Genesis Week 10 – Joseph’s Slavery God’s Promises “Now Joseph had a dream…” Gen 37:5...

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GenesisWeek 10 – Joseph’s Slavery

God’s Promises

“Now Joseph had a dream…” Gen 37:5

Text: Gen 36:1 – 41:57

National Background

Generations of Esau

Teman Omar

Zepho Gatam

Kenaz Amalek

Eliphaz

Esau and Adah

Jeush Jalam(Jaalam)

Korah

Esau and Oholibamah

Nahath Zerah

Shammah Mizzah

Reuel

Esau and Basemath(Bashemath)

Ancestral Enemy of

IsraelEx 17; Dt 25

Esau is Edom36:6-7 – Jacob and Esau had too many

possessions to live in the same region

Bethel

Beer-sheba

HebronBethlehem

CANAAN

Shechem

EDOM (SEIR)

Mediterranean Sea (Great Sea)

GILEAD

••

Succoth

Penuel

Mahanaim

••

Sons of Seir the Horite & the Kings of Edom

Seir the Horite

HoriHomam

Lotan

Alvan Manahath

Ebal Shepho

Onam

Shobal

AiahAnah

Zibeon

DishonObolibamah

Anah

HemdanEshbanIthranKeran

Dishon

BilhanZaavanAkan

Ezer

UzAran

Dishan

Bela Jobab Husham Hadad

Samlah Shaul(Saul)

Baal-Hanan(Baal-hanan)

Hadar

Kings of EdomReference: -Genesis 36-1 Chronicles 1:43-54

36:1-5 – Married Esau

Joseph the DreamerJacob favored Joseph

Created friction in the family

37:5 – Joseph Tells His DreamsSheaves of grainSun, moon, and stars

37:8-11 – Rebuked by entire family

What does Joseph’s interaction with his family tell us about Joseph?

Do we see God’s hand of providence working throughout?

“Here I Am!”37:13-17 – Brothers pasturing flock in Shechem

~60 miles to North of Hebron about 5 day’s Journey

Beer-sheba

Hebron

CANAAN

Shechem

EDOM (SEIR)

Mediterranean Sea

(Great Sea)

GILEAD

Dothan •

In Hot Water

Brothers pasturing flock in Shechem ~60 miles to North of Hebron

Israel sends Joseph to them

Finds them in Dothan

“Here comes that dreamer.” The plot to kill him.

Reactions?Reuben – Shed no blood, but doesn’t think he can

stop it…wants to rescue him and keep himJudah – offers to sell him to traders, so Joseph’s

“blood” would not be on themJacob/Israel devastated

Cool 19th Century Painting

The Brothers Sell Joseph into Slavery

Konstantin Flavitsky (1855)

Presentation of the Coat

Joseph's Bloody Coat Brought to Jacob, Diego Velázquez (1630)

Side-Bar (Judah & Tamar)Judah the ringleader of the plot TO SELL Joseph

Chapter 38 – Judah’s immorality and marrying Canaanite

What compromises do we see by Judah and his family here?Foreign Idolatrous WivesDid not raise Godly childrenGross immoralityLiesHypocrisyDeceit

Receives blessing in Ch. 49

Tamar’s Twins• Zerah – arm came out

1st

• Perez “pulls him back” and cuts in line.

• Ruth 4:18-22 – Perez is ancestor of King David and subsequently, Jesus

Genealogy of Jesus1. Abraham2. Isaac3. Jacob4. Judah & Tamar5. Perez6. Hezron7. Ram8. Amminadab9. Nahshon10.Salmon & Rahab11.Boaz & Ruth12.Obed13.Jesse14.David & Bathsheba15.Solomon & Naamah16.Rehoboam17.Abijam18.Asa

19.Jehosaphat20.Jehoram21.Uzziah22.Jotham23.Ahaz24.Hezekiah25.Manasseh26.Amon27.Josiah28.Jeconiah29.Shealtiel30.Zerubbabel31.Abiud32.Eliakim33.Azor34.Zadok35.Achim

36.Eliud37.Eleazar38.Matthan39.Jacob40.Joseph & Mary41.Jesus

Joseph Pursues Righteousness

Joseph Flees Potiphar’s WifeGuido Reni

Joseph elevated through God’s plan

Joseph in EgyptJoseph elevated through God’s plan.Regardless of his position as chief slave or

prisoner, Joseph was faithful, honest, hard working, etc

39:23 – Who made it succeed?

Thrown into prison

40 – Joseph interprets prisoner’s dreams

41 – Joseph interprets Pharaoh’s dreams

41:37-56 – Rise to Power

Gospel GlimpsesJudah Intermarried with Canaanites

Failed to care properly for family (Tamar)49:10 - Was he removed from God’s plan?

His line produced David and Jesus.Again, God’s plan will prevail…PERIOD!

Slaves to KingsJoseph transitions from slave to Chief of StaffEx 19:6 - Nation of Israel, slaves, are transformed

into?1 Pet 2:9 - Through Jesus, believers go from slaves of

sin to what?

SojourningConsistent Bible theme

23:4 – Abraham the sojouner

37:1 – Jacob in the land of father’s sojourning

47:9 – Jacob tells Pharaoh, his sojourning is 130 years

Lev 25:23, 1 Chron 29:15, Ps 39:12; 119:19 - Israel repeatedly referred to as a “stranger and a sojourner”

1 Pet 2:11 – Peter carries the theme to 1st Century Christians

Jn 6:51 – Christ left heaven to sojourn for usThis world is not my home, I’m just a passing through!

Theological SoundingsDreamer(s) throughout Scripture

15:1 – Abraham’s vision that he’d have a son28:10 – Jacob’s stair case/ladder37 – Joseph’s sheaves, Sun/Moon/Stars

Are these valid means of revelations from God?

Matthew accounts 5 dreams in connection with Christ’s birth.

God uses dreams throughout the scripture to reveal his will and to teach mankind.

All this dreaming is secondary to the clear revelation through the person, teachings, and saving action of Jesus Christ. Heb 1:1-4

Toward Next Week

Summary

Week 11 – Reconciliation