Genesis 37:1-11
"Joseph's Dreams"
Here, we have young Joseph. I'd have to agree with my OT professor in that at his age (~17), he was a bit of a schmuck. Firstly, he was the favored son (and that went to the head, I'm sure), he played the snitch n his brothers, and he spoke about visions he had in which his parents and brothers were bowing to him. (The last would prove true, but the manner in which it was announced was not endearing.)
That being said, Joseph's dreams, both the wheat one and the sun, moon, and stars one, would eventually come true. It is evident, then, that God had a plan lined up for Joseph - and Joseph was still a teenager! This passage overall, though is basically an introduction to Joseph, gives us an insight to his starting character and some of the plans God has for Joseph.
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