“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?”
When he told his father as well as his brothers, his father rebuked him and said: what is this dream you had? Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you? Even Jacob rebukes this dream. The rebuke from the father who loves Joseph most is the clearest signal that the dreams are provocative rather than prudent to share. The application: even those who love you most will recognize when you have shared something in a way that serves your pride more than your relationships.
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