Joseph's Coat of Many Colours and His Dreams

For your reference, search the scriptures in Genesis 32 and 37.

Jacob, who came to be called Israel (Genesis 32:28), dwelled in Canaan which was strange land to his father (Genesis 37:1).

Israel had a son named Joseph who he loved "...more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age (Genesis 37:2)[.] Israel made Joseph a colorful coat, more specifically known as, 'a coat of many colours' (Genesis 37:3).

Joseph was hated by his brothers because of Israel's love (Genesis 37:4). Joseph's brothers "...could not speak peaceably unto him" (Genesis 37:4).

Joseph had a dream he told to his brothers:

"And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed" (Genesis 37:6):

"For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf" (Genesis 37:7).

"And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words" (Genesis 37:8).

"And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me" (Genesis 37:9).

"And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth" (Genesis 37:10)?

Joseph's dreams made his brothers envy him and their hatred grew even more toward him; however, his father observed what he had to say (Genesis 37:5,11).

Israel had a flock in Shechem that all his sons went to feed except Joseph (Genesis 37:12). "And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I" (Genesis 37:13).

"And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem" (Genesis 37:14).

A 'certain man' found Joseph wandering in a field and asked him what he sought (Genesis 37:15). Joseph told the man he was looking for where his brothers were feeding their flocks (Genesis 37:16). The man had heard Joseph's brothers say they were going to Dothan; therefore, Joseph went to Dothan and found his brothers there (Genesis 37:17).

All the brothers saw Joseph in the distance and conspired to kill him (Genesis 37:18).

"And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh" (Genesis 37:19).

"Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams" (Genesis 37:20).

"And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him" (Genesis 37:21).

"And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again" (Genesis 37:22).

"And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Jospeh out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him" (Genesis 37:23);

"And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it" (Genesis 37:24).

While Joseph was in the pit, his brothers decided to profit from selling him to Ishmeelites instead of killing him (Genesis 37:26,27). The only thing, though, the Midianites merchantmen beat them by pulling Joseph out of the pit and selling him to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver. The Ishmeelites took Joseph to Egypt (Genesis 37:28).

Reuben, Joseph's brother, went to the pit and reported back to the other brothers that Joseph was not there (Genesis 37:29,30).

"And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats and dipped the coat in the blood" (Genesis 37:31);

"And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no" (Genesis 37:32).

"And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces" (Genesis 37:33).

"And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days" (Genesis 37:34).

"And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him" (Genesis 37:35).

"And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's and captain of the guard" (Genesis 37:36).