Genesis 37:25-36 "Perception Versus Reality"

In today's episode, we continue in the story of Jacob/Joseph.  While Joseph is in the pit, his brothers' lunch is interrupted by a caravan of Midianites carrying spices on the way to Egypt.  This provides a unique opportunity for the brothers to get rid of Joseph and make a little money too.   They thought they had aborted Joseph's dreams once and for all.  Jacob perceived that his favored son was dead.  For the next 20 years he would grieve over a lie.  The reality was that Joseph was alive, well, and right where God intended him to be.