Okay, so we all knew it would come to this: The account of Joseph’s “fall and rise through the sins of his brothers and the sovereignty of God… with lessons about the ways of God and the (seeming!) detours of our lives… You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good.”
The story of Joseph is the story of a righteous one who is sinned against and suffers so that the tribe of Judah would be preserved and a Lion would come forth and would prove to be a Lamb-like Lion and by his suffering and death purchase and empower glad obedience from all the nations — even from those who put him to death. Does he have yours?
- Why did Abram’s offspring have to wait 400 years, under a yoke of slavery, before returning to the Promised Land? Take a moment to reflect on this account of God’s dealings with His people and ask whether you are living according to God’s approach toward time or your own, finite perspective.
- We know about the sin against Joseph and how Israel ended up in Egypt, but how does the Bible describe that turn of events on pages 80 and 81? Have you ever seen your own sin against someone , something you meant for evil, turned to good by God?
- Discuss some of the similarities between Jesus and Joseph.
- How does the Lion of the tribe of Judah fulfill Jacob’s prophecy about the scepter and what is the irony in how the Lion comes to conquer and rule over all peoples?
- Would you characterize your obedience to Christ as glad or joyous or happy? Why or why not?
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