The Count of Monte Cristo: What You Meant for Evil (Genesis 50:20)

In The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmond Dantès is betrayed by his best friend and imprisoned for fourteen years. He emerges with treasure, new identity, and elaborate revenge. But the revenge brings no peace. He finally realizes: his suffering made him who he is. "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good." Joseph named this truth to his brothers; Edmond discovers it through empty vengeance. The betrayal was evil; God redeemed it. This doesn't justify evil—it transcends it. The prison became a school; the betrayer became God's unwitting instrument.