We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.”for behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and behold, your sheaves came around, and bowed down to my sheaf.”For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves came round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
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… Don't sweat it. I want to read Genesis 37 verses 3 through 8. Genesis 37 verse 3 through 8. Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children because he was the son of his old age. Also he made him a tunic of many colors. But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him. now Joseph had a dream and he told it to his brothers and they hated him even more so he said to them please hear this dream which I have dreamed there we were binding sheaves in the field then behold my sheaf arose and also stood upright and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf. And his brothers said to him, shall you indeed reign over us or shall you indeed have dominion over us? So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words. I want to talk about being hated. It's important that you understand that at some point in your life, people are going to hate you. Somebody's going to hate you. …
… and turn to the book of Genesis, Genesis 37, verses two through 11. Now I'm gonna read you a section of scripture. And as I read this, you're gonna go, I thought my family was dysfunctional. I thought I was a little bit crazy. I thought I had some drama no he won't believe this this is the account verse 2 of Jacob's family line Jacob was Joseph's dad the word Jacob in the Hebrew means cheater so people hey cheater wouldn't it be great tell me your dad's name again cheater this is the account of Jacob's family line Joseph the guy we're going to talk about a young man of 17 was tending the flocks with his brothers the sons of Bila and the sons of Zilpah his father's wives Now that last line Tells us doesn't it about the issues And just some of the potential problems That was occurring in this family Wives And he brought their father This is Joseph a bad report about them. …
… You're never going to believe it. We were binding sheaves of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed down to it. And his brother said, hold on. Do you intend to reign over us, Joe? Will you actually rule us? And they hated him all the more because of his dream and what he had said. They hated him all the more because of the dream that he had and what he had shared. And I just want to just take a truth right away. Joseph didn't have the character or the discernment to hide that dream in his heart. Remember when the angel of the Lord showed up to Mary and said, Mary, I know you've never been with a man, but we've put inside you the rescuer for humanity. The Bible says Mary pondered and considered all these things in her heart. Not Joe. Joe got the dream, walked up, was like, yo, bros, this is crazy. I had this dream last night. It's so crazy, man. In my dream, all y'all were worshiping me. And they're like, this is why we hate you. I want to preach a message today. Write down the title. It's called, Here Comes That Dreamer. And I want to speak over you that you've got a God dream over your life. …