ONE MOMENT IN TIME (8 OF 11)
by Tim Badal
Scripture: Genesis 45:1, Genesis 45:4-28
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One Moment in Time (8 of 11)
Series: Joseph, Seeing the Good in God's Detours
Tim Badal
Genesis 45
As we've been chronicling Joseph's life, we've seen how this favored son, who had been given a coat of many colors by his dad, endured harsh treatment from his brothers. This would culminate in his being beaten, having his coat ripped off his back, and being thrown into a pit by his brothers who hated him. They knew he had had dreams from God indicating that he would become something great and that they would one day bow down to him. So they wanted to rid themselves of Joseph once and for all.
After throwing him into the pit, they decided to sell him to a group of traders who would take Joseph to Egypt as a slave. There Joseph found himself under a master named Potiphar, who was Pharaoh's ''chief of police'' in Egypt. While Joseph was a slave in Potiphar's home, he worked up the ''corporate ladder,'' going from a household slave to being the second in command over all Potiphar's possessions. We're told that this was because the Lord was with Joseph and blessed everything he touched in every way. That is until Mrs. Potiphar decided to hit on Joseph. He was handsome and successful in many ways and that attracted her to him. But being a man of godly character, he rebuffed her advances. Not getting what she wanted, she accused him of rape, resulting in his being imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. For over ten years he endured this incarceration. But instead of moaning and complaining, Joseph chose to serve the prison warden very well. Again, God was with him and everything he touched or was involved with prospered.
While he was in prison, he met two very important prisoners: Pharaoh's cupbearer and Pharaoh's baker. Both these men had close ties to the most powerful man in all of Egypt. One evening both the baker and cupbearer had dreams that they wanted to have interpreted. Joseph heard about their dreams and interpreted them: one being a very good ...
Series: Joseph, Seeing the Good in God's Detours
Tim Badal
Genesis 45
As we've been chronicling Joseph's life, we've seen how this favored son, who had been given a coat of many colors by his dad, endured harsh treatment from his brothers. This would culminate in his being beaten, having his coat ripped off his back, and being thrown into a pit by his brothers who hated him. They knew he had had dreams from God indicating that he would become something great and that they would one day bow down to him. So they wanted to rid themselves of Joseph once and for all.
After throwing him into the pit, they decided to sell him to a group of traders who would take Joseph to Egypt as a slave. There Joseph found himself under a master named Potiphar, who was Pharaoh's ''chief of police'' in Egypt. While Joseph was a slave in Potiphar's home, he worked up the ''corporate ladder,'' going from a household slave to being the second in command over all Potiphar's possessions. We're told that this was because the Lord was with Joseph and blessed everything he touched in every way. That is until Mrs. Potiphar decided to hit on Joseph. He was handsome and successful in many ways and that attracted her to him. But being a man of godly character, he rebuffed her advances. Not getting what she wanted, she accused him of rape, resulting in his being imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. For over ten years he endured this incarceration. But instead of moaning and complaining, Joseph chose to serve the prison warden very well. Again, God was with him and everything he touched or was involved with prospered.
While he was in prison, he met two very important prisoners: Pharaoh's cupbearer and Pharaoh's baker. Both these men had close ties to the most powerful man in all of Egypt. One evening both the baker and cupbearer had dreams that they wanted to have interpreted. Joseph heard about their dreams and interpreted them: one being a very good ...
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