No wonder his brothers sold him.36.
Um, that's a lot of names. Esau = father of Edomites. Let's move on.
37.
Joseph tattled. Probably for good reasons, but still. Nobody likes a tattle-tale. Keep that in mind when they throw him down a well.
Also, nobody likes a brother who has dreams about his brothers bowing down to him. See above.
Throw your brother down a cistern and sit down for a meal. All in a day's work.
"Let's not kill our brother; that would be bad. Let's just sell him into slavery; that happens all the time." Now that's some good rhetoric.
A consensus does not a correct decision make. Say this in your best Yoda voice.
38.
God has every right to kill wicked people. Scary, huh? It's almost like He wants us to repent of our sins.
Bad track record for Judah's sons. Both of them put to death by God for their wickedness. Probably didn't make the Christmas card.
Nothing good comes from sleeping with prostitutes, either. See these life lessons the Bible teaches? Learn from the mistakes of others. It's probably also not a good idea to dress up like a prostitute to get impregnated by your father-in-law. Then again, if I have to tell you this, you might have other issues.
39.
Also, don't sleep with your boss' wife. Nice work, Joseph.
Still, sometimes life's just not fair.
40.
Also nice to those in the service industries, and maybe they'll be nice to you. Or at least they won't spit in your food. Miss Manners has nothing on Genesis.
You've gotta love God's creativity in weaving the Messianic line through time. If His hand weren't in it, it could have been broken about a million different times. It's kinda like my life. I've had more near-death experiences than I can count or remember. A few stick in my mind. When I look back, I realize what it means that God is an "ever-present" help in trouble. He didn't just make me; He sustains me...constantly. I'm convinced that otherwise I'd be dead a hundred times over by now. I'm just saying.
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