Lesson_65_Josephs_Coat

We are officially entering the final, massive narrative arc of Genesis: The Story of Joseph! Jacob has settled in

Canaan, but he repeats the exact same catastrophic parenting mistake his own parents made: blatant

favoritism. Jacob openly loves Joseph (Rachel's firstborn) more than his 10 older brothers, gifting him an

incredibly expensive, ornate coat. To make matters worse, Joseph has two prophetic dreams (sheaves of wheat

bowing down, and the sun/moon/stars bowing down to him). When he naively shares these dreams with his

family, it ignites a murderous, toxic jealousy in his older brothers. Today, we will recreate the dreams, analyze

the destructive nature of favoritism, and look at Joseph as a theological 'Type' of Christ.