Bible Cross References
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Genesis 37:4-11
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When his brothers saw that their father loved Joseph more than he loved them, they hated their brother so much that they would not speak to him in a friendly manner.
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One time Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him even more.
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He said, "Listen to the dream I had.
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We were all in the field tying up sheaves of wheat, when my sheaf got up and stood up straight. Yours formed a circle around mine and bowed down to it."
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"Do you think you are going to be a king and rule over us?" his brothers asked. So they hated him even more because of his dreams and because of what he said about them.
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Then Joseph had another dream and told his brothers, "I had another dream, in which I saw the sun, the moon, and eleven stars bowing down to me."
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He also told the dream to his father, and his father scolded him: "What kind of a dream is that? Do you think that your mother, your brothers, and I are going to come and bow down to you?"
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Joseph's brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept thinking about the whole matter.
Genesis 49:23
His enemies attack him fiercely And pursue him with their bows and arrows.
Matthew 27:18
He knew very well that the Jewish authorities had handed Jesus over to him because they were jealous.
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Genesis 37:18-29
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They saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted against him and decided to kill him.
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They said to one another, "Here comes that dreamer.
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Come on now, let's kill him and throw his body into one of the dry wells. We can say that a wild animal killed him. Then we will see what becomes of his dreams."
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Reuben heard them and tried to save Joseph. "Let's not kill him," he said.
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"Just throw him into this well in the wilderness, but don't hurt him." He said this, planning to save him from them and send him back to his father.
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When Joseph came up to his brothers, they ripped off his long robe with full sleeves.
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Then they took him and threw him into the well, which was dry.
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While they were eating, they suddenly saw a group of Ishmaelites traveling from Gilead to Egypt. Their camels were loaded with spices and resins.
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Judah said to his brothers, "What will we gain by killing our brother and covering up the murder?
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Let's sell him to these Ishmaelites. Then we won't have to hurt him; after all, he is our brother, our own flesh and blood." His brothers agreed,
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and when some Midianite traders came by, the brothers pulled Joseph out of the well and sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
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When Reuben came back to the well and found that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes in sorrow.
Genesis 45:4
Then Joseph said to them, "Please come closer." They did, and he said, "I am your brother Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt.
Genesis 50:15-20
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After the death of their father, Joseph's brothers said, "What if Joseph still hates us and plans to pay us back for all the harm we did to him?"
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So they sent a message to Joseph: "Before our father died,
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he told us to ask you, 'Please forgive the crime your brothers committed when they wronged you.' Now please forgive us the wrong that we, the servants of your father's God, have done." Joseph cried when he received this message.
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Then his brothers themselves came and bowed down before him. "Here we are before you as your slaves," they said.
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But Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid; I can't put myself in the place of God.
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You plotted evil against me, but God turned it into good, in order to preserve the lives of many people who are alive today because of what happened.
Psalm 105:17
But he sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.
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Genesis 39:2
The LORD was with Joseph and made him successful. He lived in the house of his Egyptian master,
Genesis 39:5
From then on, because of Joseph the LORD blessed the household of the Egyptian and everything that he had in his house and in his fields.
Genesis 39:21-23
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But the LORD was with Joseph and blessed him, so that the jailer was pleased with him.
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He put Joseph in charge of all the other prisoners and made him responsible for everything that was done in the prison.
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The jailer did not have to look after anything for which Joseph was responsible, because the LORD was with Joseph and made him succeed in everything he did.
Genesis 49:24
But his bow remains steady, And his arms are made strong By the power of the Mighty God of Jacob, By the Shepherd, the Protector of Israel.
Isaiah 41:10
Do not be afraid---I am with you! I am your God---let nothing terrify you! I will make you strong and help you; I will protect you and save you.
Isaiah 43:2
When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you; your troubles will not overwhelm you. When you pass through fire, you will not be burned; the hard trials that come will not hurt you.