Joseph-
The Trusted Man
Lesson V
1
Review the lessons thus
far in the story
1.
The revelation of the deceitfulness and evil of the human heart
Jeremiah 17:9 a declared truth
Genesis
37:31-36 deceit of Joseph’s family
Genesis
39:12-18 deceitfulness of an Egyptian woman
2.
One sin always leads to another
Genesis
39:17- 18 “ he left his garment with
me”, used to her advantage
3.
God uses sin and sinners
Psalm 1:4 the wicked are like chaff
Psalm 76:10 what He cannot use He restrains
4
We see how God times
events
Genesis
37:28 and Genesis 41:9
2
Corinthians
11 Follow the story
of those who Trusted Joseph
1
Genesis 37:2,13,14,
His father evidently trusted his first report to have been true
2
Genesis 39:1,4,6 ,8
His Egyptian slave Master, Potiphar trusted him
3
Genesis:39: 22-23
The keeper of the prison trusted him with the oversight of all the
prisoners
4
Genesis 41: 39, 40,41-46
The King of Egypt trusted this slave, just out of prison! In one day Joseph was lifted from the prison to be Egyptian Prime Minister.
111 Conclude
Psalm 4:1
..thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress
Psalm
91:15-16 I will be with him in trouble
Psalm 119:67 before I was afflicted I went astray
Psalm 119:71 it was good for me that I have been
afflicted
Through it all God had
been with Joseph.
Genesis 39:2