Joseph, the Big Picture

Privilege

17 years old

Father’s favored son

Joseph given authority (over his brothers)

Coat of many colors

Dreams

The sheaves

The sun, moon and stars

Joseph’s arrogance

Brother’s hate

Pit

Joseph sent to check on his brothers (remember the bad report from before.)

Brother’s plan

Murder

Slavery

Deception (Jacob, the deciever is decieved.)

Reuben’s Intervention

Jacob’s grief

Judah’s depravity (Genesis 38)

Potiphar

The Lord was with Joseph (Gen. 39:2 “The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.” )

Potiphar’s favored servant (from favored son to favored servant)

Jospeh given authority

The Lord blessed everything that Joseph did

The Lady of the House had other plans

Jospeh first fell because of his brother’s hatred and deception

Jospeh falls a second time because of the selfishness and decption of a manipulative and unfaithful woman.

The major change between privlege to the pit and Potiphar to prison is Joseph’s arrogance.

Prision

The Lord was with Joseph (Genesis 39:21 “But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.” )

The Keeper’s favored prisoner

Joseph given authority

Dreams

Butler

Baker

Joseph betrayed by the butler

Pharaoh

What Is Wrong With This Story?

Wrong Person

Wrong Place