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Finally, we know that Josephus also catalogs this event. Most people do assert the authority of Josephus as a historian. The Jewish people had a strong heritage that stemmed from the events of the coat of many colors.
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Secretly, Reuben planned to come back later and rescue Joseph from the pit before any great harm came to him. It was a deep pit with no water in it, and if the wild beasts did not eat him, he would surely die of thirst before too long, for it was a baking hot country, on the edge of the desert.
Pleased with their plan, the brothers sat down to eat their lunch. While they were eating, some travelling merchants came by. Their camels were loaded with spices, balms, and myrrh for perfumes, which they were carrying to Egypt. Now the brothers planned a second plot. Let us at least make some profit out of him — it will be the first and last time that he brings any good to us.
The others agreed that it was a fine plan, and so they sold Joseph to the merchants for twenty pieces of silver. They took the coat to their father, and explained that his favourite son, Joseph, had been killed by a wild animal. Their father Jacob wept and tore his hair out with great sadness, saying that he could never be happy again because of this news. The brothers were, however, happy that they were rid of him, and had made some money too.
The merchants took Joseph to the land of Egypt, which was ruled by a magnificent king, called a Pharaoh. Joseph served his new master well, and was well liked by him. Then one day, when Potiphar was gone from the palace, his wife tried to kiss Joseph. When Potiphar came back, his wife lied and made up stories about Joseph attacking her.
When Potiphar heard all this, he ordered Joseph to be arrested and thrown in jail. Joseph lived in the dungeon jail with two other men. The other had been his baker. Both men had done some small things to annoy the Pharaoh, and had been thrown into prison as a result.
I only wish that there was somebody here who could tell me its meaning. Joseph replied that he understood dreams, and begged the butler to tell it to him, which he did. I came to an especially wonderful vine, which had three branches loaded with bright juicy fruit. I picked the grapes off these three branches, and made them into wine. I poured the wine into a cup, took it to the Pharaoh, and he drank it.
I can tell you the meaning of your dream. The next night the baker had a dream. He dreamt that he was carrying three white baskets in a pile on his head. They were filled with all sorts of delicious pastries and pies, and he meant to take them to the Pharaoh, but before he could arrive, a flock of birds flew down and ate all the bread. Joseph was the son of Jacob and Rachel. It was no secret Jacob loved Rachel best. So began years of sibling rivalry. Rachel gave her servant Bilhah to Jacob to bear children on her behalf.
Soon Leah stopped having babies and gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob to bear children for her. What seems simple just got complicated. They saw how Jacob loved Rachel more than their mothers. They saw how when Joseph was born. Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors to show him how much he loved him. It was the beginning of the end of Joseph, or so Jacob though. A perfect storm of events leads up to the destruction of the coat and the ultimate betrayal.
We read the story in Genesis Joseph is 17 years old. He brings a bad report back to his father about his brothers. Jacob makes him a coat of many colors.
His brothers hate him because their father loves him more and they would not speak kindly to him. Joseph has a dream and tells his brothers all about it, causing them to hate him even more. The dream showed they would all bow down to Joseph one day, suggesting Joseph would rule over them. Soon enough Jacob sends Joseph out to the fields to check on his brothers as they work.
They decided to kill him when he arrived.
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