[Avodah] patterns???

[Harvey Benton]

patterns of favoritism: 
we all know the damage that yaakov did by favoritising joseph. 
q1. was this done by ruach hakodesh other intentful purpose (
q1a what did the coat of many colors represent and if it had to 
be given tohim, why not give it b'zina)?
q2. why did yaakov make a similar mistake by favoritising 
certain wives and families, versus 
others (when meeting up with his brother Eisava???)
3. if he really wanted rachel all along, why din't he just cancel the
whole thing off after the ruse was revealed the next morning?
(on the grounds that it was a mekach taot)..... 
instead, he favors rochels children, and throughout the ages, we 
end up paying for it.......(eg, he bowed down to eisav, etc, 
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