Joseph was a boy of seventeen years and was one of the lowest among his eleven brothers. Joseph was a shepherd, and this work was done with his brothers. Joseph was a special young man because he was obedient and loved God. His father Jacob I had a special affection, perhaps because he was born when he was old and was the son of the woman he loved. One day Jacob was a beautiful coat of many colors and gave it to Joseph. The young man was so happy for the gift, which ran to where his brothers to show the robe. They saw the gift, felt more hatred and envy him. But Joseph was an obedient son to his father, who also loved and trusted God.
One night something happened that made his brothers hate him more. Joseph had a dream, and in the morning he told his brothers: - "I had a dream last night, which saw spikes were binding sheaves in the middle of field, and my sheaf arose but yours right bowed to mine. " They then began to mock him and called him the "dreamer" . The days passed and Joseph returned to have another dream, it included more members of your family. Joseph saw the sun, moon and eleven stars bowed before him. When told, Jacob rebuked him, saying: - I indeed come, your mother and your brothers to bow to the ground before you?
These revelations caused Joseph to be more hated by his brothers, however, he was trusting and obeying God, but not included great dreams, I knew I had been chosen for something special and that in time the Lord will fulfill His purposes.
The tunic was a common dress, the single was coming to the knee and sleeves. The Joseph was probably worn by the nobles, full sleeves, reaching to the ankles and tenÃamuchos colors. Give him a well of Joseph, showing favoritism of Jacob. Perhaps this worsened the relationship between him and his brothers for what they hated him more.
worsened Dreams the situation. Joseph was happy to tell their unusual dreams to his half-brothers. The first dream of Joseph was innocent of a harvest scene in which his sheaf arose and his half brothers bowed down to him. Her brothers immediately caught his involvement and outraged asked him, "you reign over us? The other dream was referring to things in the sky: The sun, moon and eleven stars bowed down to me. Listening to this conversation, Jacob rebuked him, because he understood that he symbolized the sun, moon and eleven stars Raquel their other children. But meditating on it, ie put it in his memory.
HISTORICAL ORIGIN (BIBLE GENESIS 37:1)
Genesis 37:1 tells the story of Joseph, son of Jacob and grandson of Isaac, who according to scripture was envied by his brothers and wanting to get rid of it, was sold into slavery and taken to Egypt. Joseph in his dreams to his brothers Tell them predicted that they would serve him in future. Filled with anger They sold him into slavery to a caravan of merchants. When his brothers came back to Canaan, they told their father that Joseph had been devoured by a beast. Arriving
slavery in Egypt was bought by Potiphar, Minister of Pharaoh who employed him as butler. Soon they complicate things when Potiphar's wife fell in love with Joseph and that is not yielding to his advances and provocations to be with her, wounded in his vanity denounced him for attempted rape. In prison Joseph shared cell with the chief butler of Pharaoh, he won the friendship of the jailer, interpreted the dreams of prisoners and also the chief butler, who was pleased and promised to mention the matter to the Pharaoh but later forgot. However
years later the Pharaoh disturbed by a continuous sleep where he dreamed that 7 cows fat emerged from the Nile, but that 7 lean out behind them and ate the fat, then these were as thin as possible. Then woke up and went back to sleep and had a similar dream about 7 good harvests of wheat and 7 crop ate them. The wise men of Pharaoh
could not interpret Pharaoh's dreams and then the chief butler remembered Joseph.
called Joseph who interpreted the dream saying that the 7 fat cows and 7 good harvests meant 7 years of prosperity and that the 7 thin cows and 7 poor wheat crops accounted for 7 years of famine that would follow the first and ravage the country. To solve this problem, Joseph recommended to the king to preserve the abundance of wheat and store it for the bad years.
The king was impressed and put him in charge, appointed viceroy of Egypt. Once appointed senior Pharaoh gave Asenath daughter Potiphera priest of On.
The government of Joseph in Egypt was successful, the grain is stored and when the famine came, the country was ready. But the land of Canaan, his father and brothers who sold him was not and (his brothers) the sons of Jacob (his father) were sent to Egypt in search of food. So Joseph recognized his brothers who sold him into slavery and takes the opportunity to test them, treats them harshly, leaving them to bring Benjamin (His younger brother). Returning to Benjamin, Joseph looking for a reason to keep captive and sentenced to death for Benjamin, but the brothers refused to leave until the point that Judah is offered as a slave in exchange for the freedom of Benjamin.
the end and then bringing them to trial, Joseph reveals his identity and there is a great reconciliation, also called his father and his family to settle in Egypt.
slavery in Egypt was bought by Potiphar, Minister of Pharaoh who employed him as butler. Soon they complicate things when Potiphar's wife fell in love with Joseph and that is not yielding to his advances and provocations to be with her, wounded in his vanity denounced him for attempted rape. In prison Joseph shared cell with the chief butler of Pharaoh, he won the friendship of the jailer, interpreted the dreams of prisoners and also the chief butler, who was pleased and promised to mention the matter to the Pharaoh but later forgot. However
years later the Pharaoh disturbed by a continuous sleep where he dreamed that 7 cows fat emerged from the Nile, but that 7 lean out behind them and ate the fat, then these were as thin as possible. Then woke up and went back to sleep and had a similar dream about 7 good harvests of wheat and 7 crop ate them. The wise men of Pharaoh
could not interpret Pharaoh's dreams and then the chief butler remembered Joseph.
called Joseph who interpreted the dream saying that the 7 fat cows and 7 good harvests meant 7 years of prosperity and that the 7 thin cows and 7 poor wheat crops accounted for 7 years of famine that would follow the first and ravage the country. To solve this problem, Joseph recommended to the king to preserve the abundance of wheat and store it for the bad years.
The king was impressed and put him in charge, appointed viceroy of Egypt. Once appointed senior Pharaoh gave Asenath daughter Potiphera priest of On.
The government of Joseph in Egypt was successful, the grain is stored and when the famine came, the country was ready. But the land of Canaan, his father and brothers who sold him was not and (his brothers) the sons of Jacob (his father) were sent to Egypt in search of food. So Joseph recognized his brothers who sold him into slavery and takes the opportunity to test them, treats them harshly, leaving them to bring Benjamin (His younger brother). Returning to Benjamin, Joseph looking for a reason to keep captive and sentenced to death for Benjamin, but the brothers refused to leave until the point that Judah is offered as a slave in exchange for the freedom of Benjamin.
the end and then bringing them to trial, Joseph reveals his identity and there is a great reconciliation, also called his father and his family to settle in Egypt.
More History of Joseph the dreamer
Genesis 37:1
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