And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekelsof silver. Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers listened to him. Then Midianite traders passed by. When Reuben wasn’t around, Judah had an idea to sell Joseph to Midianite traders for just 20 shekels of silver (about eight ounces of silver!) The hatred the brothers had for Joseph grew stronger – to the point that they actually wanted to kill him. Reuben, the oldest brother, however, stopped them from carrying out their plan.īut when Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands, saying, “Let us not take his life.” And Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him”-that he might rescue him out of their hand to restore him to his father. Shall I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves to the ground before you?” And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.
Behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”But when he told it to his father and to his brothers, his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Then he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers and said, “Behold, I have dreamed another dream. So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words. And behold, your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf.” His brothers said to him, “Are you indeed to reign over us? Or are you indeed to rule over us?” He said to them, “Hear this dream that I have dreamed: Behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and stood upright. Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more. If that hadn’t been enough to make the brothers envious of Joseph, when Joseph revealed the dreams he had that one day he would be greater than all of them, their animosity grew to new levels. And he made him a robe of many colors Genesis 37:3 (ESV) Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. Joseph appeared to be Jacob’s favorite child and, in fact, gave just him a special coat: Over time, Judah and his brothers became very jealous of their younger brother Joseph. To better understand the significance of the Tribe of Judah, let’s look at the story of Judah in the Bible Sibling Rivalry Between the Sons of JacobĪs with all of the sons of Jacob, Judah grew up working in the family business of raising cattle and sheep.
Judah has a rich biblical history and is significant in the lineage of Christ.
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