Friday 2nd Week of Lent

 Betrayal of Brothers  Gen. 37:3-28

One can only betray a friend. 

This is what makes betrayal so painful. 

For if an enemy had done, it would be expected;

But when it is done by a friend or a brother,

It is unexpected. 

Joseph was betrayed by the jealousy of his brothers. 

They saw that Jacob loved him best and their jealousy got the best of them. 

So they threw him into a well and were going to kill him but decided to sell him as a slave instead.  

What a friend we have in Jesus,

And when we sin, we betray Him,

And rather than throw him in a cistern as Joseph’s brothers did,

We throw Him on a cross.