Robe Dipped in Blood
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Genesis 37:18-36
Genesis 37:18-36
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Summarize what led up to this point.
Joseph was the favored son.
He had various dreams about ruling over his brothers.
This did not lend well to a healthy relationship.
Joseph also wore special robe given to him by his father.
This robe was a sign of distinction.
We talked about the significance of the robe last time.
Robe symbolized the passing on of authority.
Though Joseph was one of the youngest of the brothers, he walked in the authority of his father.
This caused the older brothers to be jealous the younger.
Verses 13 to 17 in this chapter tell us that Israel (Joseph’s) father sent Joseph out to his brothers who were tending the flocks.
Joseph was to assess the welfare of the flock and report back to Israel.
Verse 18 picks up at this point.
Look at verses 18-20
But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him. “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to each other. “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.”
The brothers who were tending the flock saw Joseph from a distance.
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1. Joseph’s brothers are motivated by anger and jealousy.
They are motivated by anger because of the position that Joseph had within the family.
Joseph was the second youngest, yet he had a position of authority over them.
This caused the brothers to despise Joseph.
They plot to kill Joseph and fabricate a story about an animal.
They plan to tell their father that Joseph was killed by this animal.
Then this passage closes with the statement of the brothers, “Then we will see what comes of his dreams.”
They call Joseph the dreamer, in a demeaning manner.
Because brothers were motivated by anger, jealousy and frustration, they choose to betray Joseph.
They choose to turn their back on him.
Due to jealousy.
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2. They plotted against Joseph even to the planning of murder because of things that they deemed to be unfair.
We talked a few weeks ago about how Esau was motivated by things that he perceived to be unfair.
The things that he interpreted to be unfair motivated him.
Because he was motivated by the unfair, to a degree, this attitude trickled down into his descendants.
Eventually the descendents of Esau came to be known as the nation of Edom.
Edom was a nation that was continually at odds with Israel.
We can see how these negative emotions or beliefs can manipulate us to act in ways that are not honoring to God.
3. Unresolved brokenness in our past can be a factor that causes us make decisions in the present.
Sometimes those decisions can effect or affect people around us.
This is one lesson we can glean from this account.
Joseph’s brothers turned their back on him due to jealousy.
They did not getting what they felt that they deserved.
They felt that they were mistreated.
It wasn’t fair.
And because of this negative outlook, they were driven to plot to kill their own brother.
When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. “Let’s not take his life,” he said. “Don’t shed any blood. Throw him into this cistern here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this to rescue him from them and take him back to his father. So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe he was wearing—and they took him and threw him into the cistern. The cistern was empty; there was no water in it.
Fortunately for Joseph, Ruben shows up.
Ruben is the eldest brother.
As the oldest brother, he is looking to the best interests of himself.
He doesn’t want the other brothers to kill Joseph, be cause Ruben would then be the one responsible to go back and inform their father of the news.
Ruben says to throw Joseph into a pit.
As they sat down to eat their meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were loaded with spices, balm and myrrh, and they were on their way to take them down to Egypt. Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him; after all, he is our brother, our own flesh and blood.” His brothers agreed. So when the Midianite merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
While Joseph was in this pit, a caravan of Ishmaelites approaches.
They decide to sell Joseph to this caravan as a slave.
When Reuben returned to the cistern and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes. He went back to his brothers and said, “The boy isn’t there! Where can I turn now?”
Ruben is till motivated by selfish interests.
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4. Ruben isn’t necessarily worried about Joseph, he is worried about what he is going to do when they return home to their father.
Reuben says where can he turn.
What will he report their father.
Then they got Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood. They took the ornate robe back to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe.” He recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! Some ferocious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces.” Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and mourned for his son many days. All his sons and daughters came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said, “I will continue to mourn until I join my son in the grave.” So his father wept for him. Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.
They come up with a plan to dip Joseph’s robe in blood.
They will they return home and tell their father that Jospeh was killed by an animal.
They carry out this plan.
The father recognizes that it is Josephs tunic and he is understandably distraught.
People come alongside of the father but he cannot be consoled.
In the closing of this chapter, we discover that Joseph was taken to Egypt and sold into slavery.
Very sad ending to this chapter.
But the account of Joseph is not finished.
We will continue to look at the life of Joseph over the next few sermons.
But I do want to move on to bring some application to this mornings message.
First, I want to remind you of Joseph’s tunic.
We talked about this tunic a few weeks ago.
Some translations call it a varicolored coat, robe.
The symbolism of the tunic was that of authority.
Joseph was given the tunic by his father Israel.
The tunic symbolized that Joseph walked in the authority of the father.
We talked last time about the mantle, or tunic of Elijah.
This tunic was passed on to Elisha as Elijah was taken to heaven.
Symbolizing the passing on of authority.
Elisha was adorned with the covering of authority and he had the opportunity to walk in that authority.
I want you to remember this concept.
We are going to come back to it in a few weeks.
Joseph was given the robe by his father.
The robe symbolized the covering of authority.
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5. Joseph walked under the covering of his father.
As we leave this account for now, remember that Joseph’s robe was dipped in blood.
6. This covering of authority was stained with blood.
Very Briefly close with an application
Turn to John 6
Summarize the chapter briefly to build up to the point I want you to take home.
Opening of the chapter, Jesus is feeding the multitude of people that have been following Him.
Seeing the need of the people Jesus intended to feed them.
But all they had was 5 loaves of bread and two fish.
Jesus miraculously uses this food to feed the more than 5,000 people gathered .
He fed them well enough to the point that they had leftovers.
After this Jesus withdrew to the mountains to be alone with the Father.
The crowds of people discover where He is and they go to Him inquiring about how to receive a blessing.
I am very briefly paraphrasing this chapter.
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7. Jesus recognizes the heart of most of the people following Him.
He directly confronts them about their heart.
Look at verses 26-27
Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”
Jesus confronts them and says that they are not following Him because they saw signs.
This means, they have not looked at the ministry of Jesus as signs confirming that He is the promised Messiah.
Rather, they follow Him because they ate and got their fill.
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8. John 6:26-27- They follow Jesus because they got what they wanted out of Him.
9. Jesus corrects them and says so not chase after things that perish.
Chase after the things that are eternal.
Seek out the bread of life.
Jesus tells them that He is the bread of life.
What this means is that Jesus is the source of eternal life.
A sustenance that will not perish.
In this statement, Jesus alludes to the symbols of communion.
He is the bread and His blood was shed for the remission of sin and the atonement of those who believe.
Jesus is saying believe in me.
Believe in the promises of God’s Word that foretell of Jesus because Jesus is the fulfillment of these promises.
The people who are with Him begin to grumble.
They complained that this was too hard.
Essentially they were complaining because they were not going to get what they wanted.
What is the response of the people?
How did they respond when Jesus told them the truth about who He is.
Look at verse 66
From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.
They chose to not walk with Jesus any longer.
They fell away.
What is the application?
Think back to how Joseph’s brothers responded when they did not get what they wanted
They devised all sorts of devious plans to serve the flesh.
To get what they desired rather than honoring the plans of the father.
Same is true of the people with Jesus.
10. When they were getting what they wanted, they followed Jesus wherever He went.
But the moment Jesus teaches them about personal responsibility, they turned away.
The application for us is this:
When we get frustrated how quickly we can throw away things that God is trying to build within us.
11. We can allow negative emotions to create in us a reality that is not real.
Like Joseph’s brothers.
12. We can choose to act on this false reality or these negative emotions.
Again, like Joseph’s brothers.
Like the people following Jesus.
The moment something did not work out according to what they wanted, they allowed frustration to drive their behavior.
This same error can happen to us.
Be aware of what is motivating you.
Seek out the Lord’s council.
Benediction: 1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
next sermon: Resurrection Sunday
Remind of Joseph robe covered in blood.
Symbol of tauthority
Betrayal of brothers
Sold into slavery
Passover covered under the blood. connect back to the robe covered in blood.
Jesus came in the authofotuy of the Father
To cover us under His authority
Just like joseph He wwasnt in the pit.
Jesus is not in the tomb.he is risen
Jesus will returen with a robe dipped in blood