Josephs's brothers Bilhah and Zailpah are very jealous, envious, and angry towards Joseph. Joseph is interrupted as a divine character with God always on his side. Israel loved Joseph more than his other two brothers. He gives Joseph a robe with multiple colors which symbolizes his upmost respect for his son. The robe is an article of clothing that is worn with pride and self- respect. It is symbolic that Josephs brothers use his robe to fake Joseph's death. When Joseph tells of his dreams of people bowing down before him, his brothers act with anger and sarcasim. His father reacts with a sarcastic answer as well, "What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves to the ground before you?" However he keeps the idea in his head as to keep in mind that his son could in fact be divine. It is suggested that God is by his side multiple times in the chapters. My interpretation is that God made Joseph be sold instead of killed because Joseph's role in life is to be a divine force and reign over others. "The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his egyptian master. His master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD caused all that he did to succeed in his hands." This is a very informative, impacting statement because an egyptian master saw that God was with him, which only proves this idea that God speaks through him and is with him to be validity. God even helped him when the egyptian master's wife tried to frame Joseph with rape. God was on his side because he saw Josephs loyalty to God, the master, and his ability to resist and not sin. His self-control allows God to step in and help him when Joseph is sent to prison. The prison guard gives Joseph the power to control all the inmates as well as himself. Two of the prisoners tell Joseph of their dreams, and Joseph interrupts them and tells their future perfectly, only proving his divine power more.
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Joseph's character of genuine, forgiving, sympathetic, and an interpreter is evident in these chapters. After he interprets the Pharaoh's dream, and foresees the seven years of plentiful crops and food, and seven years of drought and famine, he is made the father of the Pharaoh, and the ruler of Egypt. His humble, humanitarian character is shown when he says, "It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer." Joseph does not try to receive credit for his ability to interpret dreams and tell what the future brings, he remains honest and in God's eyes, this is highly commendable. When the famine begins, many people come to Egypt because it is the land of bread. The deciciving, dishonest, selfish character of his brothers is shown when one of the brothers says, "No, my lord, your servants have come to buy food. We are all sons of one man. We are honest men. Your servants have never been spies."Be that as it may, they are extremly dishonest, lying to their own father about their brother's fake death, when in reality, they sold him. Something that struck me in this statement is that his own brothers, and his people of Egypt, call him "my Lord." This furthers his divine character and it is easy to see the power he withholds. After testing his brothers and making them go back to their lands to get the youngest brother, his compassion and love for his family oversees his regret and hatred towards his brothers for selling him. "I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life." Joseph's ability to forgive is very humane of him, despite his divine power. Joseph's first dream of his father and brothers bowing down before him took place and his divine God-like power is seen and practiced by his brothers.
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