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e Life of Patriarch Joseph

Steadfast Faith in God

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Sharing about dreams

Recall some of your dreams.

Describe it and attempt togie !hat the dream !ants to

tell you about yourself"

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#n this lesson !e !ill discoerthat he is someone !hoboasted$ perseered

through hardships andlearned to forgie. %e isalso noted !ith great faith

li&e 'braham.

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 Joseph’s dreams and the

 (ealousy of his brothersGenesis )*+ ,-

/hat !ere the dreams of

 Joseph"

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 Joseph’s dreams and the (ealousy

of his brothersGenesis )*+ )-/hy Joseph’s brothers !ere (ealous

of him"•   special treatment he got from

their father 0Jacob gae Joseph along$ colorful coat$ !hich for his

brothers !as yet another sign oftheir father’s faoritism andanother thing for Joseph to brag

about•

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 Jacob loed Joseph the mostbecause2

.%e !as the son of Rachel$the !oman he truly loed.

3.%e !as also the son in hisold age.

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Sharing

Share any e4perience of5ghts or arguments youhae had !ith your

brothers or sisters in thefamily"

/hy did you 5ght" /hat!as the cause"

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Di6culties in 7gyptGenesis )8+ -3)

/hat did Joseph do in 7gypt after he !as sold"•The manager of an 7gyptian courtier’s entirehousehold and possessions.

Di6culties•Loneliness9 separation from family•Falsely accused of ta&ing adantage !ithPotiphar’s !ife.• Joseph remained upright in the midst of his

di6cult situation.

• Joseph’s talent for interpreting dreams saedhim from a longer stay in prison and alsoinspired Pharaoh to ma&e him goernor of all of7gypt.

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Di6culties in 7gyptGenesis )8+ -3)

  God !as al!ays !ith Joseph.

 Recognition of God’s handsin the ups and do!ns of his

life

Remaining faithful despiteuncertain eents in his life

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 Joseph testing and forgiing hisbrothers

Genesis :3-:*%o! did Joseph test his brothers"

/hy did he do this"• Joseph sub(ected his brothers to

seeral tests to 5nd out if theyhad changed.

•%e tried to ta&e their youngestbrother$ ;en(amin by falselyaccusing them of a crime.

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 Joseph testing and forgiing hisbrothers

Genesis :3-:* /hat eent leads Joseph to forgie

his brothers" /hy did he forgie

them"• %e sa! their sincere concern for

;en(amin

• Joseph’s brothers admitted theirsin 0Gen :3+31 and begged forhis mercy 0Gen. ,

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 Joseph testing and forgiing

his brothersGenesis :3-:*

Reconciliation can only beachieed if the guilty partyadmits that he or she had done!rong and as&s for forgieness.

The narratie ends !ith thereunion of Joseph and his fatherand the coming of his entire

family to 7gypt.

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/hat lessons can !e learnedfrom the story and life of

 Joseph in relation to our life offaith today"

.Joseph’s life and faith sho! usho! God !or&s out %is saing planeen through misfortunes as %e

dre! good from eil.

3.Joseph perseered in faith. %ealso sho!s us the need to forgieand to be for ien.

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/hat lessons can !e learnedfrom the story and life of Joseph today"

). Joseph also e4perienced thenegatie e=ects of beingboastful. /e also need to bea!are of this.

:.Joseph teaches us that &eepingour faith in God can help us getthrough di6cult times. >ur

?hristian faith o=ers us spiritual

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%o! does the story of Jacob

manifest the ?laretian aluesof ?%77RS"

. /e hae often heard the

moral principle @the end doesnot (ustify the means.A

3. /hile God e4pects us to dogood$ %e certainly does not!ill us to use eil means to get

it done li&e !hat Jacob did.

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Reflect on times when

 you have been boastful?

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Reflect about the people you

Need to forgive and

to ask forgiveness from

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Read the story of the life of St. Anthony Mary Claret from pp. !"#and pick out the main events in his

life where he felt and recogni$e thathe was called by %od to become amissionary. &rite your answers on

 your notebook.

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Patriarch ?all Response Cission9Role inSalation %istory

'braham Leae yourcountry goto a strange

land.

>bedience but hisfaith !ent throughstages of doubts

and Euestions butin the end he !asready to o=er thesacri5ce of his o!nson$ #saac as Godcommanded

# !ill bless you$ma&e numerousdescendants2

from them allthe nations ofthe earth shall5nd blessing.'brahambecame the

father of allnations !ho !illprofess faith inone God.

#saac To become an

obedient anddutiful$@sacri5cialAsonTo become afather to

 Jacob and7sau

/as !illing to be

sacri5ced inobedience to hisfather

#saac pre5gured

 Jesus !ho !asobedient to Godthe Father untohis death on the?ross

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Patriarch

?all Response Cission9Role inSalation%istory

 Jacob God choose Jacob oer 7sauto father the 3tribes of #srael0ne! name of

 Jacob1 !hobecame thechosen peopleof God in the>ld Testament

God continuedto loe Jacob inspite of hissel5shness

During the 5rstpart of his life

 Jacob !entahead of Godrather than

!ait forinstructionsfrom God. %ecompletelyacted on his

o!n such anattitudebrought his somuch su=eringand trouble.Later$ he puthis entire trust

/hen Jacoblearned totrust God$ Godblessed him tobe the father

of the 3 tribesof #srael. #t !asto his :th son

 Judah thatGod’s promises

to 'brahamhas beenful5lled.

 Jesus thepromisedRedeemercame from the

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Patriarch ?all Response Cission9Role inSalation %istory

 Joseph #t !asGod !ho!as!or&ingout hisdiinepurposein all thepeopleandeents

in thelife of

 Joseph

%e neerlost his faithand hope inGod een inthe mosttrying timesof his life

@#t !as for the sa&e ofsaing lies that Godsent me here ahead ofyou2 to ensure aremnant of earth andto sae the lies of thetribes of #srael in ane4traordinarydelierance.A Josephas made a ruler of7gypt to bring God’s

blessings to 7gypt andhis family at the timeof famine.

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'se ( crosswise sheet of paper)

".&hich *atriarch do you identify

most in relation to your life of faith? &hy?

. &hat particular characteristic+s ofthis+these *atriarch+s do you findsimilar with your life?