THEOSISJohn Chrysostom
yet he, understanding the significance of the vision and discerning it as a divine message, gave heed to what was communicated. In contrast, his brothers did not respond in kind. What was their reaction? They were filled with even greater jealousy. Why do you become furious? Why do you behave like the irrational? Are you unable to recognize that the repetition of the dream was neither coincidental nor meaningless, but intended to persuade you that the prophecies will indeed come to pass, urging you to abandon your desires to harm your brother and to realize that you are pursuing the unthinkable? You should have, upon understanding your brother's nature and aspirations, cherished his impending greatness for your own benefit.
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And if you could not contemplate that, at the very least, you ought to understand that your hostility is not directed at your brother, but at the Lord Himself, who has already disclosed his future splendor. Yet they, as previously mentioned, lacking any sense of shame and disregarding the favor of the One above, only intensified their animosity with each passing day, secretly fueling the fire of resentment within themselves.