9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. 10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth? 11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying (Genesis 37:9-11).
Jacob initially appears to be upset by Joseph’s dreams and rebukes Joseph. But over time it seems Jacob began to take stock in what his son had said. It could have been that Jacob knew that Joseph was good. Additionally, Jacob himself had been previously visited in dreams, so he may have considered the possibility that Joseph’s dreams were from God. In time, Jacob would realize the full meaning of God’s provision through the work of Joseph.
Jacob initially appears to be upset by Joseph’s dreams and rebukes Joseph. But over time it seems Jacob began to take stock in what his son had said. It could have been that Jacob knew that Joseph was good. Additionally, Jacob himself had been previously visited in dreams, so he may have considered the possibility that Joseph’s dreams were from God. In time, Jacob would realize the full meaning of God’s provision through the work of Joseph.
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