Have you ever been part of a funny situation? For me, a pretty particular memory comes to mind. A simple misunderstanding between a student in my Sunday school class and the teacher received quite a laugh from the rest of the class. Whether you are aware or not, everyone makes their one presumptions. Often those assumptions can cause remarkably comedic situations. From my personal experience, I learned that context is important, and assuming is certainly not a useful habit. Consequently, I understood a little bit more about the Bible. In order to fully comprehend this unique situation, you may need to know a few minor details. It all began on a beautiful bright Sunday morning at my former church. After my family and I arrived at the church, …show more content…
Harris explained," Joseph's brothers were jealous of him because their father favored Joseph more than his other brothers. I want you to read this passage and try your best to explain what it means." The teacher instructed. He would pick our brains by asking, "What do you think this means?" Afterward, he would explain what each part of the passage meant. This went on for a while until, another kid, who was a little later than usual, walked into the class and began looking around for a place to sit. While this was happening, Mr. Harris specifically stated: "Joseph's brothers were so jealous of him that they wanted to kill him." The kid's eyes grew wide as he glanced at me, the rest of the class and, and finally the teacher. After pausing a moment, he seemed genuinely shocked and concerned for me when he …show more content…
Without the full context of my teacher's statement, it almost sounded like my brothers desired to kill me because they were jealous. This misunderstanding caused him to question the complete seriousness of the statement. This indicates he assumed I was the one being talked about, and that he thought the idea of that level of jealousy was insane. In fact, that amount of jealousy was real, and we only know about it because of the Bible. To the kid, that statement seemed just as real as it happened in the Bible. Without a doubt, the intensity of Joseph's brothers' jealousy of their father's favoritism is extraordinary, even to the extent of their desire to kill their own brother. It makes me wonder how remarkable the Bible would seem if people completely and fully understood as demonstrated in this