Joseph was the son of Jacob and Rachel. He had eleven brothers Judah, Benjamin, Reuben, Levi, Simeon, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Gad, Naphtali, and Dan. Joseph was Jacob’s favorite because he was the son of his most favored wife Rachel. Jacob gave joseph a coat of many colors which made his brothers very jealous. When joseph was seventeen he had two dreams they were about his brothers and his family bowing down to him. This made his brothers even more angry that they despised him.
Joseph’s brothers planned to kill him, but reuben the oldest decided not to and throw him in a pit instead. Some merchants were passing by and his brothers sold him to them. When they came home they lied and told Jacob that Joseph was attacked by wild beast. The …show more content…
After Joseph reveals himself to his brothers all of his family comes and he saves them from the famine. Joseph was very upset with his brothers when they sold him into slavery but he never hated them. I think we should be like that just because someone made a mistake you can’t hate them. When Joseph was in prison he had every single reason to think God had forsaken him but he didn’t Joseph still knew God was with him he knew it was God’s plan all along. Just think about it what if his brothers wouldn’t had sold him into slavery no one would know what pharaoh’s dream was and everyone would’ve died in the famine.
Sometimes people have to stop hating and thinking “my life is the worst, God left me.”. And start thinking like Joseph “God has a better plan for me.” because god does he has a better plan for you.
Joseph got over the past he only cared that he reunited with his family. After all they did Joseph still loved his brothers as he says in Genesis 50:20 , “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good” So lets stop hating and start loving like Joseph because he is an example of a Faithful
Joseph’s brothers planned to kill him, but reuben the oldest decided not to and throw him in a pit instead. Some merchants were passing by and his brothers sold him to them. When they came home they lied and told Jacob that Joseph was attacked by wild beast. The …show more content…
After Joseph reveals himself to his brothers all of his family comes and he saves them from the famine. Joseph was very upset with his brothers when they sold him into slavery but he never hated them. I think we should be like that just because someone made a mistake you can’t hate them. When Joseph was in prison he had every single reason to think God had forsaken him but he didn’t Joseph still knew God was with him he knew it was God’s plan all along. Just think about it what if his brothers wouldn’t had sold him into slavery no one would know what pharaoh’s dream was and everyone would’ve died in the famine.
Sometimes people have to stop hating and thinking “my life is the worst, God left me.”. And start thinking like Joseph “God has a better plan for me.” because god does he has a better plan for you.
Joseph got over the past he only cared that he reunited with his family. After all they did Joseph still loved his brothers as he says in Genesis 50:20 , “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good” So lets stop hating and start loving like Joseph because he is an example of a Faithful