Joseph = Loyalty

I am 40 now and so have the right to learn the Zohar, not that I do though. That notwithstanding, it is well know both in the ushpizin and the Zohar that Joseph represents the attribute of yesod, or loyalty, most often expressed in preserving the covenant, or shemirat ha'brit, using one's life giving powers only in the context of marital relations, and in no other way. 

That depth, and clarity of purpose was truly unique to Joseph, a man on a mission, by himself for 22 years, sold into slavery - and yet, not for a minute did he waver. He was faithful, honest, true. What else could be needed for a marriage. 

How though does this faithfulness manifest itself in its relations with others?

For one, when he's finally elevated from the dungeon and presented to Pharaoh, not for the merest second does he boast that he has powers irrespective of God. "Hashem will interpret your dream for you. I am only the conduit. I have no capabilities without God's providence."

Furthermore, Joseph ate separately from the people of Egypt. One could posit, Rabbi Faivelzon shared, that Joseph in his insistence on Jewish dietary laws and his belief that he needed to symbolize kingship given his royal stature, was circumspect to eat meat - in stark contrast to the prohibition placed on meat consumption due to the elevation of livestock to godly status. Joseph ate sheep, distinctly know to be the God of the Egyptian; he refused to assimilate, yet another status symbol of the Jew as unique, distinct, a harbinger of our people's ability to cope with the terrible exile in which we find ourselves today.