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Principles from the video:
Principles from the video:
God’s silence is real, biblical, personal, common, and not always bad.
Silence should always lead us to “stones of remembrance.”
The silence of God can lead us from transformation to triumph.
Joseph’s circumstances:
Joseph’s circumstances:
Sold into slavery
Sold into slavery
28 So when the Ishmaelites, who were Midianite traders, came by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to them for twenty pieces of silver. And the traders took him to Egypt.
Raised to a position of prominence.
Raised to a position of prominence.
1 When Joseph was taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelite traders, he was purchased by Potiphar, an Egyptian officer. Potiphar was captain of the guard for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. 2 The Lord was with Joseph, so he succeeded in everything he did as he served in the home of his Egyptian master. 3 Potiphar noticed this and realized that the Lord was with Joseph, giving him success in everything he did. 4 This pleased Potiphar, so he soon made Joseph his personal attendant. He put him in charge of his entire household and everything he owned. 5 From the day Joseph was put in charge of his master’s household and property, the Lord began to bless Potiphar’s household for Joseph’s sake. All his household affairs ran smoothly, and his crops and livestock flourished. 6 So Potiphar gave Joseph complete administrative responsibility over everything he owned. With Joseph there, he didn’t worry about a thing—except what kind of food to eat! Joseph was a very handsome and well-built young man,
Wrongly accused of a crime
Wrongly accused of a crime
7 and Potiphar’s wife soon began to look at him lustfully. “Come and sleep with me,” she demanded.
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13 When she saw that she was holding his cloak and he had fled, 14 she called out to her servants. Soon all the men came running. “Look!” she said. “My husband has brought this Hebrew slave here to make fools of us! He came into my room to rape me, but I screamed. 15 When he heard me scream, he ran outside and got away, but he left his cloak behind with me.”
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Unjustly imprisoned
Unjustly imprisoned
19 Potiphar was furious when he heard his wife’s story about how Joseph had treated her. 20 So he took Joseph and threw him into the prison where the king’s prisoners were held, and there he remained.
Opportunity to witness for God as His prophet
Opportunity to witness for God as His prophet
21 But the Lord was with Joseph in the prison and showed him his faithful love. And the Lord made Joseph a favorite with the prison warden. 22 Before long, the warden put Joseph in charge of all the other prisoners and over everything that happened in the prison. 23 The warden had no more worries, because Joseph took care of everything. The Lord was with him and caused everything he did to succeed.
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Raised to a new position of higher prominence.
Raised to a new position of higher prominence.
Test of faithfulness to God in his new position.
37 Joseph’s suggestions were well received by Pharaoh and his officials. 38 So Pharaoh asked his officials, “Can we find anyone else like this man so obviously filled with the spirit of God?” 39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has revealed the meaning of the dreams to you, clearly no one else is as intelligent or wise as you are. 40 You will be in charge of my court, and all my people will take orders from you. Only I, sitting on my throne, will have a rank higher than yours.”
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Confronted by his treacherous family members
Confronted by his treacherous family members
6 Since Joseph was governor of all Egypt and in charge of selling grain to all the people, it was to him that his brothers came. When they arrived, they bowed before him with their faces to the ground. 7 Joseph recognized his brothers instantly, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. “Where are you from?” he demanded. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We have come to buy food.” 8 Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they didn’t recognize him.
Saves his family
Saves his family
3 “I am Joseph!” he said to his brothers. “Is my father still alive?” But his brothers were speechless! They were stunned to realize that Joseph was standing there in front of them. 4 “Please, come closer,” he said to them. So they came closer. And he said again, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt. 5 But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives.
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In God’s time, He promotes his children to the position of triumph He has designed for them. In the meantime, however, we experience God’s apparent silence.
In God’s time, He promotes his children to the position of triumph He has designed for them. In the meantime, however, we experience God’s apparent silence.
When God’s silence is confusing:
When God’s silence is confusing:
Trust that God has forever demonstrated His unfailing love for you at Jesus’ cross. This will never change.
Trust that God has forever demonstrated His unfailing love for you at Jesus’ cross. This will never change.
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17 For the law was given through Moses, but God’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ.
8 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. 9 And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. 10 For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. 11 So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.
Try not to “judge God” in the midst of the difficult circumstances.
Try not to “judge God” in the midst of the difficult circumstances.
3 Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them. 4 “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much.
Ask God for help in seeing His perspective on your situation.
Ask God for help in seeing His perspective on your situation.
4 Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. 5 Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you.
Wait on the Holy Spirit. Ask for clarity from studying the Word.
Wait on the Holy Spirit. Ask for clarity from studying the Word.
14 Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.
Do what God tells you to do.
Do what God tells you to do.
22 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. 23 For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. 24 You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. 25 But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.
Believe that God is working in and through you to achieve His purposes.
Believe that God is working in and through you to achieve His purposes.
35 Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? 36 (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”) 37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.