Joseph, The Dreamer

Last weeks review & context of today’s lesson.

This year we have been studying a people that God chose to bring good news to the world. These people God would use to teach mankind who He was and show us that though our failures as man, He would use those failures within His great plan to give us the greatest gift to mankind, Himself in the flesh, the Messiah, the Son of God. Jesus Christ came to this world to live a perfect life, to offer up that life on the cross, to die, to be berried for three day, to rise again to concur death, so, that we would have an everlasting life with Him by doing nothing but repenting and having faith only in what Jesus Christ did.

Remember Abraham beget Isaac, who beget Jacob, who beget Joseph.

Read Genesis 37:1-4

After Isaac father Abraham die he moved to Beer-lahai-roi but there was a famine , so Isaac moved to Gerar. Here during a famine and lived under the rule of King Abimelech. During this time, God blessed him. He married and had 12 sons and an unknown number of daughters. Isaac became wealthy, but the Philistines eventually told him to leave. So Isaac moved to Beersheba where he built an altar to the Lord. The Lord appeared to Isaac & promised to bless him and increase his descendants.

Genesis 37:5-11

Joseph dreamed two dreams . Sheaves, Sun, Moon & Stars. Jacob's half brothers were mad. Jocob was shocked Read VS 10-11.

Genesis 37:12-17

Jacobs brothers went to feed their fathers flock in Shechem.

Jacob sent Joseph out of the valley of Hebron and go to Shechem to check on his brothers which is close to 50 miles. Read VS 15 - He went to Dothan which is another 15 miles.

Read Genesis 37:18-28

Reuben was the oldest child wold not allow it. The brothers did strip him of colorful coat, ripped it up & dipped it in goats blood. They through him in a water cistern but it had no water. They eventually sold him to a traveling ban of Ishmeelites who sold him to Midianites who sold him to Potiphar who was Pharaoh’s Captain of the guard.

Genesis 37:29-36

The brothers showed Jacob Joseph’s coat which devastated him. Read VS 34-35

Read Genesis 39: 1-5

The Lord was with Joseph & his was blessed.

Potiphar’s wife cast her eye’s upon Joseph & tried to start a relationship with Joseph behind Potiphar back. But Joseph would not break the trust that Potiphar had for him. One day when all the men where out of the palace she tried to start with him again but Joseph refused & stated he would not sin against God. He turned to run out & she had a hold of Joseph garment. She showed it to Potipher & said that Joseph tried to attack her but she screamed and he ran out. Potiphar through Joseph in Jail.