By scheming instead of trusting (vv. 1-2). The “prince with God” stopped reigning and started scheming. Like too many of God’s people today, he failed to live up to his new position in the Lord. By putting Rachel (his favorite wife) and Joseph (his favorite son) behind the other family members, he created a new problem in the home, and it’s no wonder Joseph’s brothers hated him in later years. You certainly knew where you stood in Jacob’s household!