What was Joseph's second dream?
In Joseph's second dream, he saw the sun, the moon, and eleven stars all making obeisance to him. It followed his earlier dream of sheaves and made his brothers even more furious, because they caught on that it pictured them bowing down and worshiping him.
Les explains that Joseph first dreamed of sheaves—eleven sheaves and one in the center—and the eleven bowed down to the one in the center, which made the brethren furious. Then Joseph had another dream that made it worse: he saw eleven stars, the sun, and the moon all making obeisance to him. The brethren caught the meaning and asked if they would fall down and worship him. Les notes this comes to fruition later, connecting it to Genesis 42 and the statement that the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren and his kindred was made known unto Pharaoh. Les also says he does not put stock in dreams today.
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Why did Joseph's second dream make things even worse with his brothers?
Joseph's second dream—the eleven stars, the sun, and the moon all making obeisance to him—made matters worse with his brothers because they understood what the dream pointed to.