Genesis 37 is the beginning of Joseph's story. This chapter starts in verse two with these words, "This is the account of Jacob. Joseph..." The chapter tells the story of how Joseph got to Egypt to save the nation of Israel eventually. But, even before it was a nation, it's a cruel story of jealousy, envy, and hatred. These are all synonyms for "evil." There are several interesting facts that I learned from my reading. Joseph was sold for 20 pieces of silver and then sold again in Egypt. I doubt that the Ishmaelites sold him without earning a profit. So I imagine that eventually, he was sold for 30 pieces of silver. I'm just guessing. It fits nicely with Jesus' story. There was a lot of robe ripping going on. The text doesn't say that his brothers tore Joseph's robe, but I hardly think that the bad brothers stripped him gently. Instead, I imagine that they ripped his robe off. Then Ruben rips his robe when he discovers that Joseph had been...
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