What is the significance of josephs coat of many colors

And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake. What color did he see? Well, let us just say that it was not amber! Based on these two passages, there is only one sound conclusion. Some years later, John saw it as emerald green.

While we often think of a bright white light, a more accurate description would be a flashing rainbow light. Now, Adam and Eve are ashamed of their nakedness. Once they sinned, they lost that clothing of light, and their nakedness led to them being ashamed. Now, as Christians, our fallen physical bodies do not reflect an outward light as Adam and Eve did.

That blood typified, or represented, the blood of Christ that would be shed on Calvary many centuries later. They reflect His glory. Lucifer, who became known as Satan after his fall, was a spirit being cherub in the third heaven. This beautiful, wise creature wore a garment of precious stones. The multi-colored precious stones served as prisms or mirrors.

Surely, all these colors formed a beautiful rainbow. In time, Jacob took Leah, Rachel, the grandchildren, and a vast amount of livestock and fled. Laban chased them down and eventually a sort of peace was made, but after returning home, Laban never saw his family again.

Deceptions may seem small at the time, but one small deception often leads to another, and another, and before we know it deception has snowballed into something with much bigger consequences than we intended. Deceptions ruin us, but the truth sets us free. Ultimately the favoritism Jacob showed Rachel and then Joseph cost him the very son he loved so much. We can have a favorite kind of coffee or a favorite coat but having a favorite child will cost us.

Do your family members know how much you loved them? Do your kids know that you love them equally and fully? Many years later when Joseph is governor over the land of Egypt, his brothers come to buy grain from him during a time of famine. While there, we hear of their regret for selling Joseph into slavery as they talk about their guilt and the disaster that has come upon them. No good ever comes out of jealousy.

I have great respect for Joseph, but not so much as a teenager. God gave him some incredible dreams that showed his future. I think of Mary the mother of Jesus. She treasured it in her heart.

Joseph, on the other hand, blabbed it to his brothers. He was boasting about the power he would have over his siblings one day. This boasting probably while wearing his fancy new coat got him in big trouble. When we boast with pride or selfishness, we will be humbled too.

Joseph made a few mistakes when he was a kid. He came from a family steeped in generations of sin and drama, yet God saw something in Him. God looked at Joseph and knew that He could use him for a great purpose. But Joseph was a changed man. His words to his brothers are some of my favorites in all of Scripture.

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones. He had a lot of growing up to do, and that came through difficulty. So why did they make such a big fuss about this? Any vibrant color, such as purple, usually signaled royalty or someone with an abundance of riches.

Whether the coat came in a variety of colors or had the sleeves sewn in, depending on which scholar you asked, Jacob made it clear that he saw his son Joseph as better than any of his other offspring. So, they took action. First, the coat illuminates how generations can often repeat the same mistakes as their parents. Jacob had felt slighted because Isaac favored Esau over him.

We should exercise more awareness than Jacob had. Second, this passage should serve as a cautionary tale about what happens when we exercise favoritism James 2.

Do we show preferential treatment to those with wealth, to those with a large social media platform, to those who can grant us opportunities? Finally, we know that Josephus also catalogs this event. Most people do assert the authority of Josephus as a historian. The Jewish people had a strong heritage that stemmed from the events of the coat of many colors. This story would have been woven into the very fabric of their nation. They took it very seriously, and so should we as Christians now.

Hope Bolinger is an editor at Salem, a multi-published novelist, and a graduate of Taylor University's professional writing program. More than 1, of her works have been featured in various publications ranging from Writer's Digest to Keys for Kids.

She has worked for various publishing companies, magazines, newspapers, and literary agencies and has edited the work of authors such as Jerry B. Jenkins and Michelle Medlock Adams. Her modern-day Daniel trilogy is out with IlluminateYA.