Joseph – Part II
Abraham was the father of Isaac
Isaac was the father of Jacob
Jacob was renamed Israel and was the father of Joseph
Joseph is a type of Christ and in this passage of Scripture did not sin
The Favor of God
Genesis 39:3-4 “Now his master saw that the LORD WAS WITH HIM and how the Lord caused all that he did to prosper in his hand. So Joseph found FAVOR in his sight and became his personal servant and all that he owned he put in his charge”
Joseph received God’s favor in Potiphar’s house
Joseph received God’s favor in Jail
We receive God’s favor when we learn God’s word and obey it
Favor is God’s presence in your life
39:5 The Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake This is not a story of Joseph’s success rather it is a story of God’s faithfulness to His promises
(Read 39:7-20)
Temptation
39:6-19 And it came about after these events that his master’s wife looked with desire at Joseph and she said, “Lie with me”
Matthew 4:1 The Lord Jesus was tempted
Temptation is persistent 39:10 “Day after Day”
39:11 None of the men of the house was inside
Temptation will intensify 39:12 “And she caught him by his garment”
39:9 how could I do such a wicked thing and SIN AGAINST GOD?
1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it
“Sin against God” = Sin grieves the Holy Spirit
Dealing with sin
James 1:13-15 desire, deception, disobedience, death
Look down the road and see where sin will lead you
Deal with it by fleeing Genesis 39:15 Joseph fled
1st Corinthians 6:18 Flee sexual immorality
What does the bible define as sexual immorality
Unlike Abraham Isaac and Jacob Joseph did not sin
SIN IS A CHOICE!
Character is doing what is right as defined by God with the risk of personal loss
Short term sacrifice produces long term blessing
Brokenness
39:20-22 “So Joseph’s master took him and put him in jail, but the Lord was with Joseph and gave him FAVOR in the sight of the chief jailer. And the chief jailer committed to Joseph’s charge all the prisoners who were in the jail”
Life’s not fair
Fair is a terribly disappointing perspective to have in this life
The Lord will do something to get our attention
This could be a tragedy, could be sit on the shelf or go round the mountain again
When the Lord gets us alone through suffering heartbreak temptation disappointment sickness or by thwarted desires and we are totally speechless then He begins to teach us
The purpose of this kind of pain is to bring us to a place of open submissiveness before the Lord
Being broken involves a period of pain followed by a period of growth
Break you then remake you
When I was young in ministry I was black and white lacked compassion lacked understanding. Now after 20 years of ministry 100’s of crisis tragedies and funerals later I have a different perspective on what you are going though
You can hear the pain in a blues singer’s voice it is what makes them a good blues singer
You can hear the broken spirit in a worship leader’s voice it is what make them a good worship leader
People that have been broken by the Lord can minister to people that have been broken by the world