Genesis 37:12-13; 18-19; 26-27
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.
Joseph Sold into Slavery
12 Soon after this, Joseph’s brothers went to pasture their father’s flocks at Shechem. 13 When they had been gone for some time, Jacob said to Joseph, “Your brothers are pasturing the sheep at Shechem. Get ready, and I will send you to them.”
“I’m ready to go,” Joseph replied. …
18 When Joseph’s brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him. 19 “Here comes the dreamer!” they said. 20 “Come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns. We can tell our father, ‘A wild animal has eaten him.’ Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!”…
26 Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain by killing our brother? His blood would just give us a guilty conscience. 27 Instead of hurting him, let’s sell him to those Ishmaelite traders. After all, he is our brother—our own flesh and blood!” And his brothers agreed.
Read Genesis 37 for the full context.
Joseph said he was ready to go but God had more development in store for Joseph. When you face trials and tribulations, count it as development for what God is preparing you to do for Kingdom building.
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