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God has a plan for Joseph

Joseph Is Sold into Slavery

Genesis 37

Daddy’s favourite!’ Joseph’s brothers sneered.

Jacob had twelve sons, but Joseph really was his favourite. Jacob even made him a special coat of many colours, which Joseph liked to show off.

Joseph told his brothers, ‘Last night I dreamed that you would all bow down to me.’ That’s when his brothers’ jealousy turned to hatred.

One day Jacob sent Joseph to check on his brothers, who were tending the sheep and goats.

When they saw him coming they said to each other, ‘Let us kill this dreamer.’

Reuben, the eldest, said, ‘No, he is our brother.’

But the others grabbed him, ripped off his coat, dipped it in blood, and took it to their father, Jacob. ‘A wild animal killed your son,’ they told him. Jacob was heartbroken and tore his clothes, and cried for many days.

But they hadn’t really killed Joseph. They had sold him to strangers who took him to be a slave in a faraway land called Egypt. Joseph was scared and did not understand why this was happening, but God was with Joseph and had a special plan for his life.

Dear God,

help me love my brothers and sisters.