2007-11-28 10:11:59 · 11 answers · asked by Gershon b 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'll give you a hint. It's in Lev 19.
2007-11-28 10:24:08 · update #1
Another hint L'chaim got; Tattletale spy from about Lev 19:16
2007-11-28 13:06:58 · update #2
Joseph is one of the truly spectacular figures in the entire Bible. He is the principal character of the last four weekly portions in Genesis, and the story itself has been called the first truly modern piece of literature-which is particularly impressive since it was written at least 2500 years ago, and many would add a millennium to that number.
The Joseph story stretches through a month or so, but it begins with a bang in this week's portion of Vayeshev. Our great ancestor Jacob's beloved wife Rachel had died in childbirth, and in a pained overcompensation Jacob spoils Rachel's oldest son Joseph, giving him a famous coat of many colors and using him as a tattletale spy on his older, tougher brothers. The brothers' revenge is swift: they capture him and sell him into slavery in Egypt, and tell their father that a wild animal had killed him. After adventures that demonstrate Joseph's virtue-and spectacularly bad luck-this week's portion ends with Joseph in an Egyptian prison, Jacob in mourning, and all hope seemingly lost.
The abiding message of the Joseph story is that God's plan will work, but that we aren't always party to why. Patience, and an ability to accept that we work towards goals that sometimes seem elusive, eventually will bring us to a place that God has chosen, with or without our knowledge. Our task is, essentially, to keep faith, and to keep working to perfect this damaged world.
But a second message of this opening of the Joseph tale is even more important, perhaps: our children are all precious. Favoring the "good" one does no one any good. Treating each with love-as though, in fact, each of our children was truly an only child in receiving our love-is the Jewish way to parent successfully.
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2007-11-28 10:24:37 · answer #1 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Joseph Sin
2017-01-14 05:09:53 · answer #2 · answered by glassburn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He didn't commit a sin. He was Jacob's favorite. Jacob made no secret about that and the brothers were jealous. Also, Joseph was a dreamer and a dream interpreter. He revealed a dream to his brothers that they would one day fall under his leadership. They did.
His gift of dreaming and interpreting dreams lifted Joseph high in Egyptian government, after a time in jail for sexual harassment he didn't commit!
He saved his family and Egypt from famine (also forewarned in a dream.)
2007-11-28 10:18:49 · answer #3 · answered by amazingly intelligent 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He did not do anything wrong. Yes he was his father's favourite son.
But, I think the dream of the sheaves in the fields, is what must have ticked them off big time!
Still Joseph was not at fault for being honest and telling them.
Actually that dream was a warning of the famine coming up on the land.
If they would not have sold him to the Ishmeelites whom brought him to Egypt, where he interpreted Pharaoh's dream of the 7 years of famine, the Egyptians would not have put asides portions of wheat to last those 7 years.
If it wasn't for Joseph, I think everyone would have died of starvation.
So you see, in a way, the bad thing that happened to Joseph became a blessing for everyone! Including Joseph.
* L'Chaim, you provided an excellent answer.
2007-11-28 13:29:16 · answer #4 · answered by Yahoo! 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do people have to commit a sin to be murdered? Joseph was his father's favorite and they didn't like it. His brothers committed several sins, starting with jealousy, but Joseph didn't commit any to provoke them to want to kill him, as if that were possible.
2007-11-28 10:15:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Joseph did commit the his brothers did.
2007-11-28 10:41:38 · answer #6 · answered by Od Ephraim Chai 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were just jealous of the fact that their father favored him over them, and he was the youngest. Back then that wasn't how it was supposed to be. He committed no sin; well at least not one against them.
2007-11-28 10:18:11 · answer #7 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were jealous. As was stated above, he was their father's favorite, and the brothers resented it.
2007-11-28 10:17:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
he did not commit a sin persay. he did tell them multiple dreams that he had (was he on LSD?) in which things (stars, barley, cows) representing his bros bowed down to him. they did not really like that. also, their father gave HIM a speacial coat. jealousy maybe?
i hope that helps. i am good at this kinda stuff, so email me at pictureabluesky@yahoo.com if you have more questions.
2007-11-28 10:16:37 · answer #9 · answered by pictureabluesky 1 · 4⤊ 1⤋
It wasn't his sin (except perhaps pride and boastfulness), it was that he was his father's favorite and favored son, and they were all very jealous.
2007-11-28 10:15:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 0⤋