I want to know about The Story of Joseph?

Question

there is a The Story of Joseph (old Testament ) I just want too understand what was the theme of his just? And did he merit his faith?

Answer 1

Simple, he was the favored son of Israel because his mother was the woman whom Jacob/Israel loved most and because she was barren for the longest of time.

His brothers became jealous after their father made him a coat of many colors and Joseph had a dream in which his brothers and father bowed down to him, so they intended to get rid of him and sold him to some Ishmaelites (I think)who sold him into Egyptian bondage and then the brothers deceived their father by making it look like he was killed by a beast.

Eventually, Joseph through the help of God became Prime Minister of Egypt, Pharoah's right hand man, and allowed Israel and his family to sell themselves into bondage for the Egyptians to provide for themselves because there was a famine.

Joseph was the father of the two half-tribes of Israel, Manasseh and Ephraim.

Answer 2

The Story of Joseph
This is the story about a young man named Joseph. His father's name is Jacob, and they lived in Canaan from where his grandfather was from.

Joseph was seventeen (old enough to drive a car these days), and he had eleven brothers; and only had one brother younger than him. Can you imagine having eleven brothers to play with, or fight with?

Because Joseph was one of the youngest sons, his father spent more time with him, and he became very special to him. So Jacob had a special robe made for Joseph. (They didn't have jackets back then, so this was a very special jacket). It was very beautiful and had every color you could imagine in it.

All of Joseph's older brothers saw this and they got very jealous. The word jealous means that Joseph's brothers disliked him because they thought his father liked him more, and because he got the special coat. They got so jealous they couldn't even say a kind word to him.

One day Joseph had a dream, and he went to go tell his brothers. He said, "Guess what? Last night I had a strange dream. We were tying up bunches of grain out in the field when suddenly my bunch stood up, while all of yours gathered around and bowed to me." The brothers looked at each other in disgust, but Joseph continued. "Then I had another dream that the sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed down to me."

"Who do you think you are?" The brothers said. "Do you think that you are better than all of us? Do you think that we would ever bow down to you?" This made the brothers dislike Joseph even more

Finish the story here...

Answer 3

Joseph was sold into slavery into Egypt when a young boy because his brothers were very jealous of him (he was his father's favorite). After many years of faithfulness in Egypt (I'm giving you the short version), he was promoted to a Pharoah type position in the land. When there was a famine in their brother's land, his brothers had to come to Egypt for grain and when they were confronted with their brother, Joseph, Joseph did not retaliate but blessed them and made them very rich and prosperous. He did not hold a grudge but rather said at the end: What his brothers meant for evil, God meant for God and that in the end, Joseph had been blessed by all that had happened to him.

Answer 4

Joseph was the 11th son of Jacob, his mother was Rachel.
His older brothers Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah were sons of Leah, the older sister of Rachel.
When he was age 17, they sold him to a merchant man and had Jacob believing he was killed by a lion, he was sold in Egypt and his owners wife wanted him as her lover, he refused, but was accused.
Joseph spent 13 years in prison, then when he interperted the Pharoahs dream of 7 years plenty and 7 years severe famine, the Pharoah made him governor over Egypt at age 30, Gen.41:44-54; He stored food in the years of
plenty.
After two years of famine, here came his brothers [ that had sold him ], to Egypt for grain. Joseph knew them, but they did not know him. Joseph manuvered things to go his way to find out about Jacob and his baby brother
Benjamin. He had them to bring Benjamin to him.
Soon he had his 130 year old father Jacob there Gen.47:9,11; placed in Rameses Egypt year 2298, 642 years after the flood, 215 years after Abraham age 75 Gen.12:4,10; was given the Promised Land covenant for generation four [ Exo.6:16-23,26 ];
Jacob age 147 Gen.47:28; died, year 2315, 659 years after flood, Joseph took him back into Canaan and buried him in the cave with Abraham.
Joseph lived 53 more years, to be governor over Egypt, world Empire #1, to end the book of Genesis, he wanted his bones taken into the Promised land & they will be there in 185 years [ Josh. 24: 32 ]; Gen.50:26; Joseph dies year 2368, 712 years after the flood [ 1092 years before Daniel will be at time of captivity in Babylon world Empire #3 ], so Joseph died, 1698 before Christ Jesus will be in Rome world Empire #6.

Answer 5

The story is all about faith in God to turn all things around for good and not evil. Trust in God always.

Read the original though - quite interesting and very beautiful.

Answer 6

The story of Joseph is detailed the best in Quran.
Read it if you care.

Answer 7

Genesis 37 - 50
Terrible and unjust things may happen in your life, i.e. Joseph, but God will bring about a greater good if we have faith in Him and His sovereign plan.

Concepts:
¨ In everything God works for good.
¨ God works through the actions of humans to accomplish God’s will.
¨ Sin and evil will not stop God’s will from being accomplished.
¨ God is the one who will punish wrongdoing, not us.
¨ We are called to forgive those who hurt us as Joseph forgave his brothers.
¨ Forgiveness can lead to reconciliation.

Chapter 37
· Joseph is the favorite – the child of Rachel, Jacob’s favorite wife
· robe/coat – showing of favoritism that makes brothers jealous
· issues of love/hate and peace/disorder
· Joseph’s dreams are about power and promise – he is powerless against his brothers and he receives a dream about power over others. This dream imagines new possibilities and for that reason angers and scares the brothers. Dreams at that time were thought to come from God – the divine.
· v. 8 reign – word used for royalty
· rule – used only for Joseph in the Genesis narratives
· v. 11 Jacob “kept” the event in mind (reminiscent of Mary)
· conflicting stories about Reuben/Judah and the Ismaelites/Midianites
· it seems that Joseph is out of the picture and that the dream will die but verse 36 leaves some hope – at least Joseph is not dead.

Did Joseph Merit his faith?........
Chapter 45:1-15
· Verses 1-15 are the climax of the narrative!!
This is quite a speech from Joseph about God’s role especially considering that we have heard little about God from Joseph so far.
· God is identified as the actor
· Joseph does not call attention to his brothers actions in trying to get rid of him. He acts to help his family and to provide for them. However, we do not see a full reconciliation.
· issue of divine vs. human agency

Chapter 50:15-21
· story of reconciliation
· the brothers appeal to their common ancestor Jacob and their “common faith in the God of Jacob” when asking for Joseph’s forgiveness
· In verse 18 the brothers bow down to Joseph but he dismisses this saying that he is not God. He is not in authority over them and is not the one who can offer forgiveness. However, Joseph will not take revenge and in fact will help his brothers and their families.
· “Do not be afraid” – often used as reassurance especially when God is appearing or speaking to someone. Here “it is spoken in order to announce that the purposes of God are much larger and more powerful than the grip of guilt”).
· Joseph names the brothers’ actions as evil but says that God has used them to accomplish good.
· use of the word good connects us back to the beginning when God created the world naming everything good

Answer 8

In a word (and it is just my word) Joseph was rejected by his siblings. For a long time his life was really rough. Eventually something happened and luck turned in his direction. He became a big shot and in the end, he accepted his brothers and didn't reject them like they had rejected him. Even though he was now a big shot, he was big enough to accept those who had rejected him. I don't think you have to accept those who abuse you myself.

Answer 9

The Joseph as depicted in Genesis, the son of Jacob, had the unique God given present of analyzing desires.His father had a dream and whilst Joseph interpreted the dream his brothers became very indignant and indignant in direction of him because of the fact they did no longer like what he stated the dream meant.on a similar time as Joseph become in a field, remote from abode, tending the sheep, his brothers threw him in a deep (properly like) hollow. whilst some Egyptian noblemen visitors got here to that comparable section, Joseph's brothers bought him to them as a slave. His brothers took a number of his cloths, positioned blood on them, and confirmed them to their father and instructed him that Joseph have been killed. .whilst he become taken to Egypt he become put in reformatory and taken care of like a slave. the destiny regarded very very dim. yet his means to interpret desires become nevertheless obvious. This actuality got here to others interest which contain Pharaoh (the President.) between the desires Pharaoh had become interpreted via Joseph telling him that a great famine/drought become coming upon the comprehensive land. Joseph got here up with a plan so his human beings in Egypt ought to flee the tragedy and dying that should be led to via the famine. Egypt had loads of nutrients in this very complicated time. lots that they've been waiting to sell nutrients to others.Joseph become in can charge of all that happened on the subject of this Joseph had long previous from being a slave to turning out to be between the utmost in power in the worldwide. Joseph's kinfolk got here to Egypt to purchase nutrients. they did no longer comprehend Joseph yet he known them. The kinfolk all got here at the same time and Joseph printed to them who he become. His father become over joyed. The son he theory he'd misplaced become easily alive, properly, and in power. He ought to no longer often have faith his eyes. Joseph had forgiven all of them. He forgave them of the damaging issues they did to him. Joseph gave them land, livestock, a house, and greater. His faith in God become solid for the period of all that had got here approximately to him. He, his kinfolk, and an invaluable style of others, gave glory to God in direction of the management of Joseph. This answer is amazingly long notwithstanding that's a pill version of what happened.

Answer 10

Joseph is a type of Jesus Christ. Read it at the end of Genesis.
http://biblia.com/jesusbible/genesis6b.htm

After reading the account, read this for further insight.
http://www.schneblin.com/studies/pdfs/joseph_and_the_seder_cups.pdf