Joseph - The power of Faithfullness in the Ordinary

Everyday faithfulness lasts 100’s of years

1) Joseph was faithful to God and his ways when no one else around him was

2) Joseph faith outlived his life by more than 400, Moses 80, wonder 40 years; (Joshua 110) = ~550 years.

Take away - Will you be faithful today in the ordinary?

Life is flat - Wedding day

Hebrews 11:22 ESV

22 By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones.

Bones - something very ordinary yet are discussed in 3 OT book. Gen, Ex, Jos

Who was Joseph?

Joseph the 11th son

Name means: God has “Taken Away”/ “Add Another”

Genesis 30:22–24 ESV

22 Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb. 23 She conceived and bore a son and said, “God has taken away my reproach.” 24 And she called his name Joseph, saying, “May the Lord add to me another son!”

Tell the Joseph Story

Summary

Genesis 39:2–6 ESV

2 The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands. 4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had. 5 From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had, in house and field. 6 So he left all that he had in Joseph’s charge, and because of him he had no concern about anything but the food he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.

Genesis 39:20–23 ESV

20 And Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison. 21 But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever was done there, he was the one who did it. 23 The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph’s charge, because the Lord was with him. And whatever he did, the Lord made it succeed.

More Summary

Gen 42-45 is a question of whether Joseph will be faithful with power

Gen 47 will Joseph be fair when he has all the power? 1/5 vs 1/3

Gen 50:15-21 Another time Joseph has power. Will he be faithful?

His name means - Taken Away & Add Another

Genesis 50:24–25 ESV

24 And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will visit you and bring you up out of this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” 25 Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.”

Said = Prophesy

God’s Character and Promises backwards and forwards

God tells the ones promised what will happen.

God promised Abram

Genesis 15:12–16 ESV

12 As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. And behold, dreadful and great darkness fell upon him. 13 Then the Lord said to Abram, “Know for certain that your offspring will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants there, and they will be afflicted for four hundred years. 14 But I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions. 15 As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age. 16 And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”

Joseph was faithful in the ordinary - 550 year testament

Martin Luther - Prayer

Billy Graham - Integrity

Mother Teresa - Feeding Kids

Will you be faithful in the ordinary?

Marriage/Kids/Grand kids