A staged crime scene. A cover-up. A conspiracy amongst brothers. Genesis 37:29-36 is one scene in the long, twisting saga that tells the story of our patriarchs. Specifically, this scene belongs in the story of Jacob and his beloved son Joseph.

We are all just running the race; some a little faster and some a little slower. But we are each doing our best to find our own pace and keep up with the team. But we have no idea of knowing if we are at mile 24 of the marathon, or mile 10, or mile 2. We don’t know when the next break will come or when we will have to pick up the pace again.