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The Christ Revealed in the Life of Joseph Lesson 1

The Christ Revealed in the Life of Joseph Lesson 1. An ICAHATTOWAK International Production For Saemmul Community Church 2010 by Al Bandstra bandstra@iowatelecom.net. Credit to whom credit is due. Promise and Deliverance (4 volumes) by Rev. S. G. De Graaf Dr. John Piper

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The Christ Revealed in the Life of Joseph Lesson 1

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  1. The Christ Revealed in the Life of JosephLesson 1 An ICAHATTOWAK International Production For Saemmul Community Church 2010 by Al Bandstra bandstra@iowatelecom.net

  2. Credit to whom credit is due • Promise and Deliverance (4 volumes) by Rev. S. G. De Graaf • Dr. John Piper www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/ • Rev. Patrick Edouard www.covenantpella.org • Dr. John R. Sittema • www.christchurch.pca.org (resources)

  3. Why did God give us His Word, the Bible?

  4. That we might believe John 20:31 But these are written that you maybelieve that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.

  5. What is to be our focus in teaching and preaching Bible stories?

  6. What is to be our focus in teaching and preaching Bible stories? Revealing Jesus Christ

  7. The Scriptures, in the both the Old and New Testaments, reveal Jesus Christ. Luke 24: 26 - 27 “Did not the Christhave to suffer these things and then enter His glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning Himself.”

  8. Before we teach a Bible story, we must be very clear about the content of the message we are going to bring.

  9. Three key questions we must ask ourselves before we tell the Bible story:

  10. Three key questions we must ask ourselves before we tell the Bible story: What is God revealing about Himself in this story?

  11. Three key questions we must ask ourselves before we tell the Bible story: What is God revealing about Himself in this story? What is God revealing about Jesus Christ in this story?

  12. Three key questions we must ask ourselves before we tell the Bible story: What is God revealing about Himself in this story? What is God revealing about Jesus Christ in this story? 3. What is God revealing about His covenant in this story?

  13. What is God revealing about Himself in this story? • Every time we tell a Bible story we are telling about God.

  14. What is God revealing about Himself in this story? • Every time we tell a Bible story we are telling about God. 2. Therefore, God must be the main character in every Bible story.

  15. What is God revealing about Himself in this story? • Every time we tell a Bible story we are telling about God. • Therefore, God must be the main character in every Bible story. 3. Tell about what God did in the story.

  16. What is God revealing about Himself in this story? • Every time we tell a Bible story we are telling about God. • Therefore, God must be the main character in every Bible story. • Tell about what God did in the story. 4. Tell about what we learn about God through His actions in the story.

  17. What is God revealing about Himself in this story? • Our tendency is to talk about man’s actions and achievements.

  18. What is God revealing about Himself in this story? • Our tendency is to talk about man’s actions and achievements. • Our tendency is to talk about what man believed and how they sinned.

  19. What is God revealing about Himself in this story? • Our tendency is to talk about man’s actions and achievements. • Our tendency is to talk about what man believed and how they sinned. • Our tendency to talk about God’s punishments on the wicked people and His rewards for the good people.

  20. What is God revealing about Himself in this story? • Our tendency is to talk about man’s actions and achievements. • Our tendency is to talk about what man believed and how they sinned. • Our tendency to talk about God’s punishments on the wicked people and His rewards for the good people. 4. Our tendency to come to the “moral” of the story by telling the listeners God deals with them according to their actions.

  21. The goals of this course:

  22. The goals of this course: To reveal God is the main character in Joseph’s life as well as our own.

  23. The goals of this course: To reveal God is the main character in Joseph’s life as well as our own. To examine how God orchestrates Joseph’s life, as well as our own, in maintaining His covenant with His people.

  24. The goals of this course: To reveal God is the main character in Joseph’s life as well as our own. To examine how God orchestrates Joseph’s life, as well as our own, in maintaining His covenant with His people. To reveal the Christ in the life of Joseph.

  25. Today we will take an overview of the life of Joseph as told in Genesis. • It’s actually a pretest of our knowledge of the life of Joseph. • It’s purpose is not to embarrass, but to refresh our minds on Joseph’s life.

  26. 1. Who were Joseph’s parents? Genesis 30: 22 – 24

  27. 1. Who were Joseph’s parents? Genesis 30: 22 – 24 Jacob and Rachel

  28. 2. How many brothers did he have?Genesis 29:31– 30:22 and 35:16 – 18

  29. 2. How many brothers did he have?Genesis 29:31– 30:22 and 35:16 – 18 11

  30. 3. What were the two dreams he had when he was a youth?Genesis 37:7 and 9

  31. 3. What were the two dreams he had when he was a youth?Genesis 37:7 and 9 • His brothers’ sheaves gathering around his upright sheaf and bowing down to it.

  32. 3. What were the two dreams he had when he was a youth?Genesis 37:7 and 9 • His brothers’ sheaves gathering around his upright sheaf and bowing down to it. • The sun, moon, and eleven stars bowing down to him.

  33. 4. What did his shepherding brothers do to him when he came to check on them for his father? Genesis 37: 17b - 27

  34. 4. What did his shepherding brothers do to him when he came to check on them for his father?Genesis 37: 17b - 27 • They first discussed killing him, but decided to sell him into slavery.

  35. 5. Who bought Joseph?Genesis 37: 28

  36. 5. Who bought Joseph?Genesis 37: 28 • The Midianites or Ishmaelites

  37. 6. About how old was Joseph at this time?Genesis 37:2

  38. 6. About how old was Joseph at this time?Genesis 37:2 • 17

  39. 7. What country did Joseph land up in?Genesis 37:36

  40. 7. What country did Joseph land up in?Genesis 37:36 • Egypt

  41. 8. Whom did he work for in Egypt?Genesis 37:36

  42. 8. Whom did he work for in Egypt?Genesis 37:36 • Potiphar

  43. 9. How did Joseph land up in prison?Genesis 39

  44. 9. How did Joseph land up in prison?Genesis 39 • He was falsely accused of sexual assault.

  45. 10. Whose dreams did Joseph interpret while in prison?Genesis 40

  46. 10. Whose dreams did Joseph interpret while in prison?Genesis 40 • The butler’s and the baker’s

  47. 11. Describe the two dreams of Pharaoh.Genesis 41

  48. 11. Describe the two dreams of Pharaoh.Genesis 41 • seven fat cows coming out of the river eaten by seven lean cows which also came out of the river

  49. 11. Describe the two dreams of Pharaoh.Genesis 41 • seven fat cows coming out of the river eaten by seven lean cows which also came out of the river • seven full and good heads of grain eaten by seven withered and thin heads of grain

  50. 12. How was Joseph able to interpret dreams?Genesis 41:16

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