In Sunday school my class is going through Genesis. Last week was about Joseph in Egypt. Although I wasn't able to be in this lesson, my class kindly recorded it for me! We basically went through a worksheet that had three main sections. This is taken from Genesis 39-41.
•JOSEPH'S CIRCUMSTANCES
1. Sold into slavery.
2. Tempted by Potiphar's wife.
3. Wrongly imprisoned.
4. Put in charge of two men in prison.
5. Taken out of prison to interpret Pharaoh dreams.
•JOSEPH'S RESPONSES
1. He served his master well
2. He ran away from her
3. He served his master and was trustworthy
4. Asked why they were troubled; interpreted their dreams and gave credit to God
5. Gave credit to God and recognized His sovereignty over ever circumstance and event; interpreted the dream.
•JOSEPH'S RESULTS
1. His master found favor with him; Joseph prospered; God was with him
2. Potiphar's wife lied and Joseph was sent to jail
3. God made Joseph succeed in whatever he did; God showed mercy to Joseph
4. The dreams came true exactly how God had said to Joseph
5. Joseph made second in command under pharaoh; he was given a wife.
Although at first glance things don't seems to be going well for Joseph, we find out in the end what God's ultimate purpose was for him.
"Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God? But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to save much people alive." -Genesis 50:19-20
There is SOO much more that I could say about this lesson, but here is one thing that was said in class:
"No matter our circumstances, our circumstances do not determine the results, [but instead] our response to our circumstance determines our results."
~Autumn
