Vayeishev
Genesis 37:1 - 40:23
December 15th - 21st

Related Passages

Matthew 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.