Good day to you all...Today we read Genesis 37:1-36Today we are going to be reading about Joseph, Jacob's son...whom was his favorite.
We learned that one day while Joseph was out in the field with his brothers he told them that he had a dream. He told them that in his dream they would bow to him. They knew he was the favorite of the father and did not listen.
10He related it to his father and to his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, "What is this dream that you have had? Shall I and your mother and your brothers actually come to bow ourselves down before you to the ground?"
11His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.
We learned that one day Joseph was sent to find his brothers in the fields and when he got to where they were supposed to be they were not there...
15A man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field; and the man asked him, "What are you looking for?"
16He said, "I am looking for my brothers; please tell me where they are pasturing the flock."
17Then the man said, "They have moved from here; for I heard them say, 'Let us go to Dothan.'" So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan
They saw him coming and mocked him...they then decided to throw him into a pit for the wild animals to eat...Ruban did not want to kill him so they decided to "rescue" him to gain respect from their father. When he came along they stripped him of his coat of many colors and threw him into the pit...they then noticed some Gypsies coming along...
26Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is it for us to kill our brother and cover up his blood?
27"Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him, for he is our brother, our own flesh." And his brothers listened to him.
28Then some Midianite traders passed by, so they pulled him up and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver Thus they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29Now Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph was not in the pit; so he tore his garments.
The brothers then went back and told their father that surly he had been torn to bits and showed him the coat.
34So Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.
35Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, "Surely I will go down to Sheol in mourning for my son." So his father wept for him.
36Meanwhile, the Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, Pharaoh's officer, the captain of the bodyguard.
This is sibling revelry in it's finest...can you imagine...poor Joseph. He tried so hard to talk with his brothers and to keep on after them only to be shunned. Poor guy. Well the Lord has a bigger plan for Joseph and we learn more about that in tomorrow's reading of Genesis 38:1-30
Enjoy your day:o)
