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There once was a boy who was deeply wounded
He hated everyone and everything
He wanted to get away from the world so he walked into some woods
Little boys can be destructive…I know… I was one
He wanted to destroy something so he thought that he would start a little fire, and mess up a small patch of these woods
A small wind began to blow and the fire burned out of control, and hundreds of acers were burned up in the flame
The boy ran to hide so that he wouldnt get in trouble and never saw the woods again
But something was going on behind the story that this kid could never have seen
He didn’t know that all throughout this wood, there was a fungus called Pito-fthora ramorum or “sudden oak death” that was spreading and would cause all life to die
but the fire killed off all of the trees carrying the fungus
as the ashes seeped into the ground creating carbon, what would have been a completely dead forest a few years after the fire was blossoming with new vibrant green life
Sometimes there’s more going on in the story than we could ever understand by looking at the surface
This was true in the boys life… And it is certainly true in Josephs life
Explain sermon series
Last week we talked about Adam
Explain Joseph’s family tree (Second half of Genesis)
Joseph Betrayed By Family
Joseph’s Dad Jacob loved him more than all the other kids (Joseph 2nd youngest)
Joseph was given a coat of many colors- Color was hard to come by
Josephs brothers hated this
Joseph had a dream
They all had sheafs (piles of grain) and his stood upright, and all the other piles bowed down to him
His brothers hated him even more...
Joseph had a second dream (sun, moon, stars bowing down)
Jacob rebuked him “Shall I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves down to the ground before you?…But
His father kept the saying in mind”
Genesis 37:20-
Joseph’s brothers take his robe of many colors, kill a goat and dip it in the blood to deceive their father
Joseph experienced deep pain due to his family’s betrayal
He shouldn't have been so arrogant
Could you imagine how lonely it would feel to be sold into slavery by your own siblings?
At this point in the story all seems lost, and so do the dreams that Joseph had, there is no way this story could be turned around.
Joseph being betrayed by His brothers
Joseph Falsely Accused
So Joseph is sold… By his own brothers… His father is deceived and it seems like things cant get much worse.
The Lord was with Joseph and he became a successful man
Everything he did succeeded
Joseph became an overseer of Potiphar’s(an officer of pharaoh) house
Potiphar had no concerns about anything accept the food he ate
Joseph was a good lookin dude and Potiphar’s wife noticed she asked him to lie with her… not beating around the bush this one…
Joseph had amazing character, probably only character that could be wrought through unbelievable suffering, and he refused the wife’s advances
Genesis 39:10-
Joseph experiences the pain of his character being slandered, he was following after God and living a life worthy of the calling that he had recieved
This lady used evidence that was left behind because of Josephs desire for holiness as a way to condemn him
Joseph having false witness bore against him by Potiphar wife though he was innocent...Jesus being falsely accused in-front of pilot
In our day and age this happens
You work at a job and refuse to do something unethical and you get fired for being cantankerous
As a Christian teenager, you might have friends that will disassociate with you or significant others because you abstain from pleasures that the world seeks after
As a believer don’t expect your steadfastness to lead to external blessing, sometimes the world will just hate you, and the presence of God will be enough
As christians we actually do have a calling to live worthy lives, that expose darkness and that can really ruffle some feathers
John the Baptist did this and it got him beheaded
Sometimes those with evil intentions hate those of pure heart
At this point in the story all seems lost, and so do the dreams that Joseph had, there is no way this story could be turned around.
Josephs rise to power
So Joseph gets thrown into jail and meats two guys, he interprets their dreams because God empowered him to do so
In jail Joseph meets two guys and interprets their dreams
a cup bearer and a baker (explain what happens to them)
Cup bearer gets out and forgets who Joseph is (Which is insane)
Two years later the Pharaoh of Egypt has a dream about some cows… then he had another dream with the same thing but with corn
Pharoah was distressed and no one could interpret the dream
All of the sudden the cup bearer remembers who Joseph was! Two years...........later
Joseph interprets the dream
7 years of plenty and 7 years of want
Joseph tells pharoah a plan to get them through the famine
Genesis 41:39-42
Finally we see God turning things around for Joseph!
The famine happens
Joseph’s brothers come out for food
And Joseph provides
Joseph’s Rescue For All
Genesis 45:3-8
God fulfilled the dreams that He had given Joseph back in !
Not only is Joseph’s family helped by God’s blessing through Josephs suffering, but God helped all of the surrounding area through the work that Joseph did in Egypt
If you are going through the pits, God is not wasting your suffering, and its never pointless…
(V8)“It was not you who sent me here but God”
Joseph rescuing his family and all of Egypt... Jesus Rescuing His family (James) and all of mankind.
"You meant it for evil, God ment it for Good"
God might be taking you through a wilderness to get you to green pastures and still waters
These points of deep pain are the chiseling of the Holy Spirit, shaping you into the image of Christ
God loves you far too much to take you through these seasons and have it be for nothing
A little while later Josephs dad dies, and his brother’s still don’t believe that Joseph is for their good, and this happens...
Genesis 50:18-
What can we learn from Josephs life?
ALL THINGS ARE USED BY GOD… WHAT MAN INTENDS FOR EVIL, GOD USES FOR GOOD.
Archetype of God's Sovereignty
God Turns Evil For Good
So what does all this have to do with Jesus?
How does Christ’s life compare to this?
Jesus Betrayed By Family
Jesus knows the same sting of rejection that Joseph did
Mk 3:
How did Mary forget all that happened at Christ’s birth?!?!
Not only was Jesus betrayed by His family, but also by His followers
Mk 3:
Matt 26:
Like Joseph, Jesus was placed into the ground because of the betrayal of others
Jesus Falsely Accused
Mt
This false witness had to happen in order for us to be saved because Jesus...
Jesus Rescue For All
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