8 And his brothers said to him, “Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.
Obvious wisdom, but easy to forget: consider who you share your dreams with, as not everyone wants you to achieve your goal. People are rarely disinterested.
Its amazing the level of deceit in Jacob's household. Reuben deceives The boys, the boys deceive Reuben, they all deceive their Dad regarding Joseph's whereabouts. Jacob of course spent much of his life being tricked by his uncle, Laban. God saw Jacob's heart when he deceived his own Father and his brother, and God still blessed him, but boy did Jacob ever reap what He sowed.
8 And Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife and marry her, and raise up an heir to your brother.” 9 But Onan knew that the heir would not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother’s wife, that he emitted on the ground, lest he should give an heir to his brother. 10 And the thing which he did displeased the LORD; therefore He killed him also.
Family first.
23 The keeper of the prison did not look into anything that was under Joseph’s authority,[c] because the LORD was with him; and whatever he did, the LORD made it prosper.
I read that and assume that Joseph was diligent and wise, which may well have been true, but its not what the verse says is it? The Lord was with him; the Lord made him prosper. (When recruiting staff, look for the level of favour on a person's life in other areas as well as their natural abilities).
8 So now it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
Joseph changed from a proud son to a wise father.
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