Thematic Bible: Parental pride

He asked her, "What do you want?" She told him, "Promise that in your kingdom these two sons of mine will sit on your right and on your left."

Verse Concepts

Ambition, negative aspects ofLove, Abuse OfSelfishness, Shown InUnwise Prayers

Two SonsRight DesiresMothers And SonsUnconditional Love

When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was helping his brothers tend their flocks. He was a young man at that time, as were the children of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. But Joseph would come back and tell his father that his brothers were doing bad things. Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his brothers, since he was born to him in his old age, so he had made a richly-embroidered tunic for him.

Verse Concepts

GesturesOld Age, DisabilitiesClothingChildren, needs ofIntimacyOld Age, Attainment OfOrnamentsPrejudiceRobes

Children, Parents LovePartialityHope For Old PeopleFine ClothesMulti ColouredThose Who LovedMan's FavouriteLove For ChildrenColor

Then Haman told them about his splendid wealth, the number of his sons, all the ways the king had honored him, and that he had promoted him above all the other officials and ministers of the king.

Verse Concepts

DisplayingPromotionThe More Children The Better

Seeking HonourWealthy People