"Sundays at Grace" Sermons from Grace Bible Church Gainesville

In Chapter 45, we see God’s purpose in everything that has happened to Joseph, both the bad and the good, revealed. God had a plan to elevate Joseph to a high position in Egypt in order to fulfil His purpose: to use Joseph to reconcile him with his family, and use him as a deliverer and protector of the nation of Israel.

In Genesis 44, Joseph administers one final test to reveal whether his brothers, especially Judah, have truly been transformed. In this chapter, we see:

Jacob’s family is caught between fear and famine, as the famine rolls on, his family is running out of grain, and so another trip to Egypt is needed. But, in order to return, Benjamin must go with them, also Simeon is still being held there. Today we’ll see God’s plans are better than ours, and we need to trust Him fully.

In Genesis 42, Jacob sends the ten brothers, not including Benjamin, down to Egypt to buy grain to survive the worldwide famine. In this chapter, Moses moves the narrative through three distinct scenes between Canaan and Egypt.

After two years of working in the prison, Joseph is still waiting for the Lord to do something he’s forgotten, forsaken, and forlorn, but here, we see God's timing, as He will now activate His plans for Joseph.

Joseph is in the midst of a great trial of faith. He has been mistreated, misrepresented, falsely accused, and imprisoned. In the midst of it all, Joseph remained patient and kept his testimony intact. He did not see himself as a victim, but as a victor waiting for his freedom.

Two different temptations that Joseph had to overcome

In Genesis 38, Moses interrupts the narrative flow with the account of Judah and Tamar, in which the seed promise is almost wasted on Judah and his troubled family.

In Genesis 38, Moses interrupts the narrative flow with the account of Judah and Tamar, in which the seed promise is almost wasted on Judah and his troubled family.