A. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Isaachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin
B. The coat of many colors signified that Joseph was given the birthright that was forfeited by Reuben. There was probably a lot of confusion as to who would get the birthright considering there were 4 first born sons amongst Israel's wives. They hated Joseph because it showed the favor of their father towards Joseph who was the younger brother at the time. They probably couldn't stand to look at him or be in the same room as him so he had no respect from his brothers.
C. Joseph had to deal with hatred that was directed at him because he was given the birthright. Because of this hatred he was sold into slavery. I think that a lot of what happened to Joseph could be taken in our time as the hatred directed at those that have the gospel. Obviously Joseph was different from the rest of his brothers and this favoritism of his father cost him his freedom in worldly things.
D. "The Lord Was With Joseph" Joseph made himself morally clean and did not partake in a desire of flesh when he was tempted with adulterous sex...This allowed him to stay clean before the Lord and able to keep the spirit and the Lord with him. Joseph made this commitment from the very beginning so that it made it easier for him to make the decision when it came to him.
The Lord remained with Joseph because he made the right decisions when temptations came his way. No matter what the consequences that ensued even if it meant going to prison if he didn't sleep with Potiphar's wife. He always remained happy and just kind of rolled with the punches as he lived his life. Eventually it brought him full circle back to his family where he needed to be. The Lord taught him in everything because Joseph let him by keeping a positive attitude and always staying true to the commandments of God. I think that if I follow his example as long as I'm positive and let the Lord lead me to where I need to be by using my agency correctly.
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