Genesis 37 - Sovereignity Of God

The Sovereignty Genesis 37 of God 4 events displaying the Sovereignty of God overcoming man’s evil intentions in the early life of Joseph.

God’s Providence

The Sovereignty Genesis of37:1-4 God “Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons” (3) “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.” (4) •Are you showing preference?

The Sovereignty Genesis 37:5of God 11

“Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more” (5) “but his father kept the matter in mind” (10)

•Who reigns in your life?

The Sovereignty Joseph of a type of God Christ

• Nothing bad mentioned • Loved by their father • Rejected by their brothers • Unjustly tried • Unjustly sold • Suffered • Crowned with glory & honour

The Sovereignty Why is Christ the of ofKing God Kings?

• Lineage • Anointed • Worthy • Crowned • Enthroned • Has a Kingdom

•Who reigns in your life? • What is your response to Christ’s kingship?

The Sovereignty Genesis of37:12God 30

“They took him and threw him into the cistern” (24)

•Are you in a pit? •How is God using it

The Sovereignty Genesis of37:12God 30

• The Lord upholds those who fall; • The Lord is near to those who call; (Psalm 145)

“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, •Are you in a pit? •How is God using it

The Sovereignty Genesis of37:31God 35

“Then they got Joseph's robe, slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood.” (31) “All his sons and daughters came to comfort him, but he refused to be

The Sovereignty Genesis of37:31God 35

Joseph’s brothers: • Hated Joseph in their hearts (4); • Could not speak a kind word to him (4); • Hated him even more (5); • Were jealous of him (11); • Plotted to kill him (20); • Tore the symbol of his father’s love (23); • Threw him into a cistern (24); • Sold him as a slave (28); • Deceived their father (32); • Left their father in his despair (35).

The Sovereignty Genesis of37:31God 35

“Then they got Joseph's robe, slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood.” (31) “All his sons and daughters came to comfort him, but he refused to be •Is sin hardening your heart?

The Sovereignty Genesis of 37:36 God “Meanwhile the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar.” (36)

The Sovereignty Genesis 37 of God •Are you showing preference? •What are the consequences? •Who reigns in your life? •What is your response to Christ’s kingship? •Are you in a pit? •How is God using it for good? •Is sin hardening your heart? •Where can you bring