Genesis 37:4 Cross References

Genesis 37:4

4: But his brothers hated Joseph because of their father's partiality. They couldn't say a kind word to him.

Esau hated Jacob because he had stolen his blessing, and he said to himself, "My father will soon be dead and gone. Then I will kill Jacob."

If someone says, "I love God," but hates a Christian brother or sister, that person is a liar; for if we don't love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we have not seen?

When Joseph's brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance and made plans to kill him.
"Here comes that dreamer!" they exclaimed.
"Come on, let's kill him and throw him into a deep pit. We can tell our father that a wild animal has eaten him. Then we'll see what becomes of all his dreams!"
But Reuben came to Joseph's rescue. "Let's not kill him," he said.
"Why should we shed his blood? Let's just throw him alive into this pit here. That way he will die without our having to touch him." Reuben was secretly planning to help Joseph escape, and then he would bring him back to his father.

We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because Cain had been doing what was evil, and his brother had been doing what was right.

But when David's oldest brother, Eliab, heard David talking to the men, he was angry. "What are you doing around here anyway?" he demanded. "What about those few sheep you're supposed to be taking care of? I know about your pride and dishonesty. You just want to see the battle!"

So Jesse sent for him. He was ruddy and handsome, with pleasant eyes. And the LORD said, "This is the one; anoint him."
So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the olive oil he had brought and poured it on David's head. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him from that day on. Then Samuel returned to Ramah.

"When the world hates you, remember it hated me before it hated you.
The world would love you if you belonged to it, but you don't. I chose you to come out of the world, and so it hates you.

Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs on my head. These enemies who seek to destroy me are doing so without cause. They attack me with lies, demanding that I give back what I didn't steal.

and Jesus' brothers urged him to go to Judea for the celebration. "Go where your followers can see your miracles!" they scoffed.
"You can't become a public figure if you hide like this! If you can do such wonderful things, prove it to the world!"
For even his brothers didn't believe in him.

but he did not accept Cain and his offering. This made Cain very angry and dejected.

One night Joseph had a dream and promptly reported the details to his brothers, causing them to hate him even more.

But while his brothers were jealous of Joseph, his father gave it some thought and wondered what it all meant.

Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled by others and became slaves to many wicked desires and evil pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy. We hated others, and they hated us.

Anyone who hates a Christian brother or sister is living and walking in darkness. Such a person is lost, having been blinded by the darkness.

So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the Devil. Anyone who does not obey God's commands and does not love other Christians does not belong to God.

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