Genesis 37:1-20.
Genesis 37.1-20
Joseph and His Brothers
"Jacob lived in the land of Canaan, where his father Isaac had lived,
and this is the story of his family.
When Jacob's son Joseph was seventeen years old, he took care of the
sheep with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah. But he was
always telling his father all sorts of bad things about his brothers.
Jacob loved Joseph more than he did any of his other sons, because
Joseph was born after Jacob was very old. Jacob had given Joseph a
fancy coat to show that he was his favorite son, and so Joseph's
brothers hated him and would not be friendly to him. One day, Joseph
told his brothers what he had dreamed, and they hated him even more.
Joseph said, "Let me tell you about my dream. We were out in the
field, tying up bundles of wheat. Suddenly my bundle stood up, and
your bundles gathered around and bowed down to it." His brothers
asked, "Do you really think you are going to be king and rule over
us?" Now they hated Joseph more than ever because of what he had said
about his dream. Joseph later had another dream, and he told his
brothers, "Listen to what else I dreamed. The sun, the moon, and
eleven stars bowed down to me."When he told his father about this
dream, his father became angry and said, "What's that supposed to
mean? Are your mother and I and your brothers all going to come and
bow down in front of you?" Joseph's brothers were jealous of him, but
his father kept wondering about the dream.
Joseph Is Sold and Taken to Egypt
One day when Joseph's brothers had taken the sheep to a pasture near
Shechem, his father Jacob said to him, "I want you to go to your
brothers. They are with the sheep near Shechem." "Yes, sir," Joseph
answered.His father said, "Go and find out how your brothers and the
sheep are doing. Then come back and let me know." So he sent him from
Hebron Valley. Joseph was near Shechem and wandering through the
fields, when a man asked, "What are you looking for?" Joseph answered,
"I'm looking for my brothers who are watching the sheep. Can you tell
me where they are?"
"They're not here anymore," the man replied. "I overheard them say
they were going to Dothan."
Joseph left and found his brothers in Dothan. But before he got
there, they saw him coming and made plans to kill him. They said to
one another, "Look, here comes the hero of those dreams! Let's kill
him and throw him into a pit and say that some wild animal ate him.
Then we'll see what happens to those dreams."
God bless you.
Joseph and His Brothers
"Jacob lived in the land of Canaan, where his father Isaac had lived,
and this is the story of his family.
When Jacob's son Joseph was seventeen years old, he took care of the
sheep with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah. But he was
always telling his father all sorts of bad things about his brothers.
Jacob loved Joseph more than he did any of his other sons, because
Joseph was born after Jacob was very old. Jacob had given Joseph a
fancy coat to show that he was his favorite son, and so Joseph's
brothers hated him and would not be friendly to him. One day, Joseph
told his brothers what he had dreamed, and they hated him even more.
Joseph said, "Let me tell you about my dream. We were out in the
field, tying up bundles of wheat. Suddenly my bundle stood up, and
your bundles gathered around and bowed down to it." His brothers
asked, "Do you really think you are going to be king and rule over
us?" Now they hated Joseph more than ever because of what he had said
about his dream. Joseph later had another dream, and he told his
brothers, "Listen to what else I dreamed. The sun, the moon, and
eleven stars bowed down to me."When he told his father about this
dream, his father became angry and said, "What's that supposed to
mean? Are your mother and I and your brothers all going to come and
bow down in front of you?" Joseph's brothers were jealous of him, but
his father kept wondering about the dream.
Joseph Is Sold and Taken to Egypt
One day when Joseph's brothers had taken the sheep to a pasture near
Shechem, his father Jacob said to him, "I want you to go to your
brothers. They are with the sheep near Shechem." "Yes, sir," Joseph
answered.His father said, "Go and find out how your brothers and the
sheep are doing. Then come back and let me know." So he sent him from
Hebron Valley. Joseph was near Shechem and wandering through the
fields, when a man asked, "What are you looking for?" Joseph answered,
"I'm looking for my brothers who are watching the sheep. Can you tell
me where they are?"
"They're not here anymore," the man replied. "I overheard them say
they were going to Dothan."
Joseph left and found his brothers in Dothan. But before he got
there, they saw him coming and made plans to kill him. They said to
one another, "Look, here comes the hero of those dreams! Let's kill
him and throw him into a pit and say that some wild animal ate him.
Then we'll see what happens to those dreams."
God bless you.
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