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Joseph, a young man of seventeen, Genesis 37: v2
What would this teenager be like ?
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There is no criticism of Joseph in Genesis – prophetic portrait of Jesus ?
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was tending the flocks with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father`s wives, v2
They are farmers – But why with these brothers? – similar age ?
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and he brought their father a bad report about them. v2
Had he been asked by his father to keep an eye on them ? Were they up to no good ?
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Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he had been born to him in his old age; v3
Why was Joseph the favourite ?
Had he some of Rachael’s features ? Why not Benjamin – a different personality – a sad reminder?
Favouritism – is a bad thing !
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What would it mean to Joseph
that he was loved by his father ?
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and he made a richly ornamented robe for him. v3
What was it like and why did Jacob give it ?
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When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any
of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
v4
Rejection! Sinful hearts, and expressions of hate
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Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. v5
Was there a belief that dreams were important ?
And the content offended them
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He said to them, "Listen to this dream I had.. We were binding
sheaves of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and
stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around mine and
bowed down to it." v6-7
Why did he tell them ?
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His brothers said to him, "Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?" v8
An obvious interpretation
No thought of God’s plan ? Cf. attitude of some people in Jesus’ day
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And they hated him all the more because of his dream and what he had said. v8
Give sin an opportunity and ….
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Then he had another dream, and he told it to his brothers. v9
Why did he tell them this one ?
How would he have felt after their first reaction ? – faith needed
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"Listen," he said, "I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me." v9
Lord of the world ?
How could that happen ? Acts 2:36
A clue to Revelation 12:1-2
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When he told his father as well as his brothers, his father rebuked
him and said, "What is this dream you had? Will your mother and I
and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground
before you?" v10
What do you do when people don’t understand ?
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His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in
mind. v11
His brothers were angry because he was not told off “properly”
There is a spiritual issue here.
Jacob – has had God-given dreams before… could this be ?
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How will this dream be fulfilled ?
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Are you a Joseph ?
Facing hostility and misunderstanding
Called to say blessings that seem to be taken as curses
Following in Jesus’ footsteps Cf. 2 Corinthians 4:7-11
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Are you a Joseph ?
Well-loved
Favoured
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Are you a Joseph ?
Dressed in a special robe
for all of you who were baptized into Christ
have clothed yourselves with Christ. Galatians 3:27