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Genesis 37:31-34
"31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.
33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days."

We are studying in Genesis, chapter thirty-seven, all the people are misusing their FREEDOM. Israel (Jacob) is favoring Joseph over all his sons. Joseph was FLAUNTING his father's favoritism and adding fule to the fire with telling them his dreams or ruling over them. And, the brothers for letting all this build into an intense HATRED of Joseph. Jealousy, greed, envy, pride and anger are all coming together in a toxic combination in Joseph's brothers.

When the opportunity arose the brothers acted "...when they saw him afar off, they conspired against him to SLAY him." Like a lamb to the slaughter Joseph walks into their trap. They STRIPT Joseph out of his COAT of Many Colors. They cast him INTO A PIT. The brothers sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they pulled Joseph out of the pit and took him to Egypt as a SLAVE.

In today's verses we read how one bad deed leads to another bad deed. The brothers LIE to their father about what happened to their brother. "This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's COAT or no?" Israel (Jacob) recognized the Coat of Many Colors now torn and splattered with blood. Leaving Israel to the conclusion his favorite son was eaten by a wild animal! "And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and MOURNED for his son MANY DAYS."

This is a VERY sad picture of how wrong one family can go. They are doing what they want. Even when it's WRONG. They are exercising their freedom of speech and freedom to act, their inalienable rights. BUT, they are doing so with very selfish and wrong motives. Each of the people in this event thought what was happening was about THEM. When it was actually about their RELATIONSHIP to each other. So it is also with us, we are our RELATIONSHIPS and not individuals. It is NOT all about ME. It is all about US. We are all "Children of The Heavenly Father." 

The good parts of these daily devotionals are inspired by the sermon at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg Texas. You can watch it by following this link... 
https://youtu.be/M2lzSNBK1J4

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