Genesis 37-50

The life of Joseph

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Genesis 37-50

The life of Joseph

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Genesis 1
COVENANT
Relationship
Genesis 1:26
Then God said, "Let us
make man in our image, in
our likeness, and let them
rule over the fish of the
sea and the birds of the air,
over the livestock, over all
the earth, and over all the
creatures that move along
the ground."
Responsibility
KINGDOM
and
COVENANT
Relationship
Ephesians 2:8-9
For it is by grace you have
been saved, through faith
and this is not from
yourselves, it is the gift of
God 9 not by works, so
that no one can boast.
Responsibility
KINGDOM
and
Two major Biblical
themes
Two major Biblical
themes
COVENANT
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Mark 3:14
He appointed twelve--
designating them apostles--
that they might be with
him and that he might send
them out to preach
Responsibility
KINGDOM
and
Two major Biblical
themes
COVENANT
Relationship
Mark 12:30
The Great Commandment
Love the Lord your God
with all your heart and
with all your soul and with
all your mind and with all
your strength.

Responsibility
KINGDOM
and
Two major Biblical
themes
COVENANT
Relationship
Matthew 28:19
The Great Commission
Therefore go and make
disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name
of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Responsibility
KINGDOM
and
Genesis 37:6-8
He said to them, "Listen to
this dream I had:
We were binding sheaves
of grain out in the field
when suddenly my sheaf
rose and stood upright,
while your sheaves
gathered around mine and
bowed down to it."
His brothers said to him,
"Do you intend to reign
over us? Will you actually
rule us?" ..
Joseph
A God-given destiny
a longing in all of us
Ecclesiastes 3:11
He has made everything
beautiful in its time. He
has also set eternity in the
hearts of men; yet they
cannot fathom what God
has done from beginning to
end.
Joseph
A God-given destiny
a longing in all of us
Genesis 41:39
Then Pharaoh said to
Joseph, Since God has
made all this known to
you, there is no-one so
discerning and wise as
you.You shall be in
charge
Joseph
A God-given destiny
Extending Gods
kingdom rule
a spiritual impact
a longing in all of us
Genesis 41:56-57
When the famine had
spread over the whole
country, Joseph opened
the storehouses and sold
grain to the Egyptians,
for the famine was
severe throughout Egypt.
And all the countries
came to Egypt to buy
grain from Joseph,
because the famine was
severe in all the world.
Joseph
A God-given destiny
Extending Gods
kingdom rule
a spiritual impact
a social impact
a longing in all of us
God wants
to do this
through
your life
too!
Joseph
Extending Gods
kingdom rule
a spiritual impact
a social impact
Genesis 37:2
This is the account of Jacob.
Joseph, a young man of
seventeen, was tending the
flocks with his brothers, the
sons of Bilhah and the sons
of Zilpah, his father's wives,
and he brought their father
a bad report about them.
Joseph
Genesis 37:3
Now Israel loved Joseph
more than any of his other
sons, because he had been
born to him in his old age;
and he made an ornate robe
for him.
Joseph
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SUBMISSION
Joseph learnt
submission
to bow to Gods
faithfulness
Genesis 37:23-24
So when Joseph came to
his brothers, they
stripped him of his
robe--the richly
ornamented robe he was
wearing--
and they took him and
threw him into the
cistern. Now the cistern
was empty; there was no
water in it.
Joseph learnt
submission
to bow to Gods
faithfulness
Genesis 4:5-8
"So then, it was not you
who sent me here, but
God. He made me father
to Pharaoh, lord of his
entire household and
ruler of all Egypt.
Joseph learnt
submission
to bow to Gods
faithfulness
Genesis 50:20
You intended to harm
me, but God intended it
for good to accomplish
what is now being done,
the saving of many lives.
Joseph learnt
submission
to bow to Gods
faithfulness
Genesis 50:20
Now Joseph was well
built and handsome
Joseph learnt
submission
to bow to Gods
faithfulness
Genesis 39:8
But he refused. With
me in charge, he told
her, my master does
not concern himself with
anything in the house;
everything he owns he
has entrusted to my
care.
Joseph learnt
submission
to bow to Gods purity
to bow to Gods
faithfulness
Genesis 39:9b
No one is greater in this
house than I am. My
master has withheld
nothing from me except
you, because you are his
wife. How then could I
do such a wicked thing
and sin against God?"
Joseph learnt
submission
to bow to Gods purity
to bow to Gods timing
to bow to Gods
faithfulness
Genesis 40:1
Some time later, the
cupbearer and the baker
of the king of Egypt
offended their master,
the king of Egypt.
Joseph learnt
submission
to bow to Gods purity
to bow to Gods timing
to bow to Gods supremacy
to bow to Gods
faithfulness
Genesis 40:8
"We both had dreams,"
they answered, "but
there is no one to
interpret them." Then
Joseph said to them, "Do
not interpretations
belong to God? Tell me
your dreams."
Joseph learnt
submission
to bow to Gods purity
to bow to Gods timing
to bow to Gods supremacy
to bow to Gods
faithfulness
Genesis 41:16
"I cannot do it," Joseph
replied to Pharaoh, "but
God will give Pharaoh
the answer he desires."
Joseph learnt
submission
to bow to Gods purity
to bow to Gods timing
to bow to Gods supremacy
to bow to Gods
faithfulness
Genesis 50:20
You intended to harm
me, but God intended it
for good to accomplish
what is now being done,
the saving of many lives.
Grace notes
Genesis 37:3
Now Israel loved Joseph
more ... The beloved son
Grace notes
Genesis 37:13
and Israel said to Joseph, "As
you know, your brothers are
grazing the flocks near
Shechem. Come, I am going
to send you to them." "Very
well," he replied.
Sent to those he
would save
The beloved son
Grace notes
Genesis 37:20
"Come now, let's kill him and
throw him into one of these
cisterns and say that a
ferocious animal devoured
him. Then we'll see what
comes of his dreams."
Sent to those he
would save
They killed him
The beloved son
Grace notes
Genesis 50:20
You intended to harm me,
but God intended it for good
to accomplish what is now
being done, the saving of
many lives.
Sent to those he
would save
They killed him
The beloved son
His death &
resurrection saves
many lives
Grace notes
Genesis 45:15
And he kissed all his brothers
and wept over them.
Afterward his brothers
talked with him.
Sent to those he
would save
They killed him
The beloved son
His death &
resurrection saves
many lives
He chose
forgiveness instead
of judgement
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