Vayeishev
Genesis 37:1 - 40:23
December 3rd - 9th
Related Passages
Matt 22:3
John 15:15
Amos 2:6–3:8
Acts 7:9-16
Israel loves his son so much, he gives him a coat, like a family coat; something you would give a first-born. Joseph was the first-born of Rachel. This display of favoritism to one son caused a wild degree of resentment and jealousy. Do you think this is the kind of jealousy that Yahweh will provoke in Judah, as we see in Romans 11:11?
A Few Hebrew Definitions
Joseph, H3130 יוסף Joseph: “Yahweh has added;” the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel.
Jo-he-seph (Only in Psalm 81:5), H3084 יהוסף Yoseph: The complete name of Joseph, ‘Yo-hesafe;” notice the ‘heh’ added to his name.
Send, H7971 שלח Shâlach: To send, send away, let go, stretch out, to sow, also grow.
Wandering, H8582 תעה Tâ‛âh: To err, wander, go astray, stagger, to err, to wander about.
Dreamer, H2492 חלם Châlam: Properly to bind firmly.
Joseph's life phases: His Three (3) Ministries, Where is yours??
Pit, H953 בור Bôr: Pit, well, cistern. Like digging for Living Water (Yeshua) and finding nothing: a Well without Water.
Sold-Slavery, H4376 מכר Mâkar: To be sold, to be given over to death.
Prison, H5470 סהר Sôhar: House of roundness; never ending, prison.