Sadly, the official had no other choice than to have Joseph arrested and put him in jail. She told her husband that Joseph tried to rape her.

The egyptian official had a wife who was infatuated with Joseph. Interesting isn't it, people like this do exist in today's world. If they don't get their way, they will lie, steal and destroy your reputation just to get what they want. Have you ever encounter someone in your life who want what they want no matter what. If you are not happy with your current career or job, then find one in which you can excel. Another think we can learn from Joseph is be good at your job. He was able to increase the wealth of his boss and this in turn made his boss very happy. Like Joseph, we work and we do what is asked of us. If you are not self-employed then you have a boss. Now this made me think, what type of work ethics did the other brothers have? Joseph worked for his master. Perhaps this was one of the qualities that Jacob loved him so much. We can all learn about Joseph’s work ethics. Joseph actually helped his master acquire more and more wealth. This official came to like Joseph because he showed that he had good business sense. If you continue reading Genesis, Joseph was sold to a high Egyptian official. One child does his/her chores while the other says they will do their chores but continues playing nintendo. If you have more than one child you can understand this. I also assume that his other brother probably goofed around alot.

I assume he did what his father asked him to do all the time. The main question is why were the brothers jealous of Joseph? What kind of person was Joseph? The Bible does say somethings about him. Joseph is very complex, just like the rest of us. What is your family atmostphere like? The story of Joseph happened thousand of years ago, have we learned from this? We should be conscious of how we interact with them. One child may be a high achiever and very academic the other child may be low-key and relaxed. If you have more than one child you know that they are individuals with unique personalities. We know this yet how many parents do this? This creates tension and jealously. We all know as a parent we should not show favortism among our children. They later told their father that they found his clothes shredded to bits and made up a story that perhaps he was eaten by lion. They sold him to an Egyptian merchant as a slave. Jacob favored Joseph and as a result the brothers became jealous. What I have learned from reading about the story of Joseph

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