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Jan 14, 2024 · Like Joseph, we must trust that God can use hardship to accomplish greater good, even when people intend evil against us. As Romans 8:28 says, “In all things God works for the good of those who love him.” To extend true forgiveness as Joseph did, we must also replace bitterness with blessing.
Dec 21, 2023 · “God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God” (Gen. 45:7-8). What a perspective Joseph had on his role in God’s story! He tells his brothers not to keep torturing themselves with regrets about their treachery toward him.
- Threats Resolved
- Promises Fulfilled
- Is Joseph A ‘Type’ of Christ?
- Echo of The Future
Genesis records a series of reoccurring threats that endanger the survival and purity of the covenant line. In chapters 37–50, all the threats converge, creating an impossibly dire situation for Jacob and his children: 1. Family division and violence, reminiscent of Cain and Abel, threaten the seed’s survival. (Gen. 37; cf. Gen. 4) 2. Unrighteousne...
Further, Genesis 37–50 records how God fulfills (in part) his promises to Abraham (cf. Gen. 12:1–3). Through Joseph, Yahweh blesses the nations. Potiphar appoints Joseph as a steward over his house; then God blesses Potiphar for Joseph’s sake (Gen. 39:4–5). Later we again find Joseph established over the house of Pharaoh (Gen. 41:40). The result is...
These observations raise the question of whether Joseph is a “type”—a divinely intended prefiguring—of the Messiah. Most interpreters throughout church history have affirmed Joseph is a type of Christ—noting several obvious correspondences between the two figures. Joseph is a favored son, rejected by his brothers, and yet through faithfulness and s...
Genesis 37–50is not just about God’s providence; it’s also about his promises. God uses Joseph to turn back the effects of the curse and accomplish, in part, his promises to Abraham. He stacks the odds against himself and then demonstrates his power by using an imprisoned slave exiled by his own family. Perhaps Moses spends so much time on Joseph t...
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Apr 17, 2018 · However, there is an equally compelling work of God in the Joseph’s life. It is primarily displayed as God’s favor towards Joseph, which again brings us to a worthy meditation. In Genesis 39 we find Joseph, whom his brothers have sold into slavery, ascending to the highest position in the house of Potipher, an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh.
- Joseph and His Family. Looking to God’s Word. Genesis 37 1. How would you describe Joseph’s relationship with his brothers? 2. Could Joseph have prevented the jealousy of his brothers?
- Joseph’s Early Life in Egypt. Chapter 38 seems like an “interruption” to our story of Joseph in Egypt, but it is a narrative of what took place back in Canaan during this time, especially concerning the life of Judah.
- Joseph’s Rise To Power. Looking To God’s Word. We will not be able to look at every verse of every chapter, so I will try to summarize as we skim the following chapters.
- Joseph’s Reconciliation With His Family. Looking To God’s Word. Genesis 42 1. Jacob sent his sons, with the exception of Benjamin, to Egypt to buy grain during the famine.
Feb 4, 2022 · 2. God Never Leaves Us or Forsakes Us (Genesis 39:2, 21; Deuteronomy 31:8) God did not leave Joseph alone when he was displaced to Egypt. Not only is that truth shown throughout the narrative, but it’s also revealed in Genesis 39:2a, “The Lord was with Joseph” and verse 21a, “But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him mercy.”
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Mar 17, 2023 · “The LORD was with Joseph so that he prospered…. the LORD gave him success in everything he did… the LORD blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph.” Genesis 39:1-5. Joseph rises like cream to the top! The righteous always do! The favour of God upon one man results in blessing for others.
