Hope and rescue is more important and harder than creating the Universe so one quarter of Genesis is given to the story of Joseph which pre-figures the rescue that Jesus…
This is the last of the series on Joseph. Genesis is a book of beginnings, and this sermon summarises the beginning of Genesis. We were left with a cliffhanger at…
There is a quick recap of the experiences of Joseph's b the brothers. Divination was very important in the Middle East of that time. As the brothers prostrated themselves, did…
It must have been a challenge for Joseph to be governor of Egypt. God used their experiences to refine Jacob's family. 1. The pressure of need. They could not experience…
Joseph, not so much as dreamer but a visionary. He held on to his trust in God through everything. After the dreams, Joseph explains the vision - grain stores in…
God does whatever he pleases. Gen 41 shows this very clearly. Joseph must have asked why all this had happened to him and must have wondered what God was doing.…
God can still use dreams today, but for many of us they are not significant. The Joseph story has three sets of two dreams. 1. Joseph's dreams. 2. The cupbearer…
There are many stories in the Old Testament we weren't taught in Sunday School, as they are so unpleasant, but everything is included in the Bible for a purpose, and…
It's good to come as adults to the story of Joseph. The author does not see these chapters as being primarily about Joseph, but about Jacob's family. Jacob was not…