REMEMBER:
JOSEPH BAR-JACOB IS SOLD INTO SLAVERY:
GOD ACCOMPLISHES HIS SOVEREIGN WILL:
GOD WILL REMOVE ISRAEL TEMPORARILY FROM CANAAN.
JOSEPH WILL BE IN A POSITION TO DELIVER HIS OWN PEOPLE.
REMEMBER:
JOSEPH BAR-JACOB EXPLAINS PHARAOH’S DREAM:
GOD IS UNFOLDING HIS PERFECT PLAN:
THE ADVANCEMENT OF JOSEPH.
THE CARE OF JACOB AND HIS FAMILY IN A TIME OF FAMINE.
JOSEPH BAR-JACOB IS ELEVATED INTO LEADERSHIP:
NOW,
THIS IS A NARRATIVE OF FORGIVENESS AND RECONCILIATION.
JOSEPH PRESENTS A MODEL OF SUBMISSION TO GOD’S ETERNAL PURPOSE.
THIS IS ALSO A CONTINUATION OF THE EVIDENCE OF GOD SOVEREIGNTY.
THE EVIL DONE TO JOSEPH BY HIS BROTHERS:
WAS PART OF GOD’S SECRET PLAN.
WAS DESIGNED FOR THE GOOD OF ALL OF THE BROTHERS.
WAS DESIGNED FOR THE GOOD OF JOSEPH AS WELL.
TAKEAWAY:
GOD’S PEOPLE FORGIVE BECAUSE THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE GOODNESS OF GOD’S GRACE.
POSSIBLE
OUTLINE: GENESIS 45:
A. JOSEPH REVEALS HIS IDENTITY TO HIS BROTHERS. (1-4).
B. JOSEPH GIVES THE GLORY TO GOD. (5-8).
C. JOSEPH TELLS HIS BROTHERS TO RETURN WITH FATHER. (9-15).
D. PHARAOH EXTENDS AN INVITATION TO JACOB AND FAMILY. (16-20).
E. JOSEPH'S BROTHERS TAKE THE GOOD NEWS TO JACOB.(21-28).
A. JOSEPH REVEALS HIS IDENTITY TO HIS BROTHERS.
The Eloquent Plea Of JUDAH BAR-JACOB Apparently Was The Expression Of All The Brothers.
The Plea Was Expressing Their Desperate Need Of Food For The Tribes Of Israel.
NOTE:
It Was JUDAH.
The Same Brother That Had The Idea Of Selling Joseph Into Slavery.
The Same Brother That Had The Idea Of Buying A Prostitute.
The Same Brother That God Chose To Be The Descendant Line Of The Messiah.
This Plea Moved Joseph To Tears And He Was Overwhelmed With Emotion.
THE
BROTHERS HAVE BEEN FULLY TESTED BY JOSEPH.
Joseph Had No Reason To Conceal His Identity Any Longer.
JOSEPH WAS A MAN OF COMPASSION:
He Wept In The Privacy Of His Family.
As A Leader In Egypt He Did Not Make It An Outward Display.
JOSEPH
ASKED IMMEDIATELY:
DOES JACOB BAR-ISAAC STILL LIVE:
He Was Always Concerned About Others.
He Had Deep Love For His Father Who Loved Him.
JOSEPH'S
BROTHERS WERE TERRIFIED:
They Were Confused With Grief.
They Were In A Very Emotional Situation.
They Were Surely Simply Speechless.
B.
JOSEPH GIVES THE GLORY TO GOD.
JOSEPH TOLD HIS BROTHERS:
Do Not Be Distressed And Do Not Be Angry With Yourselves.
IT WAS TO SAVE LIVES THAT GOD SENT ME AHEAD OF YOU.
Joseph Was Tactful In Reminding Them Of Their Action.
Joseph Was In No Way Bitter Against Them.
WHAT
THEY HAD MEANT FOR EVIL
GOD HAD MEANT FOR GOOD.
GOD HAD PERMITTED ALL THESE HAPPENINGS
FOR HIS PURPOSE.
JOSEPH
GIVES THE GLORY TO GOD:
God Sent Me (45:4, 7-8);
God Made Me Lord Of All Egypt (45:9);
God Did This To Preserve You (45:5, 7).
Joseph Was A Man Of God.
God Was In All Of His Thoughts.
Joseph Had Learned The DIVINE GRACE Had Accomplished Theses Things.
But God Sent Me Ahead Of You To Preserve For You A Remnant On Earth.
But God Sent Me Ahead Of You To Save Your Lives By A Great Deliverance.
Joseph Believed In The Abrahamic Covenant.
Joseph Anticipated God Would Bring Jacob's Family Back To The Promised Land.
Joseph Shows His Personal Faith In The PROMISED LAND.
Joseph Asked That His Bones Be Carried Back To That Land.
The Children Of Israel Never Forgot That Request.
C.
JOSEPH TELLS HIS BROTHERS TO RETURN WITH THEIR FATHER TO EGYPT.
The Brothers Were To Return To Canaan.
The Brothers Were To Tell Jacob Of JOSEPH.
The Brothers Were To Return To Egypt With Jacob.
The Brothers Were To Expect 5 More Years Of Famine.
NOTE:
Joseph, A Powerful Man, Was Not Ashamed Of His Father.
Jacob , His Sons And Family, Had Lost Everything In The Famine.
JOSEPH KNEW THAT IN GOD'S EYES JACOB WAS GREATER THAN HIM.
Jacob Was Israel, God's Chosen.
Jacob Was To Carry Out The Making Of The Hebrew Nation.
D.
PHARAOH EXTENDS AN INVITATION TO JACOB AND HIS FAMILY.
Pharaoh Received The News.
PHARAOH INVITES THEM TO MAKE THEIR HOME IN EGYPT.
They Were Not To REGARD THEIR STUFF: (Verse 20).
They Were Not To Have Anxiety About The Property.
They Were To Leave Everything Behind.
All Of Their Needs Would Be Met In Egypt.
E.
JOSEPH'S BROTHERS TAKE THE GOOD NEWS TO JACOB.
Joseph Gave The Brothers Transportation And Provisions.
Joseph Made Sure They Had Adequate Supplies To Get Home.
The Brothers Arrived In Canaan.
The Brothers Told Jacob About Joseph.
Jacob Did Not Believe It AT FIRST.
Jacob Had To Hear The Whole Story To Believe It.
Jacob Had To See To Believe. GOD IMPRESSED HIM.
NOTE:
Just A Few Months Before: Jacob Was So Depressed He Was Ready To Die.
But Now That He Comprehends The Plan Of God He Is Exuberantly Happy.
Jacob's Spirit Was Revived.
Jacob Vowed To See His Son Before He Died.
WE MUST BELIEVE THAT GOD IS IN CONTROL OF ALL THINGS, EVEN IN THE TIME OF CRISIS.
Jacob Thought That He Would Return To Canaan After He Saw Joseph.
HE DID NOT KNOW THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL WOULD STAY IN EGYPT FOR 400 YEARS?
God Was Preserving The Nation Of Israel.
But Jacob Did Not Understand It.
FOR NO HUMAN BEING KNOWS THE FUTURE.
GOD ALONE KNOWS IT, FOR HIS PLAN IS PERFECT.
HOW SIGNIFICANT IT IS THIS:
OUR ACTIONS ARE LEFT PERFECTLY FREE,
YET ALL THE WHILE,
WE MAY BE UNCONSCIOUSLY ACCOMPLISHING,
THE GREAT AND FAR-REACHING PURPOSES,
OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE.
REMEMBER:
GOD IN HIS SOVEREIGNTY:
IS ALWAYS IN ORDER.
IS ALWAYS ON TIME.
IS ALWAYS PRECISELY CARRIED OUT. IT IS EXACTLY AS IT SHOULD BE.
EXACTLY AS IT SHOULD BE:
IT IS THE BEST POSSIBLE SCENARIO FOR GOD TO BE GLORIFIED THE MOST IN THIS WORLD.
GOD IS CARRYING OUT EXACTLY AS IT SHOULD BE FOR HIS MAXIMUM GLORIFICATION.
THIS IS THE PLAN OF THE LORD THROUGH ALL OF THE CHAOS OF THIS WORLD EVEN TODAY.
OUR TEMPTATION IS TO QUESTION WHERE IS GOD IN ALL OF THIS CHAOS.
PSALM 139: WHERE SHALL I GO FROM YOUR SPIRIT AND FROM YOUR PRESENCE.
GOD IS WITH US.
GOD IS EXACTLY WHERE HE PROMISES TO BE.
OUR FAITH IS IN CHRIST JESUS.
HE IS WITH YOU AND WITHIN YOU
BECAUSE OF THE MERITS OF CHRIST.
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