background out of which the story in Genesis 12–50 arises.86 The final section in Genesis, the תֹּלְדוֹת of Jacob in 37:2–50:26, continues the emphasis on the sovereignty of Yahweh. According to Brueggemann, the theme of this section is “God is working out his purpose through and in spite of Egypt, through and in spite of Joseph and his brothers.”87 Though the theology in this section is somewhat “subdued and mostly implicit,” Brueggemann emphasizes that “nonetheless, the narrative [Genesis 37–50]