Adrien Janis Bledstein once wrote that the "'coat of many colors,' worn by Joseph in Hebrew Scriptures, is possibly the most famous garment in the Western world."
 
From Thomas Mann's magnum opus, Joseph and His Brothers to the musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, the story of Joseph and his brothers has fueled imaginations for nearly four thousand years. The poignancy, emotional impact, and mysteries of divinely ordained destiny are no less vivid today than when this story was first written millennia ago.
 
God's Curious Pencil is a retelling in formal verse that seeks to bring out aspects of the story that may be missed in a casual reading of the Genesis account-the three dyads of dreams, the unnamed man who "happened" to hear that Joseph's brothers had gone to Dothan, Joseph's surprising answer to Potiphar's wife, and his strange dealings with his brothers when as Vizier of Egypt, he recognized them, but they did not recognize him. The key to Joseph's forgiveness of his brothers for selling him into slavery in Egypt is found in his declaration, "You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good."