Read Genesis 37:1-36 at Bible Gateway.
The teaching tools of scripture
Gen 1:1-2:3 and the teaching tools of scripture part one and part two
Gen 1:1-6:8 and finding the topic themes of scripture
Hebrew paragraph divisions
37:1-36 {p} Joseph’s advancement and enslavement
Strong themes of the parashah
36:1-37:36 {sx3+p} The two seeds of Esau and Jacob (Joseph and his brothers)
Gen 37:1-36 Chiastic structure
Download the fully expanded Gen 37:1-36 Triennial Vayeshev chiasm pdf (Coming …).
Theme of the parashah
Joseph’s advancement and enslavement.
Finding Messiah in Torah
Joseph’s first dream comes to pass, as we find out in the next chapters. His second dream, however, does not seem to come to pass, because there is no record of Jacob or Rachel, who has of course passed away, bowing down to Joseph, even when Jacob came to him in Egypt. But this prophetic dream will indeed come to pass, when we consider that the fathers, mothers, and children of Israel will indeed come to bow down – to the Messiah as King. This is our first clue that Scripture gives us, that the life of Joseph, like Isaac, is a type of Messiah in Torah.
Additional readings for this parashah
Psa 30 (my notes) | Jer 38 (my notes) | Joh 19 (my notes)
Studies in triennial Vayeshev
Gen 37, Bible for Beginners
Gen 37:1-36, Sibling rivalry
Gen 37 and 38, And the coat of many colors
Further study off site
The Joseph Narrative in Archaeology – Assoc. for Biblical Research
Joseph – Hebrew word study – Brad Scott
SCRIPTURE REVEALED SERIES by CHRISTINE MILLER:
THE LAW of LOVE | FINDING MESSIAH in TORAH | GENESIS in CHIASTIC STRUCTURE
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