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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24 | Joseph Taken to Egypt
BIBLE PASSAGE: Genesis 37; 39-46; 50
STORY POINT: God was always with Joseph and blessed him.
BIG PICTURE QUESTION: Who is in control of everything? God is in control of everything in heaven and on earth.
MEMORY VERSE: You planned evil against me; God planned it for good. Genesis 50:20
CHRIST CONNECTION: Even when bad things were happening in Joseph’s life, God had a plan for good. Bad things also happened to Jesus. Jesus never sinned, but He was arrested, beaten, and killed on a cross. Those things happened to bring about our good—so people could be saved from sin and death through Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection.
Today’s passage tells of God’s faithful covenant being carried from Abraham to Isaac, then to Jacob, and now Joseph. Jacob loved Joseph more than his brothers because he was born to Jacob in his old age. Jacob’s favouritism toward Joseph caused the others to feel deep anger toward Joseph.
The brothers’ jealousy and anger loomed so large that they schemed to take Joseph’s life; however, they settled with selling him into slavery instead, making it appear as though an animal had killed him.
In Egypt, Joseph became a slave of the officer Potiphar, who promoted him over his household. God gave Joseph great success in serving his new master. An unfair accusation put Joseph in prison. While in prison, God gave Joseph the ability to interpret his fellow prisoners’ dreams and Pharaoh’s dreams as well , which landed him a favourable position with the Pharaoh. As Joseph served Pharaoh, God granted him wisdom to provide grain during a famine, not just for others in the land, but for his brothers as well.
At the closing of Genesis, Joseph—in the aftermath of slavery, famine, and injustice—declares that God used his brothers’ evil plans to bring about flourishing for His people. Joseph extended words of comfort, courage, and kindness his brothers did not deserve.
Christ experienced injustice and suffering on our behalf so that we might gain eternal life and redemption. As faithful to God as Joseph was, Jesus is even more faithful, forever renowned as the suffering Servant who takes away our sin. Pray for your children to place their faith in the One who redeems our sins and suffering for His glory and our good.
Kid’s Mid Week Program
Children age 4 and up are welcome to join us for a midweek Bible program during the ladies’ Bible study. We will be going through Answers in Genesis’ Bible curriculum.