Genesis 37 --- Joseph, his dreams, and his brothers response!

Read Genesis 37

- This is a very familiar story. As you read through it carefully, is there anything which you had either forgotten or not noticed before?

- V2, note Joseph’s young age!

- V3-4, whatever the reason behind it, do you think this favouritism on the part of Israel is what caused the subsequent trouble ?

- V5-6, how wise was it for Joseph to tell his brothers the dream ?...do you think he didn’t consider how they would react ?

- V9-11, given all the jealousy and favouritism which already existed, how wise was it for Joseph to share this second dream ? …is there anything we could/should learn from this ?

- V12, compared alongside verse 2, do you think Joseph was given the less manual, and more supervisory tasks within the family ?...what effect would this have had on his brothers ?...in your opinion, who would be to blame if this led to a bad outcome ?

- V23, do you think this attack by his brothers took Joseph by surprise, or do you think he saw it coming ?

- V28, is there anyone else you can think of who was sold for 20 pieces of silver ?