Joseph is a prime example of an underdog. He is sold into slavery by his brothers, gets thrown into prison by pharaoh, and still manages to ascend the ladder of success. From Joseph’s perspective, the odds were completely stacked against him and he had no chance of escaping. But, with a bit of luck and skillful use of his highly valuable talent of dream interpreting, he is able to get himself out of trouble and get the ultimate payback from his brothers. As the son of Jacob’s prized wife Rachel, Joseph receives special treatment. The author of Genesis affirms this by stating “And Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons” (Gen 37:3). This is further proved when Joseph receives a colored tunic from his father while his brothers receive nothing. In addition to the tunic, Joseph also probably received the biggest allowance in the family, was given the easiest family chores to do (if any) and maybe even assigned to be “in charge” of the household when Jacob and Rachel were away. These things, in addition to the new colored tunic, sent his brothers up a wall. The extreme jealousy they had for Joseph was uncontainable.
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She, already basking in the fact that she was Jacob’s favorite wife (of four, mind you) now had even more reason to feel highly esteemed. She must have recognized the brothers’ harassment of Joseph offered him an incredible amount of support and consolation to counteract the long days of being bullied. Imagine the long nights she spent ensuring Joseph that he was greatly loved while encouraging him to pursue his passion of dream interpretation. She must have grown to be Joseph’s best friend and safe haven over the course of his childhood. Without her, he would not have lasted as long as he did among his brothers. They would have sold him or even killed him far earlier in his life had he not learned how to stand up for himself from
She, already basking in the fact that she was Jacob’s favorite wife (of four, mind you) now had even more reason to feel highly esteemed. She must have recognized the brothers’ harassment of Joseph offered him an incredible amount of support and consolation to counteract the long days of being bullied. Imagine the long nights she spent ensuring Joseph that he was greatly loved while encouraging him to pursue his passion of dream interpretation. She must have grown to be Joseph’s best friend and safe haven over the course of his childhood. Without her, he would not have lasted as long as he did among his brothers. They would have sold him or even killed him far earlier in his life had he not learned how to stand up for himself from