Frank C Benjamin

Removal Of Filthy Garments Frank C Benjamin

It is said that clothes make the man. But in this book, they have a great deal to do with the un-making of Joseph. Two garments, the coat of many colors and the undistinguished garment Potiphar's wife strips off of him, end up contributing to his trials, each being a catalyst for his descent to Egypt and to prison, respectively. The first garment that gets Joseph into trouble is the coat of many colors, which his father made for him. The text says, "When his brothers saw that he was the one their father loved, more than any of his brothers, they hated him and could not bear to speak peaceably to him" Josephs coat of many colors is a symbol of Glory, Honor, Favor of God, Grace of God, Love of the father Gen 37v3. We would study the life of Joseph, especially the four garments that he has to wear in four stages of his life and each garment represents a particular role and calling that God wants him to fulfill. And each change of garment symbolizes a new season that God wants to usher him into.