Show Don't Tell: Genesis 37:12-36

Instead of saying "Joseph's brothers sold him into slavery," see him coming from a distance. That coat—visible a mile away. "Here comes that dreamer!" The murder plot hatches in seconds. Only Reuben hesitates: "Don't shed blood—throw him in the cistern." He plans to rescue him later. They strip off the coat and throw Joseph into a dry pit. Feel the impact, the darkness, the screaming that no one answers. Then they sit down to eat. A caravan appears. Judah has an idea: "Why kill him when we could profit?" Twenty shekels of silver. Watch Joseph dragged from the pit, bound, led toward Egypt, looking back at brothers who won't meet his eyes. The bloodied coat sent to Jacob. "It is my son's robe! A wild animal has devoured him!"