Wednesday, 19 August 2009 02:00 | and posted in Brotherly Betrayal
Then they got Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood. They took the ornamented robe back to their father Jacob and said, “We found this..." All his sons and daughters came to comfort him, but Jacob refused to be comforted. Genesis 37:31-32 & 35
I very much doubt that the brothers had considered the affect of their betrayal upon anyone other than themselves. To them selling Joseph was a convenient way of getting rid of him and making money at the same time. To their father, Jacob, however, their lies caused inconsolable grief.
Lies and betrayal often cause some of the most suffering in those we love. Do you need to tell the truth about something today?
