As they were eating, they looked up and saw a caravan of merchants coming their way. When Joseph arrived, his brothers grabbed him, ripped off the beautiful robe he was wearing, and threw him into the pit. (Point to a child to bring their swatch to you.) Then he’ll die without laying a hand on him.' Reuben said this because he planned to come back later and rescue Joseph and take him back to his father (Genesis 37:21-22). Instead, let’s throw him into this pit here in the desert, but don't harm him. When Reuben, the oldest of the brothers heard of their scheme, he came to Joseph’s rescue. 'Let’s kill him and throw him into a pit and say that he was eaten by a wild animal.' (Genesis 37:19-20) (Point to a child to bring their swatch to you.) I want you to go check and make sure that they are ok.' Joseph did what his father told him to do, but when his brothers saw him coming, they made plans to kill him (Genesis 37:12-18). (Point to a child to bring their swatch to you.)Ī few days later Joseph’s father said to Joseph, 'Your brothers are out tending my sheep. (Point to a child to bring their swatch to you.) Joseph's brothers were jealous because it showed that he was his father's favorite son (Genesis 37:4). (Point to a child to bring their swatch to you.) To show how much he loved Joseph, Jacob made him a beautiful coat that had many colors (Genesis 37:3). Of all his sons, Jacob loved Joseph best because he was born to him in his old age. He was Joseph's father, and he had twelve sons. Listen closely and when I point to you bring your swatch up to me.Īll these beautiful colors remind me of today’s Bible lesson about Joseph.

Wouldn't it be beautiful to take all of these pieces of cloth and sew them together into a shirt or a dress? I imagine that if you had a shirt or dress with so many beautiful colors, everyone who saw it would be very jealous and wish that they had one, too. There’s just about every color you can imagine. Oh my! Look at all of these pieces of brightly colored cloth red, blue, green, yellow, purple, and orange. Hold up what you each have in your hands so everyone can see it. When they bring their swatch to you, staple each swatch one to another to make a long chain of swatches. Explain that when you point to them, you want them to bring their swatch of fabric to you. Give each child a swatch of fabric before you begin. Children's Sermon: Joseph's Brothers are Jealous (Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28)

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