If indeed this coat signaled that Joseph held the birthright, which may have been in question among the brothers because there were four firstborn sons in Jacob’s family, this fact would explain the intense hostility and jealousy the coat provoked among the other sons of Jacob. One noted scholar suggested that it was “a tunic reaching to the palms of the hands and soles of the feet the long tunic with sleeves worn by young men and maidens of the better class in the case of Joseph, supposed by Bush … to have been the badge of the birthright which has been forfeited by Reuben and transferred to Joseph” (Wilson, Old Testament Word Studies, s.v. “colour,” p. 82). The coat may have been of different colors, but its significance seems to have been far more than its brightness and beauty. an upper coat reaching to the wrists and ankles, such as noblemen and kings’ daughters wore” (Keil and Delitzsch, Commentary, 1:1:335 note also 2 Samuel 13:18, which says that the daughters of King David wore similar coats). The Hebrew word denotes “a long coat with sleeves … i.e.
There is some question as to what Joseph’s coat actually was. Notes and Commentary on Genesis 37–50 (8-2) Genesis 37:3. (Individual study students should complete all of this section.) Use Notes and Commentary below to help you as you read and study Genesis 37–50.Ĭomplete Points to Ponder as directed by your teacher. It is all up to you.” (Hartman Rector, Jr., “Live above the Law to Be Free,” Ensign, Jan. They have the correct, positive attitude, and Dale Carnegie’s expression seems to apply: If you feel you have a lemon, you can either complain about how sour it is, or you can make a lemonade. People like this cannot be defeated, because they will not give up. Joseph, although a slave and wholly undeserving of this fate, nevertheless remained faithful to the Lord and continued to live the commandments and made something very good of his degrading circumstances. Everything, no matter how dire, becomes a victory to the Lord. Our Heavenly Father always seems able to do this.
“This ability to turn everything into something good appears to be a godly characteristic.
But even as an indentured servant, Joseph turned every experience and all circumstances, no matter how trying, into something good. And how very, very significant that is! Joseph was sold by his own brothers as a slave and was purchased by Potiphar, a captain of the guard of Pharaoh. 8:28.) Joseph always seemed to do the right thing but still, more importantly, he did it for the right reason. “The story of Joseph, the son of Jacob who was called Israel, is a vivid representation of the great truth that ‘all things work together for good to who loved God.’ (See Rom.
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