Genesis 37:1-11 · Joseph’s Dreams

1 Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan.

2 This is the account of Jacob. Joseph, a young man of seventeen, was tending the flocks with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives, and he brought their father a bad report about them.

3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he had been born to him in his old age; and he made a richly ornamented robe for him. 4 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.

5 Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. 6 He said to them, "Listen to this dream I had: 7 We were binding sheaves of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed down to it."

8 His brothers said to him, "Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?" And they hated him all the more because of his dream and what he had said.

9 Then he had another dream, and he told it to his brothers. "Listen," he said, "I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me."

10 When he told his father as well as his brothers, his father rebuked him and said, "What is this dream you had? Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you?" 11 His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

Joseph And His Brothers
Genesis 37:1-11, Genesis 37:12-36
Drama
by Dallas A. Brauninger
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Suggestions: Use as an anthem. 8 readers - 3 women, 2 older men, 2 younger men, 1 youngest man. Let the three women read with the attentive attitude of three persons relating a story. Let the storytellers read the "he saids" in smooth rhythm with the speakers to avoid monotony. To offer contrast, let the storytellers read with engaging voices.

Key: 1, 2, 3 = women storytellers, 4 = Israel (Jacob, the dad), 5 = Joseph, 6 = man along the way, 7 = Reuben (Joseph's oldest brother), 8 = Judah (Joseph's older brother)

1: Jacob settled in the land where his father had lived as an alien, the land of Canaan. This is the story of the family of Jacob.

2: Joseph, being 17 years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers; he was a helper to the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives; an…

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