Joseph's journey is remarkable: he was sold into slavery by his brothers, faced numerous challenges, and ultimately rose to become the second most powerful person in Egypt. But let's rewind and explore how Joseph and his brothers ended up in this situation. The root causes were jealousy, favoritism, and resentment.

Key Verses & Passages

Gen 29:11
11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel and began to weep aloud.

Gen 29:31-32
31 When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved, he enabled her to conceive, but Rachel remained childless. 32 Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben,[a] for she said, “It is because the Lord has seen my misery. Surely my husband will love me now.”

Gen 30:22-24
22 Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and enabled her to conceive. 23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.” 24 She named him Joseph,[a] and said, “May the Lord add to me another son.”

Gen 32:7
7 In great fear and distress Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups,[a] and the flocks and herds and camels as well.

Gen 33:1-3
33 Jacob looked up and there was Esau, coming with his four hundred men; so he divided the children among Leah, Rachel and the two female servants. 2 He put the female servants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph in the rear. 3 He himself went on ahead and bowed down to