'for behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and lo, my sheaf rose up and also stood erect; and behold, your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to my sheaf.” ' Genesis 37:7
Ok so I think that it is not insignificant that the 12 brothers, the children of Israel who are fulfilled in the Church, are symbolized by wheat. This is significant for two reasons: first, because we are all plants who are called to bear fruit, and second, wheat is what makes bread, and just as the bread in the Supper is the body of Christ, so too are we.
'Now he had still another dream, and related it to his brothers, and said, “Lo, I have had still another dream; and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.” He related it to his father and to his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have had? Shall I and your mother and your brothers actually come to bow ourselves down before you to the ground?” ' Genesis 37:9-10
Interestingly, this astrological symbolism is prominent with Jacob's children, as is seen with the astrological symbols in their blessings. I also have talked in another post, but the symbolism of the woman in Revelation is also heavily related here.
'Now then, come and let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits; and we will say, ‘A wild beast devoured him.’ Then let us see what will become of his dreams!” ' Genesis 37:20
In the same way, the people mocked our Lord, saying "He saved others; He cannot saveHimself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him" (Matt. 27:42) as He died to the beast, only to kill death.
'So it came about, when Joseph reached his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the varicolored tunic that was on him; and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, without any water in it. ' Genesis 37:23-24
A very hellish symbol, as demons were associated with waterless places. Sometimes I've seen it depicted as a well that had dried up, and this is a cool idea because it symbolizes a truly demonic place of a fruitful spring that had become fruitless.
'So they took Joseph’s tunic, and slaughtered a male goat and dipped the tunic in the blood; and they sent the varicolored tunic and brought it to their father and said, “We found this; please examine it to see whether it is your son’s tunic or not.” ' Genesis 37:31-32
This, of course, is a type of Christ, fulfilled in Revelation when the saint of God have garments washed white in the blood of the lamb.
'So Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days. Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, “Surely I will go down to Sheol in mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him. ' Genesis 37:34-35
This is an odd reference from Jacob, and I'm not exactly sure what to do with it. I've gotta avoid Patripassionism, so of course the Lord did not suffer in our stead with Christ, though He did suffer in giving up His own Son. As for the Sheol reference, I'm very tentative on this, but perhaps this is a reference to the Father raising the incarnate Son from the dead.
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