37:2 Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.

Vs. 5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

Vs. 9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

Overly Innocent

Joseph tells on his brothers and then compounds the hurt by sharing his dreams of dominance and ascendency. He is only a young boy and he does not understand all the dysfunction in his family, his mother fought with all the other mothers, his brothers are jealous, his dad is showing favoritism. Hey what could possibly go wrong in this family?

Jacob however should have know better. He made things much worse by making Joseph a coat of many colors, the idea of this coat is a garment designating Joseph as the next head of the family, Jacob’s heir apparent.

Then Joseph tells the dream. This upsets his brothers and even his father. Joseph is too young and too naïve to realize the repercussions of sharing the dreams, but we must understand, it was not Joseph’s imagination, of foolish pride, it was not Joseph’s dream, it was God’s revelation.

Even though there were terrible consequences in Joseph sharing what God had told him, it still shows his first hints of heroism. He is not afraid to tell others the truth that God has told him.

Let’s put this in the form of a 1 Maxim: Heroes speak the truth no matter the consequences.

We’ve said Joseph is a type of Christ here is the first part of that type.

Type of Christ: Truth Teller

Joseph gives us a picture of the Messiah. Just as Joseph was beloved of His father, Jesus was beloved of the Heavenly Father.

Matthew 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Just as Joseph was hated by his brethren, Jesus was hated by his. John 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
And as Joseph would one day rule over his family, so Jesus one day will rule over His family. Revelation 5:13 13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

And as Joseph spoke the truth, so Jesus the Messiah would only speak the truth when He came. John 1:14 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
This is how a type works. What we see as a tableau in Joseph’s life, is lived out in vivid detail in the life of Jesus. This is one of the wonders, the miracles of God’s Word. It is no ordinary book.