When Another Offends - The story of Joseph in the book of Genesis is like a Hollywood movie with colored robes, twelve sons, wealth and intrigue. In Genesis 37 we are told Joseph had two dreams. The interpretation of both is that his father and brothers would eventually bow down and pay homage to him. His brothers were offended and ultimately sold him to some Midianites who later sold him to someone in Egypt. It was a horrible act motivated by his brothers’ pride and hatred. One wonders how Joseph felt towards his brothers in those early years. I suspect that he reacted as many of us would have. Genesis tells us that eventually Joseph became the second in command in Egypt after he interpreted the pharaoh’s dream about a coming famine. The famine occurred seven years later, reaching up into the land of Palestine. Joseph’s father, Jacob, heard that Egypt had food and eventually sent most of his sons to buy some. When they arrived they spoke with . . . continue