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Bereshit
Vayeshev (Genesis 37:1–40:23)
Seventeen-year-old Joseph, favored by Jacob and robed in a special coat, dreams of his family bowing—visions that inflame his brothers’ jealousy. At Dothan they seize him; Reuben’s attempt to save him fails as Judah proposes selling him to passing traders. Joseph is taken to Egypt; the brothers present the bloodied coat, and Jacob mourns inconsolably for a son he believes dead.
A parallel drama unfolds with Judah and Tamar: after the deaths of Judah’s sons Er and Onan, Tamar secures justice by obtaining Judah’s pledge items and later reveals, “She is more in the right than I,” leading to the birth of Perez and Zerah—the line of future kings. In Egypt, Joseph thrives in Potiphar’s house until false accusation lands him in prison, where he interprets the dreams of Pharaoh’s cupbearer and baker—accurately foretelling one’s restoration and the other’s demise. The cupbearer, however, forgets Joseph, leaving him waiting as the stage is set for the rise that will come. Themes to listen for: favoritism and its fallout, the hidden turns of justice, integrity under pressure, and how providence can work through detours and delays.