Jacob had many children. But his favorite was Joseph, the 2nd youngest son. All of the brothers hated Joseph because their father loved him the most and treated him specially. For example, when Jacob gave Joseph a colorful coat. His brothers hated him even more when Joseph told them he had a dream about them bowing down to him! So, the brothers had a sinful plan of 1) killing him 2) throwing his body into a pit and 2) lying about his death (saying that an animal ate him). By God’s sovereignty, He protected Joseph and kept him alive! The brothers didn’t kill Joseph but just threw him into the pit alive. Joseph would have died of starvation and thirst in the pit but through the brothers’ greed, they sold him into slavery. Even though Joseph was still in a tough situation (because he’s a slave) at least he’s still alive because God allowed for this. There was a reason why God allowed for this, and He had great plan for His people through Joseph later.