STUCK: IT'S NOT THE TIME TO SPIN YOUR WHEELS (4 OF 11)
by Tim Badal
Scripture: Genesis 39:20-23, Genesis 40:1-23
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Stuck: It's Not the Time to Spin Your Wheels (4 of 11)
Series: Joseph, Seeing the Good in God's Detours
Tim Badal
Genesis 39:20-40:23
We're continuing our series on the life and times of Joseph. More has been written about Joseph than any other character in Genesis. It is a story of God doing great things through a man, while allowing him to face incredible difficulties along the way. We are learning that God's detours are always good-but that's hard to say, especially as we'll see today in this chapter.
We have discussed Joseph's chaotic and dysfunctional background, coming out of the sins and other issues in Joseph's dad's life. Jacob said Joseph was his favorite child, and this favoritism was symbolized by giving Joseph a coat of many colors. His brothers hated him for this. While hatred was kept at bay for a while, we saw a couple weeks ago how it finally boiled over.
Joseph was sent on a journey to see how his brothers were doing, while they tended their father's flock of sheep. But while he was still far off, they saw him and conspired to kill him. Through a course of events, they changed their minds and threw him into a pit instead, after which God providentially sent a group of traders their way. The brothers were thinking it was a great idea to sell their brother, making some money in the process. So, for 20 shekels of silver, they sent their brother out to the big world of Egypt.
Last week we considered the harassment and humiliation to which Joseph must have been subjected as a slave at an auction. He was bought by a man named Potiphar, who was the leader over Pharaoh's ''secret police.'' While he was in Potiphar's house, he went from being the lowest slave to second in command in the household because of his hard work and God's favor. In fact, we're told that Potiphar didn't worry about anything except what he was going to eat; he so trusted Joseph's leadership. God blessed Joseph every step of the way.
But then Mrs. Potiphar becam ...
Series: Joseph, Seeing the Good in God's Detours
Tim Badal
Genesis 39:20-40:23
We're continuing our series on the life and times of Joseph. More has been written about Joseph than any other character in Genesis. It is a story of God doing great things through a man, while allowing him to face incredible difficulties along the way. We are learning that God's detours are always good-but that's hard to say, especially as we'll see today in this chapter.
We have discussed Joseph's chaotic and dysfunctional background, coming out of the sins and other issues in Joseph's dad's life. Jacob said Joseph was his favorite child, and this favoritism was symbolized by giving Joseph a coat of many colors. His brothers hated him for this. While hatred was kept at bay for a while, we saw a couple weeks ago how it finally boiled over.
Joseph was sent on a journey to see how his brothers were doing, while they tended their father's flock of sheep. But while he was still far off, they saw him and conspired to kill him. Through a course of events, they changed their minds and threw him into a pit instead, after which God providentially sent a group of traders their way. The brothers were thinking it was a great idea to sell their brother, making some money in the process. So, for 20 shekels of silver, they sent their brother out to the big world of Egypt.
Last week we considered the harassment and humiliation to which Joseph must have been subjected as a slave at an auction. He was bought by a man named Potiphar, who was the leader over Pharaoh's ''secret police.'' While he was in Potiphar's house, he went from being the lowest slave to second in command in the household because of his hard work and God's favor. In fact, we're told that Potiphar didn't worry about anything except what he was going to eat; he so trusted Joseph's leadership. God blessed Joseph every step of the way.
But then Mrs. Potiphar becam ...
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