Joseph's Brothers 'Characters In The Grapes Of Wrath'
Joseph’s brothers were very jealous of him because of differences in circumstances. He was the baby of the family and probably got more attention than his brothers. Not feeling equal in love in the family made for resentment between him and his brothers. Only one brother, Reuben, wanted to save Joseph from doom, but he also wanted to gain more favor in their father’s eye. Guess the main principle in this is to love everyone equally regardless of differences. Also, don’t be secretive in your motives. When you know something bad is going to happen prevent it.
Joseph resisted temptation from an evil woman, which could have betrayed his master and disgrace God. One character trait he has is integrity. He did what was right regardless of the consequences. …show more content…
Therefore, Joseph used God’s gift of foretelling dreams to win favor among the pharaoh of Egypt. This blessed Joseph with earning second in command of Egypt and gaining his freedom from prison. Also, Joseph used God’s blessing to help all the people in Egypt from famine and bring order to pharaoh’s kingdom.
Joseph had many Christian characteristics that preserved God’s image. He was loyal and faithful to his master regardless his situation. He had tremendous humility with saving thousands of people from famine that enslaved him. Also, He never blamed anyone else or his brothers for his situation of wrong doing. These characteristics are important in leadership and positions of influence.
One principle of leadership I can use is being patient throughout any circumstance that might pull me away from God. Based on my readings of Courage and Calling: Embracing Your God-Given Potential, Joseph had the essential capabilities to thinking vocationally about his calling with God (Smith, 2011). Joseph’s patients, while enduring the pain of being enslaved, came from retrospection of his history “ability to see and appreciate our own stories and the footprints of the Spirit throughout those stories” (Smith, 2011 pg.58). The other principle of leadership is integrity. I see more and more this characteristic disappearing with the technology increase. In the verse, Genesis 39:8 -9 (NLT):
Joseph resisted temptation from an evil woman, which could have betrayed his master and disgrace God. One character trait he has is integrity. He did what was right regardless of the consequences. …show more content…
Therefore, Joseph used God’s gift of foretelling dreams to win favor among the pharaoh of Egypt. This blessed Joseph with earning second in command of Egypt and gaining his freedom from prison. Also, Joseph used God’s blessing to help all the people in Egypt from famine and bring order to pharaoh’s kingdom.
Joseph had many Christian characteristics that preserved God’s image. He was loyal and faithful to his master regardless his situation. He had tremendous humility with saving thousands of people from famine that enslaved him. Also, He never blamed anyone else or his brothers for his situation of wrong doing. These characteristics are important in leadership and positions of influence.
One principle of leadership I can use is being patient throughout any circumstance that might pull me away from God. Based on my readings of Courage and Calling: Embracing Your God-Given Potential, Joseph had the essential capabilities to thinking vocationally about his calling with God (Smith, 2011). Joseph’s patients, while enduring the pain of being enslaved, came from retrospection of his history “ability to see and appreciate our own stories and the footprints of the Spirit throughout those stories” (Smith, 2011 pg.58). The other principle of leadership is integrity. I see more and more this characteristic disappearing with the technology increase. In the verse, Genesis 39:8 -9 (NLT):