Aside from Jesus who is indeed perfect, the only two major characters in Scripture in which no sin is attached to their names are Daniel and Joseph. As we go through the remainder of Joseph if we pay close attention, we will see that Joseph is a type of Jesus with around 100 analogies that can be drawn. Some develop an immediate dislike to Joseph at the outset due first to his actions in Genesis 37:2, "Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. And the lad was with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph brought a bad report of them to his father." This makes young Joseph seem like a little snitch or a tattle-taler. But we read in the next verse of Joseph's tunic of many colors. Most feel that Reuben lost his birthright of the firstborn due to sleeping with Bilhah in 35:22. This coat or tunic would signify that Jacob bestowed this birthright onto Joseph as a result. With Joseph in charge, it was his responsibility to detail the poor work of Jacob's sons. We next come to Joseph's first two dreams in 37:5-11. These dreams might at first seem prideful, as though he was bragging. At the very least it would seem like he lacked discretion for passing this information along with how they might make the rest of his family feel. But if God gives us a vision or a revelation, are we to keep our mouths shut out of fear? Or are we to speak forth the Word of God in boldness? Without Joseph's second dream, the understanding of the woman clothed with the sun and the moon and the twelve stars in Revelation 12 would be impossible, but through this dream, we can understand that it refers to Israel.

Paul said to Timothy in 2 Timothy 1:7, "For God has not given us a spirit of fear (timidity), but of power and of love and of a sound mind." The question we must all ask ourselves is why are we all holding back? This does not mean that we should go out of our ways to be offensive in our own strength and in our flesh. But, the Holy Spirit is communicating with each of us who have made that profession of faith. So why are we so silent? Have we allowed our fear of public scrutiny, the thought of being unpopular, the fear of persecution to stifle us? There is a world out there literally starving for the gospel truth. We, believers, have all been commissioned by Jesus, Himself, with the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20, to "...Go therefore and make disciples of all nations...". With world events rapidly progressing toward those prophesied in end times this is not the time to keep our mouths shut. This is the time to share the gospel truth anywhere and everywhere. The opportunities are endless. May we never fear the world and their comments, but instead seek the words of the One we love, one day hearing, "Well done, good and faithful servant" (Matthew 25:21).