Title The Childhood of Joseph/Genesis 12-50
Chapter 16 Joseph's Childhood
If Genesis is divided into two parts, then in chapters 1-11, God
He who created mankind and recorded how those humans fell.
And in the second part, chapters 12-50, one man, Abraham, from that fallen generation
He chose to lead a nation of Israel through his descendants, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.
How did the redemption of all mankind come about through Israel?
records what is going on.
When we talk about the four patriarchs of Israel, we often refer to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.
The four generations spanning these four generations are called the patriarchal era.
Genesis 12-50 is the history of the lives of these four great patriarchs. From here
is a particularly childhood story in the history of Joseph, the last of these four great patriarchs.
I am going to talk about tribulation and sorrow.
But his son Joseph, from an early age, suffered from many afflictions and afflictions that were comparable to those of his father.
It was a chieftain who had to go through But compare Joseph's tribulation with his father's.
When you do, you will find a fundamental difference. That is, Jacob's tribulation was his sin.
It was tribulation at a price. He was originally the person who held the heel of his older brother from his mother's womb.
Yo, he was the one who deceived his brother and deceived Aboji to take away his brother's inheritance. as well as
No, he was a man who deceived his maternal uncle and coveted his property.
Therefore, God gave him a lot of chastisement. such a gong
He had to go through trials and tribulations. Rather, the more he desires to live holy, the more
He had to endure a lot of hardship.
Truly, from ancient times to today, this world is a strange one. People pay for their sins
on the other hand, on the other hand, without any sin, on the other hand,
You may have to go through tribulation and affliction because you are sincere and purer.
We find it especially in the life of Joseph. Often in the Bible
It is said that one suffering is the suffering of the cross or that we share in the suffering of Christ.
All.
Joseph could already be seen as a man who suffered tribulation by carrying the sufferings of the cross at an early age.
have. But such suffering was never in vain. Finally, Joseph is on the side of great glory
He became a person who obtained a crown.
But he was a man of many sorrows before he attained such glory.
As a child, he fell into great depression because of the envy and jealousy of his older brothers. exactly
He was saved from death, but again his brothers made him a slave to a distant land of Egypt.
sold out After serving as a slave, he was again vaguely framed for a serious crime and imprisoned.
got locked up
Then why did he have to suffer like that? In conclusion, that
is not because of his own sins, but the sins of his own family or other unrelated
It was the tribulation and sacrifice suffered because of the sins of the people. Now let's look at it in a few ways.
First, he was the victim of the family's sins. the family of his father Jacob
had many sins. First of all, his father Jacob had many concubines. among them can say
There was no envy and jealousy. The family was not always at peace. they have children
were even competing with each other. In Genesis 29:35, his wife Leah continued to have four sons.
gave birth Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judas had four sons in competition.
Second, his wife Rachel was jealous of it and gave her servant Bilhah to her husband.
gave birth to two sons. Dan and Naphtali, their two sons.
Leah, the first wife who bore four sons here, was jealous of it again, and
She gave Silva to her husband as a concubine, and she bore two sons.
Gad and Asher are them. After that, Leah herself also had two sons, Issachar and Zeblon.
After all, Rachel herself had two sons, Joseph and Benjamin. such an assumption
This can't be peaceful Of course, there was nothing to see religiously.
According to Qing 35:2, Jacob's wives and children were worshiping Gentiles and idols of every kind.
It was. Even though Jacob knew this, he did not rule the family religiously.
The son also envied one another as his mothers. Finally, the older brothers
tried to kill Joseph. What a cruel family this was. In this way, morally,
The sin of Jacob's family, who had fallen into enemies, was brought to bear by the young Joseph.
to be. Innocent Joseph took his family to sin, and the so-called Lamb of Azazel
They were sacrificed together, and they were cast away from afar.
Thirdly, Joseph was the son of the father, and he himself was put to death.
it has reached its place. He was the son of his father's love.
Genesis 37:3 says, "Joseph was the son of his old age, so Jacob (Israel) had several sons.
I loved him more deeply????The reason Jacob loved him so much was the Bible.
According to the book, it was said that it was because of the son he had in his old age. Of course, it's a bit unclear
there is a He had a son, Benjamin, whom he had later than Joseph. However, Yakboeun Be
He loved Joseph more than Jamin.
In the original Hebrew, the phrase "Joseph was a son of old age" is found in some manuscripts.
?쏪oseph was a wise son??is also said. Jacob made Joseph special
The reason he loved him so much was not only because he was a son of his old age,
I know it's because I was smart.
Of course, there is another reason that comes naturally as we read the Bible. that is
Because he was the first son of his beloved wife Rachel.
In fact, Jacob loved Rachel more than any other wife. Leah rather than Rachel, of course.
Although she was the first wife, she loved Rachel before Leah and
I loved him even more after that. It is true that in my heart I thought of Rachel as my true destination.
However, after a long absence of production, he finally gave birth to his first son.
Therefore, he valued and loved Joseph more than any other son.
know as He seems to have thought of Joseph as the firstborn in his heart. As proof of that, in Genesis 37:3
It says, "Jacob made special vegetarian clothes for Joseph and put them on."
Here, the word colored clothes doesn't just mean pretty clothes. 2 Samuel 13:18
"Since Tamar is wearing colored clothes, the princess who hasn't gone home should dress up in these clothes.
There is a saying, "It is the law. The colored clothes were long clothes worn by little princesses."
Even if you are not a special princess, you can give your precious child his
It is said that the clothes worn by the leader were vegetarian clothes. Some say that Joseph
It is also said that the silver vegetarian clothes are the robes of the firstborn. Then Jacob loved Joseph in his heart.
It appears to have been raised by distinguishing the elders.
Here's another thing. In Genesis 37:11, when Joseph had a dream, he said, ?쏮y brothers
The sheaves that Joseph had bound came and bowed down."
When his brothers heard this, they were angry and jealous, but his father Jacob said,
He kept it in his heart.??This was clearly in Jacob?셲 mind that in the future, Joseph was the firstborn.
I know it's proof that I thought I would have a stomach. have all these things
The more he had, the more his father loved him, and the more his brothers
it made me jealous
In Genesis 37:4, we read, "His brothers... hated him and complained about him.
This is our translation, and the original Hebrew text says, "Greetings to him in peace.
Neither do you.??Not to the extent of complaining, the brothers lived with Joseph in the same house.
It means that he did not say goodbye even if he was alive. As the days go by, the older brothers
The Bible emphasizes that he hated Sheb.
But Joseph, on the other hand, did not. He loved his brothers.
History is full of words about how he loved his brothers. sure
It was later, but when he saw his shabby brothers, he ran into the closet and
There is a record of weeping with blood. In fact, Joseph loved his brothers. Text 37:13
"Jacob said to Joseph, "Your brothers are tending sheep in Shechem, so you
I will send it to you." Then Joseph said to his father, "Father, I will go."
did. When Abji's command was issued, he did not delay to learn the news of his brothers from afar.
So he went to Shechem. But he could not find his brothers, and he wandered in the wilderness of Shechem.
While he was doing this, someone took pity on his wanderings and asked about it.
All. When the man said, "They have left this place and have gone farther to Dothan."
He went back to it again.
The brothers hated him so much, but Joseph was so concerned about them and thought of them.