors died [16] and were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had purchased for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor at Shechem.
(CCC 72) God chose Abraham and made a covenant with him and his descendants. By the covenant God formed his people and revealed his law to them through Moses. Through the prophets, he prepared them to accept the salvation destined for all humanity. (CCC 62) After the patriarchs, God formed Israel as his people by freeing them from slavery in Egypt. He established with them the covenant of Mount Sinai and, through Moses, gave them his law so that they would recognize him and serve him as the one living and true God, the provident Father and just judge, and so that they would look for the promised Savior (Cf. DV 3.). (CCC 63) Israel is the priestly people of God, "called by the name of the LORD", and "the first to hear the word of God" (Deut 28: 10; Roman Missal, Good Friday, General Intercession VI; see also Ex 19:6), The people of "elder brethren" in the faith of Abraham.
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