Joseph brothers hated him so much that they threw him in a dry cistern and left him to die. When a better opportunity presented, they pulled him out and sold him to Midianite merchants. How will they cover up their crime? What will their father’s reaction be? Will it work out like they thought? Today …
Joseph was the favorite child of all of his brothers. His father made him a special robe to wear which created more strife between Joseph and his brothers. In addition, Joseph had dreams from the Lord he shared with his brothers that portrayed them bowing down to him. The brothers could not say a good …
Our story takes place in Genesis 37:15-22 when Joseph arrives in Shechem having been sent by his father to check on his ten older brothers. Joseph’s relationship with his brothers is rocky. They can’t speak a kind word about him. While Joseph innocently approaches, his brothers are plotting against him. A man met him as …
Joseph had a dream. When he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more. He said, “Listen to this dream I had. We were all out in the field gathering bundles of wheat. All of a sudden my bundle stood straight up and your bundles circled around it and bowed down to mine.”8 …
In our story about Joseph from Genesis 37:2-5 we begin to get a glimpse of the person Joseph and his relationship with his brothers and father. 2 This is the account of Jacob and his family. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he often tended his father’s flocks. He worked for his half brothers, the sons …