DIVINE DETOUR: THE WAY GOD CHANGES HEARTS (7 OF 11)
by Tim Badal
Scripture: Genesis 42:1-38
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Divine Detour: The Way God Changes Hearts (7 of 11)
Series: Joseph, Seeing the Good in God's Detours
Tim Badal
Genesis 42
As we continue our series on Joseph I want to focus this week on really seeing the good in God's detours. We've been seeing major detours in Joseph's life. He was given the task of checking on his brothers, but instead of simply checking in and then returning home to report to his father that the flock and his sons were well, everything changed. Joseph's detour rerouted him to Egypt.
We remember the reasons that the brothers hated Joseph. His father loved him more than the other sons and had given Joseph a coat of many colors, which was a visual sign of his favoritism. Also, Joseph had some dreams that he announced to the rest of his family, which made his brothers' blood boil. So when they saw him coming to check on them, they conspired to kill him. But after further consideration, they sold him as a slave to some traders who were headed to Egypt. They never expected to see him again, as Egypt was a long distance from Canaan. They figured they were rid of their brother and led their father to believe a wild animal had killed him. That was detour number one.
Detour number two takes place in Potiphar's house, where he had been elevated from a mere slave to second in command. Everything is going well until Potiphar's wife falsely accuses Joseph of rape. As a result, he is thrown into prison.
After spending over a decade in prison waiting for God to rescue him, Joseph's third detour takes place. Pharaoh has some troubling dreams. Joseph has proven to two of the other prisoners his ability to interpret dreams, and one of the prisoners-Pharaoh's cupbearer-is restored to his place in Pharaoh's court. The cupbearer remembers that Joseph accurately interpreted his dream, so he tells Pharaoh about Joseph.
Pharaoh brings Joseph out of prison, and Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams, telling him of an extreme famine that would be comi ...
Series: Joseph, Seeing the Good in God's Detours
Tim Badal
Genesis 42
As we continue our series on Joseph I want to focus this week on really seeing the good in God's detours. We've been seeing major detours in Joseph's life. He was given the task of checking on his brothers, but instead of simply checking in and then returning home to report to his father that the flock and his sons were well, everything changed. Joseph's detour rerouted him to Egypt.
We remember the reasons that the brothers hated Joseph. His father loved him more than the other sons and had given Joseph a coat of many colors, which was a visual sign of his favoritism. Also, Joseph had some dreams that he announced to the rest of his family, which made his brothers' blood boil. So when they saw him coming to check on them, they conspired to kill him. But after further consideration, they sold him as a slave to some traders who were headed to Egypt. They never expected to see him again, as Egypt was a long distance from Canaan. They figured they were rid of their brother and led their father to believe a wild animal had killed him. That was detour number one.
Detour number two takes place in Potiphar's house, where he had been elevated from a mere slave to second in command. Everything is going well until Potiphar's wife falsely accuses Joseph of rape. As a result, he is thrown into prison.
After spending over a decade in prison waiting for God to rescue him, Joseph's third detour takes place. Pharaoh has some troubling dreams. Joseph has proven to two of the other prisoners his ability to interpret dreams, and one of the prisoners-Pharaoh's cupbearer-is restored to his place in Pharaoh's court. The cupbearer remembers that Joseph accurately interpreted his dream, so he tells Pharaoh about Joseph.
Pharaoh brings Joseph out of prison, and Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams, telling him of an extreme famine that would be comi ...
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