37:31-36
Presumably the other brothers explained to Reuben what they had done. They then come up with a plan, dipping Joseph’s coat in goat’s blood. They presented this to Jacob, pretending that Joseph had been attacked and killed by a wild animal. So the path of deception continues. Jacob was greatly saddened and mourned for several days. All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, his sons, of course, knowing the real truth. His father declared that he would go to the grave mourning. His reaction was understandable, on the evidence he had available his assessment of the situation made perfect sense. Yet we know he was completely wrong. We should always beware of leaning on our own understanding, even when it seems to be the only possible explanation. Joseph was taken off to Egypt and sold as a slave to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh.
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