[019] Joseph's Special Coat - Activity Worksheets

When Joseph was 17 years old, his father Jacob gave him a beautiful coat that has gone down in history as one of the most memorable pieces of clothing ever made. The story of Joseph's coat of many colors is recorded in the first book of the Bible. People throughout history have recounted the story. It has even memorialized as a musical. Why all this fuss over a colorful coat? This true story is about so much more than a coat. It’s a story of family drama, jealousy, betrayal, and a bratty kid who grows up to save his people. Joseph’s coat of many colors is the spark that ignites a powder keg of emotions with historic consequences.

Joseph's father Jacob  favored him and gave Joseph the coat as a gift; as a result, he was envied by his brothers, who saw the special coat as an indication that Joseph would assume family leadership. His brothers' suspicion grew when Joseph told them of his two dreams  in which all the brothers bowed down to him. The narrative tells that his brothers plotted against him when he was 17, and would have killed him had not the eldest brother Reuben interposed. He persuaded them instead to throw Joseph into a pit and secretly planned to rescue him later. However, while Reuben was absent, the others planned to sell him to a company of Ishmaelite merchants. When the passing Midianites arrived, the brothers dragged Joseph up and sold him to the merchants for 20 pieces of silver. The brothers then dipped Joseph's coat in goat blood and showed it to their father, saying that Joseph had been torn apart by wild beasts.

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