Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Genesis 37:29-36
by: Dorothy Noel.
When we read of Joseph’s brothers’ deception, it is easy to see the sin in their actions. But look closer. They did “find” the coat (it just happened to have their brother in it when they did). There was no outright lie in the story they told their father. In fact, Jacob was the one who proclaimed Joseph to be dead and came up with the explanation that he was killed by wild beasts. And yet, that does not excuse the deliberate deception of the brothers. It is always easier to cover one sin with more sin, and the more layers we add the easier the rationalization. How can we claim innocence before our Father with the blood of goats on our hands?