4 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
Something inside us humans must crave some attention or approval. When you really think about it Joseph didn't do anything wrong but because of his father's love for him it drew hatred from his brothers. This is even before his dreams about ruling over them.
Why do we care so much what others think? Especially in this case, they are concerned with what their Dad thinks of their brother, it doesn't say he doesn't love them. Its the way God made us, but its just kind of interesting because it can cause us to take actions he would not want us to take.
maybe we just need to focus on our own relationships and not worry about judging our relative worth based on relationships of others around us.
wandering around without much point today. I was trying to see something new in this very familiar passage.
knut
I don't think you're wandering at all. I think you're spot on. This goes back to the parable that Jesus told about the workers who worked half a day being paid the same amount as the workers that worked a full day. The comparison game is a SLIPPERY slope.
ReplyDeleteBut my question is......for sure Joshua had to know how his brothers felt about him. I'm sure he felt their hatred. Why does he tell them about his dreams, that would inevitably cause them to hate him more. I think I would keep that one to myself.
tp