from joseph himself. you re not just playing joseph, your name is joey, right? joseph, joey. joey believes that like joseph from the bible, god maz a plan for has a plan for him too. my mom had a child, and he passed, and my mom woke up in the middle of the night and said that god had told her that she would restore the son that he lost and she should name him joseph. and now i m in my first sight and sound show playing joseph. that s neat. it s one devine appointment after another that i believe god set up. blessed be the god of abraham, isaac, and, me. joey didn t play joseph every night. sight and sound has multiple casts for their multiple productions. but they all perform with equal passion and faith.
and everyone here from the stagehands to the leading actors is christian. before every performance, they pray together. what we do is we seek the lord in prayer. what s the story you think is relevant to today? but also, they re relevant to the twists and turns and drama we re looking for, particularly the epic stories of the old testament. you can take a seat. our rocks are cushioned here. that s good. these are the most comfortable rocks i ever sat on. that s right. i got a behind the scenes tour from joseph himself. you re not just plain joseph. you name is joseph, right? joey? that s right. joey believes, like joseph from the bible, god has a plan for him, too. my mom had a child. and he passed. and my mom woke up in the middle of the night and said that god
residing in the eastern delta, which is exactly the area called goshen in the bible. they came for the water, and they came for the trade. but they also came against their will. we saw etchings and hieroglyphics depicting egyptian conquests and a flourishing slave trade that may have brought joseph here to egypt after his jealous brothers sold him. you see the pharaoh sitting here. this is ramsies himself. notice that these people are under his feet. now we re at the temple of luxor. magnificent ruins that date back before the time of a great pharaoh called ramsies. would any of these have been israelites? some were from the area that would be southern israel today or sinai. if there is evidence of israelites in bondage here at
the holyland to the american heartland to learn more about the story of joseph and his amazing dreams. back to the beginning with christiane amanpour continues. our journey through the old testament has taken us from the barren deserts of the bible lands to the lush farm country of the bible belt. just outside branson, missouri, we took a turn on shepherd of the hills expressway. now we re approaching this massive building, the sight and sound theater. it s a replica of something that might have been in the ancient, ancient east during biblical times. this is what they tell us is christian broadway. get him. and nine times a week, every week, thousands of people come from across the country to watch their favorite bible stories
from the stage hands to leading actors is christian. before every performance, they pray together. what we do, is we seek the lord in prayer. what s the story you think is relevant to today? but also, the stories in the bieblg are enriched with the twists and turns and the drama we re looking for, particularly the epic stories of the testament. you can take a seat of rocks, are russianed at sight and sound. these are the most comfortable rocks. i got a behind the scenes tour from joseph himself. playing joseph, your name is joseph, right? joey, right? joseph. joey believes that like joseph from the bible, god has a plan for him, too. my mom had a child and he passed, and my mom woke up in the middle of the night and said that god had told her that she would restore the son that she