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Joseph is kind of a jerk, and that’s kind of the point.

Published: June 11, 2023, 5:13 p.m.

Whether or not you’ve read the story, you’re likely familiar with it. A favorite son. A “many-colored” robe. Jealous brothers. Donny Osmond. (Okay, Donny isn’t in the Scripture.) The story of Joseph and his “technicolor” coat famous, to be sure, but when we dig deeper into the story of this dreamer, we find a complicated tale of hubris, humility, and family infighting that might change the way we approach the God-sized dreams in our life.