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The Life of Joseph: His Destiny and Yours Part IV
Genesis 41:37-46, Gen. 42:1-6
Genesis 41:37-46
1. What does Pharaoh
recognize about Joseph?
*Extra Insight- Pharaoh
“appointed him the grand vizier or prime minister. He set him over the entire kingdom, next to
himself.”[1]
2. What do you think went
on in Joseph’s mind after Pharaoh’s decision to put him in charge?
3. Why do you think Joseph
experienced God’s blessing so abundantly?
4. Read Luke 7:36-50.
What can we learn from the people in this story?
The Sinful Woman:
Simon the Pharisee:
The beauty of this woman
is that she realized how much she needed Jesus.
She was bankrupt before His feet.
While this woman may have had more outward sin, Simon still had sin in
his heart. For those of us who walk in
self-righteousness like Simon did it can be harder for us to see our sin and
need for Christ because our sin is not so outward, but more inward. This is why true self-examination and
authenticity is so important in our relationship with Christ and others.
Genesis 42:1-6
1. Why might Jacob be
afraid to send Benjamin?
2. What does v. 6 remind
you of? Why is this important?
“His character has
undergone a remarkable transformation…He is no longer the brash teenager whose
careless chatter annoyed everyone. Now
Joseph is intelligent and wise without peer in Egypt. The vale of tears has proved to be the valley
of soul making.”[2]
Reflection
Robert
Morris says in his book, From Dream to
Destiny: “God has big dreams for all
of us, just as He did for Joseph—and He will persevere as He seeks to get rid
of anything that stands in the way.”[3]
1. Do you think this is
true for your own life? Why or why not?
2. What might be standing
in the way of God’s dream for your life?
3. What do you think it
means to be bankrupt before the Lord?
Even through trail Jacob
remained ____________ to God.
