Genesis 37-50God fulfills His promises (on His terms)Genesis 11:31-12:9God fulfilled His promises in a way no one would expect.Genesis 37:2-11 – Joseph’s dreams anger His brothers.Genesis 39:20-23 – Joseph is falsely imprisoned.Genesis 40:14, 23 – The chief cupbearer forgets about Joseph.Genesis 41:41 – Joseph rises to power in Egypt.Genesis 46:29 – Joseph’s family comes to Egypt.I Corinthians 10:13 – God’s fulfillment of this verse may not be as direct as we expect! It may involve us training ourselves to avoid temptation.Remember the 3 promises (Genesis 12)“I will make you a great nation” – Genesis 46:1-4“To your descendants I will give this land.” – Genesis 48:21-22Israel’s final words to his sons (Genesis 48-49)Ephraim and Manasseh become half-tribes in place of Joseph.Israel blesses Ephraim over Manasseh, even though Manasseh was older.