Genesis 37
So Jacob, the brother of Esau, had many sons. Joseph was one of those sons. He was one of the youngest and he was spoiled because of it. He was a little bit of a tattle tale when his brothers didn't do everything the way they were supposed to.Do any of you have younger siblings that sound kind of like Joseph?
Joseph also had a dream that he would rule over his family, that they would all bow down to him. For his brothers, that was the last straw! They sold him into slavery and told Jacob that Joseph had been killed by a wild animal.
Remember Joseph's dream about his family bowing down to him later. We'll have to see how God fulfills that promise that he shared with Joseph through a vision.
Also, did you notice that God isn't talking directly to Joseph the way he did to Abraham? Instead, Joseph is getting messages from God through visions.
I wonder why God changed the way He's speaking His message...
Genesis 41
When Joseph's brothers sold him into slavery, he ended up in Egypt and eventually wound up in prison. But God was with him the entire time and Joseph ended up doing well in everything that he did.God helped Joseph to interpret visions, much like the dream he had when he was younger. Joseph then had to interpret dreams for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. God was with Joseph and gave him wisdom when he explained the dreams to Pharaoh. Joseph ended up being put in charge of ALL OF EGYPT!
Keep in mind, when all of this happened, Joseph was only 30 years old. To give you some perspective, that's about the age of your RIOT leaders.
He wasn't an old, wise man who had a lot of life experience and just knew about this stuff.
Joseph just knew how to listen to God and obey what He told him through visions.
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