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Genesis 37 & 39

Lesson 19
Joseph
 Joseph is 17
 His is with his brothers tending the sheep
 He takes a bad report about them to his
father
 Joseph is the favorite son of his father
 coat of many colors
 This caused major jealously by his brothers
Joseph
 He told them of a dream he had where they
were binding sheaves and their sheaves
bowed down to his sheaf. “Shall you reign
over us, or have dominion over us?”
 They hated him even more
 He dreamed another dream
 The sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed
down to him
 Jacob rebuked him and the brothers envied
him
Joseph
 Jacob sent Joseph to Shechem to
check on his brothers who were
tending the flocks
Joseph
 Jacob sent Joseph to Shechem to
check on his brothers who were
tending the flocks
 They saw him coming and conspired
to kill him
 “this dreamer is coming”
 Reuben had them put Joseph in a pit,
instead of killing him—he was
planning to deliver him back to his
father
Joseph
 While they were eating a band of
Ishmaelite traders from Midian came by
 At Judah’s suggestion they sold Joseph
to them for 20 shekels of silver
 Even though he was their brother, their
flesh—this was more profitable $$
 The Ishmaelites took Joseph to Egypt
Joseph
 Reuben tore his clothes when he returned
to the pit and found Joseph gone
 The brothers dipped Joseph’s coat in the
blood of a kid and took it to their father
 “is this your son’s coat?”
 Jacob mourned for his son many days and
refused to be comforted
 Joseph was sold to Potiphar, captain of the
guard of Pharaoh
Lessons
 Favoritism
 Jealously
 Hatred
 Deceit
 Obedience
Joseph in Egypt
 The Lord was with Joseph
 He was a successful man
 His success was noted by Potiphar
 Joseph was a handsome man, in
charge of all of his master’s house
 The Lord blessed the master because
of Joseph
Joseph in Egypt
 Potiphar’s wife “cast longing eyes” for
Joseph and wants him to lie with her
 Joseph refused to do this against his
master and also said, “How then can I
do this great wickedness, and sin
against God?”
Joseph in Egypt
 She kept up the seduction day by day
 When they were in the house alone,
she caught him by his garment. He
left the garment and ran outside
 She told the men (servants) and her
husband that Joseph had attempted
to lie with her
Joseph in Egypt
 Potiphar had Joseph confined to
prison
 Again, the Lord was with Joseph and
gave him favor in sight of the keeper
of the prison
 He placed Joseph in charge of the
prison
 The Lord continued to bless him
Lessons
 Seduction
 Lust for fornication
 Lying
 Resistance – standing true
 Even at great hurt
 Sin is against God
 Consider God’s Blessings on
Joseph

Faithful in the most difficult

circumstances
“…the LORD was with him; and whatever
he did, the LORD made it prosper”
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 Eliseo Miron
• October is the beginning of the dry season,
the weather conditions is fresh, but we can
see dust everywhere. This is time of vacation
for all students of the public schools. We
have more people in our meetings in the mid
week. Our young people are having more
participation in our Bible classes in homes,
leading prayers and songs. Some of them
dedicate this time of the vacation to present
Bible studies in homes as a responsibility for
themselves.
 Eliseo Miron
• During vacation season we have in our home,
here in Chalchuapa, a group of children from
6 to 12 from Santa Ana, to learn God`s word
and to receive the influence of good
attitudes. My wife and our daughters are
involved in this work. They prepare materials
and teach all lessons. The violence and the
economic situation are adversities that are
affecting all brethren along the country. We
covet your prayers for all saints in El Salvador.
 Francisco Ventura López
• To conclude, we ask you and the Church of
Alabama that you prays for the brethren in
the faith, because in the city of Guatemala
and Mixco there are areas that qualify as red
zones, because there is a lot of crime. They
are areas gangs or crime lords who extort the
elderly, there are brethren that are victims of
these gangs, who threaten to kill some
member or their whole family.
 Francisco Ventura López
• The Church that meets in the Belen colony,
Mixco, Brother Juan Manuel Ventura, he and
his family have receive death threats if they
do not come up with the amount of money
demanded by these criminals. This brother is
a good worker in this congregation, for this
the brethren would be very hurt if something
were to happen [to him]. We pray to God
that none of this will happen to the brother.
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