Berean Bible Church

Joseph – The Tender Hearted man .II

Lesson VII

December 16, 2007

 

Review

            We have considered Joseph as the Tried and Tested man

            We have considered Joseph as the Trusted man

            We continue to see him as the Tender- Hearted man

 

1 Genesis 45:1-3

 

                45: 14  He weeps on  his brother Benjamin’s neck

                45 :15  He kissed all his brother’s

 

II  Genesis 46:29

 

               He weeps on his father’s neck a good while                     

 

III Genesis 50:1

 

               In  Genesis 49:33  we are told about his father’s death

               Now, in this text Joseph weeps over that dead body

 

IV  Genesis 50:15-17

 

Here, Joseph weeps because his brother’s had not believed he had forgiven them .

 

V   Genesis 50:22-23

 

                  What a revelation of the tender heart of Joseph. Holding his great

grandchildren on his knees!                           

 

VI Conclude

 

      Genesis 50: 24-26

                    Joseph commands regarding his bones before he dies,

 

     Exodus 13:19

             Moses carries his bones out of Egypt

 

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       Hebrews 11:22

                     His command was an act of faith