I love the soap opera dynamics of Jacob’s family in Genesis. Not only does he have issues with his family of origin, there’s a lot of drama with his father-in-law and wives, as well as his sons. Oh, those sons. He favors Joseph, the dreamer. Perhaps because of his blatant bias toward Joseph, Jacob’s other sons at first throw Joseph in a cistern, then sell him to slave traders, and tell their dad Joseph has been killed by a wild animal. The story then follows Joseph as he is accused of inappropriate behavior with his master’s wife then spends years in prison awaiting justice.
