Joseph & his brothers (12)
How can God's promises be fulfilled in a family like Jacob's?
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Emotional Rollercoaster (42 & 43)
Difficult decisions, learning to fear God, painful and hard situations - but God's grace at work through them all.
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From Joseph to Jesus (41:1-57)
Many people have seen parallels between Joseph's experiences and Jesus' life, but the New Testament never explicitly talks about Joseph as a pre-figurement or pattern of the Lord Jesus. Is is legitimate to use Joseph in this way or is it actually vitally important to do so?
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Total Transformation (40 & 41)
So often our lives can seem meaningless, random, confusing, painful, frustrating. That was Joseph's experience until in a moment God totally transformed everything.
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The Blessed Slave & Prisoner (39 &40)
Joseph, despite being first a slave then a prisoner, is a man living under God's blessing and bringing God's blessing to others. An example for us to follow but we must expect the same unfair treatment.
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An Unlikely Heroine (38:1-30)
Judah is a callous, unfeeling, lustful man who shows no concern for God's promises to his family. But God's mercy is shown towards him from a most unlikely source.