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Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him. 2 Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physiciansembalmed him, 3 taking a full forty days, for that was the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days. Genesis 50:1-21 15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for…

Flashlight Will vs. Floodlight Will See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. Heb 12:15 Point A seed of offense gets planted, and unless we deal with it, it grows. When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you just keep looking at each other?” 2 He continued, “I have heard that there is…

What does God want of me? Gen. 41:1 When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing by the Nile, 2 when out of the river there came upseven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds. 3 Afterthem, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile andstood beside those on the riverbank. 4 And the cows that were uglyand gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. Then Pharaoh…

Gen 39 6 So Potiphar left everything he had inJoseph’s care; with Joseph in charge, he did notconcern himself with anything except the food heate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome, 7 andafter a while his master’s wife took notice of Josephand said, “Come to bed with me!”8 But herefused. “With me in charge,” he told her, “mymaster does not concern himself with anything in thehouse; everything he owns he has entrusted to mycare. 9 No one is greater in…

“ First, help me never to tell a lie. Second, give me neither poverty nor riches! Give mejust enough to satisfy my needs.9 For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name. Proverbs 30:8-9 ( JUST WHAT I NEED ) “When Joseph was taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelitetraders, he was purchased by Potiphar, an Egyptianofficer. Potiphar was captain…

Gen. 37:12-28 12 Now his brothers had gone to graze their father’s flocks nearShechem, 13 and Israel said to Joseph, “As you know, your brothers aregrazing the flocks near Shechem. Come, I am going to send you to them.”“Very well,” he replied.14 So he said to him, “Go and see if all is well with yourbrothers and with the flocks, and bring word back to me.” Then he sent him offfrom the Valley of Hebron. When Joseph arrived at Shechem,…