Violence (37:12-28)

Envy is one of the works of the flesh that comes out of the sinful heart of man (Mark 7:22; Gal. 5:21). Because of their envy, Joseph’s brothers sold him to the merchants. (See Matt. 27:18 and Mark 15:10 for a parallel to Christ’s sufferings.) Their growing hatred was the equivalent of murder (Matt. 5:21-26), and though they didn’t actually kill Joseph with their hands, some of them had done the deed many times in their hearts.