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Joseph Forgives His Brothers

Lesson 9

Timeline of the New Testament Year

Creation (Adam and Eve)

Noah

Job? 2000 BC Abraham

1850 BC Joseph

1500 BC

1000 BC

500 BC

6-4 BC Jesus is born

Points to Note

Why did Israel (Jacob) give Joseph a special coat?

How did Joseph’s brothers feel about him?

What kind of worker was Joseph?

Points to Note

Why did Israel (Jacob) give Joseph a special coat? He loved Joseph more than all the rest

How did Joseph’s brothers feel about him?

What kind of worker was Joseph?

Points to Note

Why did Israel (Jacob) give Joseph a special coat? He loved Joseph more than all the rest

How did Joseph’s brothers feel about him? They wanted to kill him

What kind of worker was Joseph?

Points to Note

Why did Israel (Jacob) give Joseph a special coat? He loved Joseph more than all the rest

How did Joseph’s brothers feel about him? They wanted to kill him

What kind of worker was Joseph? Everything he did prospered

Points to Note

Why did Joseph get thrown in jail? Describe Pharaoh’s dreams. Who gave Joseph the meaning of the

dreams?

Points to Note

Why did Joseph get thrown in jail? He was falsely accused

Describe Pharaoh’s dreams. Who gave Joseph the meaning of the

dreams?

Points to Note

Why did Joseph get thrown in jail? He was falsely accused

Describe Pharaoh’s dreams. 7 skinny cows ate 7 fat cows (v.4) and 7 thin heads of grain ate seven healthy heads of grain (v.7)

Who gave Joseph the meaning of the dreams?

Points to Note

Why did Joseph get thrown in jail? He was falsely accused

Describe Pharaoh’s dreams. 7 skinny cows ate 7 fat cows (v.4) and 7 thin heads of grain ate seven healthy heads of grain (v.7)

Who gave Joseph the meaning of the dreams? God

Points to Note

What happened to Joseph as a result of interpreting the dreams?

Why did Josephs’ family go to Egypt? How did the brothers demonstrate they

had had a change of heart?

Points to Note

What happened to Joseph as a result of interpreting the dreams? He was given authority over all of Egypt

Why did Josephs’ family go to Egypt? How did the brothers demonstrate they

had had a change of heart?

Points to Note

What happened to Joseph as a result of interpreting the dreams? He was given authority over all of Egypt

Why did Josephs’ family go to Egypt? To get food

How did the brothers demonstrate they had had a change of heart?

Points to Note

What happened to Joseph as a result of interpreting the dreams? He was given authority over all of Egypt

Why did Josephs’ family go to Egypt? To get food

How did the brothers demonstrate they had had a change of heart? They were sorry for what they had done

Points to Note

Why did all these things happen to Joseph?

From which tribe would Jesus come? What does God promise us? Romans

8:28

Points to Note

Why did all these things happen to Joseph? So God could bless him and his family

From which tribe would Jesus come? What does God promise us?

Points to Note

Why did all these things happen to Joseph? So God could bless him and his family

From which tribe would Jesus come? Judah What does God promise us? Romans 8:28

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Points to Note

Why did all these things happen to Joseph? So God could bless him and his family and strengthen Joseph

From which tribe would Jesus come? Judah What does God promise us? Romans 8:28

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

God will work all things out for our good

Discussion

A/D: One way that God shows his love for us is by working all things for our good.

Agree Tommy’s grandpa was just diagnosed with terminal

cancer. How can bad health be for our good? Brings us closer to God A/D: God only cares about the big things in our

lives, but does not care about the little things. Disagree

Break and Quiz Time!

The Bible and My Life

How has God forgiven us? 2 Corinthians 5:19 - God was reconciling

the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them.

The Bible and My Life

How has God forgiven us? 2 Corinthians 5:19 - God was reconciling

the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them.

Not counting our sins against us

The Bible and My Life

How has God forgiven us? Jeremiah 31:34 - "For I will forgive their

wickedness and will remember their sins no more."

The Bible and My Life

How has God forgiven us? Jeremiah 31:34 - "For I will forgive their

wickedness and will remember their sins no more."

Not remembering our sins

The Bible and My Life How has God forgiven us? Romans 3:23-26 - for all have sinned and fall

short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished - he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

The Bible and My Life How has God forgiven us? Romans 3:23-26 - for all have sinned and fall

short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished - he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

Justified by Jesus

The Bible and My Life How has God forgiven us? God forgives sins by declaring us to

be innocent because Jesus paid for our sins in full.

Definition Justification = declare not guilty

The Bible and My Life How do we receive this forgiveness of

sins? Titus 3:5 – He saved us, not because of

righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.

The Bible and My Life How do we receive this forgiveness of

sins? Titus 3:5 – He saved us, not because of

righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.

Not by our works

The Bible and My Life How do we receive this forgiveness of

sins? Romans 3:22, 28 – This righteousness

from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe…a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.

The Bible and My Life How do we receive this forgiveness of

sins? Romans 3:22, 28 – This righteousness

from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe…a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.

Apart from works, by faith alone

The Bible and My Life How do we receive this forgiveness of

sins? We receive forgiveness through faith

in Jesus. We do not earn or deserve forgiveness.

The Bible and My Life How can I be certain of my forgiveness? Philippians 3:8-9 – I consider them

rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ – the righteousness that comes from God is by faith.

The Bible and My Life How can I be certain of my forgiveness? Philippians 3:8-9 – I consider them

rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ – the righteousness that comes from God is by faith.

This comes from God, not me

The Bible and My Life How can I be certain of my forgiveness? Galatians 2:16 – We, too, have put our

faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified.

The Bible and My Life How can I be certain of my forgiveness? Galatians 2:16 – We, too, have put our

faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified.

Justified by faith in Christ, not me

The Bible and My Life How can I be certain of my forgiveness? For it does not depend on anything I

do but completely on what Christ has done for me.

The Bible and My Life How does God work in my life? Romans 8:28 - And we know that in all

things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

The Bible and My Life How does God work in my life? Romans 8:28 - And we know that in all

things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

For our good

The Bible and My Life How does God work in my life? 1 Peter 1:6–7 6 In this you greatly rejoice,

though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

The Bible and My Life How does God work in my life? 1 Peter 1:6–7 6 In this you greatly rejoice,

though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

Strengthen our faith

The Bible and My Life How does God work in my life? Isaiah 46:4 - Even to your old age and gray

hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you.

I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

The Bible and My Life How does God work in my life? Isaiah 46:4 - Even to your old age and gray

hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you.

I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

Sustains us

The Bible and My Life How does God work in my life? God uses all things for my good, to

strengthen my faith, and to lead me to heaven.

Homework

Look at the end of the last page of your notes!

Homework

Memory Work:• Third commandment with meaning• Romans 8:28• 1 John 2:2

Study notes for a quiz Read Exodus 3 Question for My Life