Joseph Gets Special Treatment Cartoon

Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he had been born to him in his old age; and he made a richly ornamented robe for him. When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him. Genesis 37:3-4

Does your dad show favortism? If that question was on a survey to the sons of Jacob it wouldn't be difficult to guess the result. Even Joseph knew he was the favorite. But the bitterness of not being the favorite son ate at Joseph's bothers until they did something they would later regret. Bitterness is an internal wound that is not easily healed. If not treated promptly it will spread to all areas of our lives and cause us to act in ugly and hateful ways. Don't allow the seed of bitterness to take root in your life. The fruit it will bear is not worth harvesting.

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