And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. Genesis 37:5-11 (KJV)
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Joseph was seventeen, the favored son with a coat of many colors and God-given dreams. His brothers' jealousy simmered. The dreams were real — but the path to their fulfillment would go through a pit, a slave market, and a prison cell before it reached a palace.
Reflection
Joseph's God-given dreams made him a target for jealousy. Have you ever held back from sharing what God put in your heart because you feared others' reactions?