1. Genesis Week 10 – Joseph’s Slavery God’s Promises “Now Joseph had a dream…” Gen 37:5 Text: Gen 36:1 – 41:57

2. National Background

3. Generations of Esau Ancestral Enemy of Israel Ex 17; Dt 25

4. Esau is Edom  36:6-7 – Jacob and Esau had too many possessions to live in the same region Bethel Beer-sheba Hebron Bethlehem CANAAN Shechem EDOM (SEIR) Mediterranean Sea (Great Sea) GILEAD Succoth Penuel Mahanaim

5. Sons of Seir the Horite & the Kings of Edom Reference: -Genesis 36 -1 Chronicles 1:43-54 36:1-5 – Married Esau

6. Joseph the Dreamer  Jacob favored Joseph  Created friction in the family  37:5 – Joseph Tells His Dreams  Sheaves of grain  Sun, 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?

7. “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

8. 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 him  Judah – offers to sell him to traders, so Joseph’s “blood” would not be on them  Jacob/Israel devastated

9. Cool 19 th Century Painting The Brothers Sell Joseph into Slavery Konstantin Flavitsky (1855)

10. Presentation of the Coat Joseph's Bloody Coat Brought to Jacob, Diego Velázquez (1630)

11. 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 Wives  Did not raise Godly children  Gross immorality  Lies  Hypocrisy  Deceit  Receives blessing in Ch. 49 Tamar’s Twins Zerah – arm came out 1 st Perez “pulls him back” and cuts in line. Ruth 4:18-22 – Perez is ancestor of King David and subsequently, Jesus

12. Genealogy of Jesus 1.AbrahamAbraham 2.IsaacIsaac 3.JacobJacob 4.Judah & TamarJudah & Tamar 5.PerezPerez 6.HezronHezron 7.RamRam 8.AmminadabAmminadab 9.NahshonNahshon 10.Salmon & RahabSalmon & Rahab 11.Boaz & RuthBoaz & Ruth 12.ObedObed 13.JesseJesse 14.David & BathshebaDavid & 15.Solomon & NaamahSolomon & Naamah 16.RehoboamRehoboam 17.AbijamAbijam 18.AsaAsa 19.JehosaphatJehosaphat 20.JehoramJehoram 21.Uzziah 22.JothamJotham 23.AhazAhaz 24.HezekiahHezekiah 25.ManassehManasseh 26.AmonAmon 27.JosiahJosiah 28.Jeconiah 29.ShealtielShealtiel 30.ZerubbabelZerubbabel 31.AbiudAbiud 32.EliakimEliakim 33.Azor 34.Zadok 35.Achim 36.Eliud 37.Eleazar 38.Matthan 39.Jacob 40.Joseph & MaryJoseph & Mary 41.JesusJesus

13. Joseph Pursues Righteousness Joseph Flees Potiphar’s Wife Guido Reni  Joseph elevated through God’s plan

14. Joseph in Egypt  Joseph 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

15. Gospel Glimpses  Judah 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 Kings  Joseph transitions from slave to Chief of Staff  Ex 19:6 - Nation of Israel, slaves, are transformed into?  1 Pet 2:9 - Through Jesus, believers go from slaves of sin to what?

16. Sojourning  Consistent 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 1 st Century Christians  Jn 6:51 – Christ left heaven to sojourn for us

17. Theological Soundings  Dreamer(s) throughout Scripture  15:1 – Abraham’s vision that he’d have a son  28:10 – Jacob’s stair case/ladder  37 – 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.

18. Toward Next Week  Summary  Week 11 – Reconciliation