Joseph As A Youth - NKJ

Joseph Didn't Realize That His Troubles Would Eventually Lead Him to Be the Salvation of His Family. When a Famine Came to the World Joseph Would Bring His Father's Family down to Egypt Where They Would Remain for Many Years Before Being Rescued from Egypt's Oppressive Rule. a Time Would Come When the Pharaoh Would Not Remember Joseph. it was All Part of God's Plan to Help His People to See Him as Their Divine Deliverer.

1. Joseph Might Have Been a Little Spoiled.

Genesis 37:1-4 Now Jacob dwelt in the land where his father was a ______________, in the land of Canaan. [2] This is the history of Jacob. Joseph, being ________________ years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. And the lad was with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his ____________ wives; and Joseph ____________ a bad report of them to his father. [3] Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his ______________, ____________ he was the son of his old age. Also he made him a tunic of many colors. [4] But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak ________________ to him.

Genesis 37:5-8 Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more. [6] So he said to them, Please hear this dream which I have ____________: [7] There we were, ____________ sheaves in the field. Then __________, my sheaf arose and also stood ____________; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf. [8] And his brothers said to him, Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have ______________ over us? So they hated him even more for his __________ and for his words.

Genesis 37:9-11 Then he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me. [10] So he told it to his father and his brothers; and his father ____________ him and said to him, What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your __________ and I and your brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth __________ you? [11] And his brothers __________ him, but his father kept the __________ in mind.

1. Did Joseph's dreams come from God? _________________

2. Do all dreams come from God? ________________

3. Do you think Joseph's father showed favoritism toward him? _________

4. Was there some other way for Jacob to find out about the misbehavior of his other sons rather than Joseph telling on them? ___________________________________________________.

2. Joseph's Brothers Called Him the Dreamer.

Genesis 37:12-13 Then his brothers went to feed their ____________ flock in Shechem. [13] And Israel said to Joseph, Are not your brothers ____________ the flock in Shechem? Come, I will send you to them. So he said to him, Here I am.

Genesis 37:18-24 Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they ________________ ____________ him to kill him. [19] Then they said to one ____________, Look, this ____________ is coming! [20] Come therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, Some wild beast has ______________ him. We shall see what will become of his dreams! [21] But Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands, and said, Let us not kill him. [22] And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit which is in the __________________, and do not lay a hand on ______________ he might deliver him out of their hands, and bring him back to his father. [23] So it came to pass, when Joseph had come to his ______________, that they ______________ Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many __________ that was on him. [24] Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it.

3. Joseph was about to Suffer Really Hard Times.

Genesis 37:25-28 And they sat down to eat a meal. Then they lifted their eyes and looked, and there was a ____________ of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead with their camels, bearing spices, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry them down to Egypt. [26] So Judah said to his brothers, What profit is there if we kill our brother and ____________ his blood? [27] Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brothers ______________. [28] Then ________________ ____________ passed by; so the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty ____________ of __________. And they took Joseph to Egypt.

Genesis 37:29-33 Then Reuben returned to the pit, and indeed Joseph was not in the pit; and he tore his clothes. [30] And he returned to his brothers and said, The lad is no more; and I, where shall I go? [31] So they took ____________ tunic, killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the tunic in the blood. [32] Then they sent the tunic of many colors, and they ____________ it to their __________ and said, We have found this. Do you know ____________ it is your sons tunic or not? [33] And he __________________ it and said, It is my sons tunic. A wild beast has ______________ him. Without doubt Joseph is torn to __________.

Genesis 37:36 Now the __________________ had sold him in Egypt to ______________, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.

Could any good come out of this difficult situation for Joseph? ________________.

4. Joseph was Blessed by God and His Master Eventually Trusted Him with Everything. Then His Integrity was Tested and He was Falsely Accused.

Genesis 39:1-4 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. And ______________, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the ___________________ who had taken him down there. [2] The LORD was with Joseph, and he was a __________________ man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. [3] And his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made all he did to ____________ in his hand. [4] So Joseph found favor in his sight, and served him. Then he made him ______________ of his house, and all that he had he put under his ________________.

Genesis 39:7-9 And it came to pass after these things that his masters wife cast longing eyes on Joseph, and she said, Lie with me. [8] But he refused and said to his masters wife, Look, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has ________________ all that he has to my hand. [9] There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back ______________ from me but you, ____________ you are his wife. How then can I do this great __________________, and sin ____________ God?

Genesis 39:11-12 But it happened about this time, when Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the house was inside, [12] that she __________ him by his garment, __________, Lie with me. But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran ____________.

Genesis 39:16-18 So she kept his garment with her until his master came home. [17] Then she spoke to him with words like these, saying, The Hebrew ____________ whom you brought to us came in to me to mock me; [18] so it ______________, as I lifted my voice and cried out, that he left his garment with me and fled ____________.

What is more important than success? _______________________.

5. Even While Joseph was in Prison God was Training Him for a Greater Work.

Genesis 39:19-20 So it was, when his master heard the words which his wife spoke to him, saying, Your servant did to me after this manner, that his anger was aroused. [20] Then ____________ master took him and put him into the prison, a place where the kings ________________ were ______________. And he was there in the prison.

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