Joseph

Joseph

- Knowing God is in control

Poll

Did Joseph's brothers like Joseph?

• Yes, definitely

• No

Open Ended

Why was Joseph sold to Egypt?

Multiple Choice

Was Joseph happy about going to Egypt?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What was Joseph doing in Egypt?

• He was the King there.

• He was working as a slave.

• He was having a vacation trip.

• He was visiting friends.

Multiple Choice

Joseph was falsely accused by Potiphar's wife. It was not his fault. Can he not go to jail?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Can Joseph escape from the jail?

• Yes

• No

Genesis 39:21-23

But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. 23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.

Open Ended

What could he do so that he can get out of jail?

Multiple Choice

Did he stay in jail forever? What happened?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

How did he know the meaning of Pharaoh's dreams?

• He was very smart.

• God was with him and told him.

• Pharaoh's dreams were very easy to understand.

• Someone secretly told him.

Genesis 41:16

 “I cannot do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.

Multiple Choice

Did Joseph know that he would be sold to Egypt?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Did Joseph know that he would become the second man of Egypt?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

In all the difficult situations that Joseph had encountered, who was in control?

• Joseph

• Pharaoh

• God

• Joseph's brother

God is with Joseph

Genesis 39:2-4 The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did, Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant.

God is with Joseph

Genesis 39:2-4 The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did, Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant.

God is with Joseph

Genesis 39:20-22 But while Joseph was there in the prison, the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there.

Multiple Choice

Who knew that Joseph would change from a slave to the 2nd man of Egypt?

• Joseph's dad Jacob

• Joseph's brothers

• Pharaoh

• God

God is in control and we can find peace in Him

• He knows our future and the events that will take place to shape us into the people He created us to be. He weaves our lives together, and His plan extends from before time through eternity. God is in control, and He has an intricate plan to hold us and move us through any crisis.

  
  

God in in control and we can find peace in Him

God gave Joseph the strength to endure extremely difficult circumstances. Joseph was betrayed by his brothers and sold to Midianite traders. He became a slave of the captain of Pharaoh’s guard in Egypt. Joseph was falsely accused and then thrown into prison. He helped two of Pharaoh’s servants while there, interpreting their dreams, but then was forgotten. All together, Joseph was a slave and then prisoner for 13 years.

God is in control and we can find peace in Him

God was with Joseph (Genesis 39:2-6, 21-23). When he was Potiphar’s slave, God blessed Joseph, and he was put in charge of the entire household. When Joseph was in prison, God granted him favor, and Joseph was given responsibility over all the prisoners. God never left, in the midst of crisis. God had Joseph right where he needed to be.

God is in control and we can find peace in Him

God eventually delivered Joseph and made him second in command of the most powerful country in the world. Directed by God, Joseph carried out a plan to save an entire nation from a devastating famine.

-Like Joseph, we won’t always understand when crisis comes and burdens hammer at our hearts. We may become dizzy as life spins around us and trip when the darkness closes in. But, we do not have to be defeated. The Almighty King of Kings is with us, and He has a plan. We must choose to trust Him when we cannot see the end of our story. Our God is in control.

God is in control

REMEMBER! We are always in the hands of our all-powerful God and there is nothing that He cannot handle!

There is PEACE in knowing that God can handle every situation.