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THREW AWAY

Genesis 37:13, 18, 23 & 24, & 29
"13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I."

"18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him."

"23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it."

"29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes."

A lot goes on here in Genesis, chapter thirty-seven, when Joseph is tormenting his older brothers. Their father Israel favored Joseph in many ways. All of these people are "Children of The Heavenly Father." Created with inalienable rights and they are exercising their freedom of speech and freedom to act. They are doing what they want. Even when it's WRONG. Sinful and unhealthy as they are. They are free to do so. They misused their FREEDOM. They are ALL guilty.

Israel for favoring Joseph over all his sons.
Joseph for FLAUNTING his father's favoritism and adding fule to the fire with telling them his dreams.
The brothers for letting all this build into an intense HATRED of Joseph.
They are ALL misusing their FREEDOM. Letting their feelings get out of control. Letting the situations get out of control.

Today's verses; in verse thirteen Israel sends Joseph to his brothers, Joseph said "Here am I." And, in verse eighteen the brothers "...when they saw him afar off, they conspired against him to SLAY him." Like a lamb to the slaughter Joseph walks into their trap. 

"And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they STRIPT Joseph out of his COAT, his coat of many colours that was on him; And they took him, and cast him INTO A PIT: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it." You cast into a pit things that you NEVER want to see again. It's over. Fini. No mas.

But, then, the oldest brother goes looking for Joseph; "And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes." Surprise, surprise, that whom they THREW AWAY is no longer thrown away and discarded. Someone has found value in them.
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