Scripture tells us Joseph brought a bad report about his brothers to his father. Some see this as tattling, but look deeper: Joseph likely acted from innocence. Integrity cannot ignore dishonor, and love for the Father compels us to speak the truth.
Yet beneath the surface, this family was tangled in dysfunction. Joseph’s brothers were born to women their father did not love. They were raised in the shadows of rejection, comparison, and bitterness. That pain seeped into their actions. When a father creates children with women he does not love, the hearts of those children fracture—and that brokenness spills into every corner of life.
Joseph’s favor laid bare their wounds. His integrity shone a light on their compromise. Rather than turning back, they turned against him in hatred.
