Genesis 37:20
“Come on, let's kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We'll say that some wild animal has eaten him. Then we'll see what happens to his dreams!”
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19“Look, here comes the Lord of Dreams!” they said to each other.
21When Reuben heard all this, he tried to save Joseph from them.
Cross References
1 Samuel 24:20Listen, I know you definitely will be king, and your rule over the kingdom of Israel will be secure.
1 Kings 13:24But as he went on his way a lion came across him on the road and killed him. His body was left lying in the road, with both the donkey and the lion standing beside it.
Psalms 64:5They encourage one another to do evil, planning how to secretly trap people, telling themselves, “Nobody will notice.”
Proverbs 1:11They may tell you, “Come with us. Let's go and hide, ready to kill someone. Let's ambush someone for fun!
Proverbs 6:17arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that murder the innocent,
Proverbs 27:4Fury may be fierce and cruel, anger may be a destructive flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:13-23
12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. 13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I. 14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying,… Read the whole commentary →