18 But they saw him in the distance, and before hereached them, they plotted to kill him. - P106
20 "Come now, let‘s kill him and throw him into one ofthese cisterns and say that a ferocious animal devouredhim. Then we‘ll see what comes of his dreams."
21 When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue himfrom their hands. "Let‘s not take his life," he said.
- P107
23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they strippedhim of his robe-the ornate robe he was wearing-24 and they took him and threw him into the cistern.
The cistern was empty; there was no water in it. - P107
Neither Jacob nor Joseph seem aware that Joseph‘s brothers hate himenough to do him harm. - P108
Jacob sends his son to his brothers alone, andJoseph, not finding his brothers where they should be, goes on to searchfor them. - P108
As soon as Joseph‘s brothers see him in the distance, they plotto kill him. They are especially contemptuous of Joseph‘s God-givendreams. - P108
Joseph‘s brothers let their anger fester in their hearts until itleads them to attempt murder. - P108
When we harbor sin in our hearts, itmay cause us to commit evil we never thought ourselves capable of.
- P108
Let us remain vigilant against sin and not give a foothold to the devil. - P108
Even though Reuben convinces his brothers to spare Joseph‘s life, hedoes not prevent them from roughing him up, stripping him of hisrobe, and throwing him into a cistern. - P108
He intends to rescue Josephlater and restore him to his father, perhaps as a means of improvinghis standing with Jacob. To him, Joseph is merely a convenient toolto earn his father‘s favor. - P108
Let us carefully test our motives when we dogood deeds, for we may be feeding our own selfish desires rather than
genuinely loving God and our neighbors. - P108
Let us ask the Spirit to searchand purify our desires as we serve those He has placed around us. - P108
"A sin is deadly if it no longer stings our conscience. To casually dismiss sin undercover of God‘s mercy is to turn the grace of our God into lewdness."
- John OwenLewd - P108
This reminded me that even as Christians,
we sometimes become numb to the sin in our lives and in the worldaround us. - P109
The more we discover how pervasive sin is in everyday life,
the more vigilant we should be lest we become complacent. - P109
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