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Today, we continue our look into our purpose as a child of God. As we also continue to read the life of Joseph, we’ll see the roller coaster of good and evil in his life. But most importantly, his response to the injustices done to him and God’s response to Joseph’s faith. When Joseph was taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelite traders, he was purchased by Potiphar, an Egyptian officer. Potiphar was captain of the guard for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. The Lord was with Joseph, so he succeeded in everything he did as he served in the home of his Egyptian master. … This pleased Potiphar, so he … put him in charge of his entire household and everything he owned. … With Joseph there, he didn’t worry about a thing—except what kind of food to eat! Joseph was a very handsome and well-built young man, and Potiphar’s wife soon began to look at him lustfully. “Come and sleep with me,” she demanded. But Joseph refused. “Look,” he told her, “my master trusts me with everything in his entire household. … How could I do such a wicked thing? It would be a great sin against God.” She kept putting pressure on Joseph day after day, but he refused to sleep with her … One day … She came and grabbed him by his cloak, demanding, “Come on, sleep with me!” Joseph tore himself away, but he left his cloak in her hand as he ran from the house. Soon all the men came running. “Look!” she said. “… this Hebrew slave … came into my room to rape me, but I screamed. … Potiphar was furious when he heard his wife’s story … So he took Joseph and threw him into the prison … But the Lord was with Joseph in the prison and showed him his faithful love. (from Genesis 39:1-21 NLT) Among the evil Joseph had to endure, what were the two phrases that created game changers for him? “The Lord was with Joseph, so he succeeded in everything he did …” “But the Lord was with Joseph … and showed him his faithful love.” “The Lord was with” simply means there was a constant, continual relationship between God and Joseph. Like a hybrid of family and friend. No matter what you have been through, are walking through now, or will endure in your life, that “with” is available to you 24/7. The difference made is simply found through obedience, awareness, and agreement that God is involved in your life, offering His purpose through His plan. These same thoughts are what Paul meant when in Romans 8:31, he stated, “If God is for us, who can ever be against us?” Let’s personalize and repeat that phrase right now: “If God is for me, who can ever be against me?” … “If God is for me, who can ever be against me?” … “If God is for me, who can ever be against me?” Let’s pray together: “Father, thank You that nothing that can happen to me is bigger, stronger, or greater than You. I want my life to be marked by the “with” of being in a relationship with You. I invite You into my life to experience the same closeness as Joseph had. As above, so below.”

Today, we begin our series called "The Pit, The Prison, and The Palace. In this teaching, we talk about being "In The Pit". With Joseph's own brothers throwing him into the pit, it's easy to imagine how he felt...betrayed, heartbroken, and depressed. Pastor Ben uncovers how God works for the favor of Joseph, to help keep him encouraged.

Today, we begin our series called "The Pit, The Prison, and The Palace. In this teaching, we talk about being "In The Pit". With Joseph's own brothers throwing him into the pit, it's easy to imagine how he felt...betrayed, heartbroken, and depressed. Pastor Ben uncovers how God works for the favor of Joseph, to help keep him encouraged.

Today, we begin our series called "The Pit, The Prison, and The Palace. In this teaching, we talk about being "In The Pit". With Joseph's own brothers throwing him into the pit, it's easy to imagine how he felt...betrayed, heartbroken, and depressed. Pastor Ben uncovers how God works for the favor of Joseph, to help keep him encouraged.

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Today, we begin our series called "The Pit, The Prison, and The Palace. In this teaching, we talk about being "In The Pit". With Joseph's own brothers throwing him into the pit, it's easy to imagine how he felt...betrayed, heartbroken, and depressed. Pastor Ben uncovers how God works for the favor of Joseph, to help keep him encouraged.

Today, we begin our series called "The Pit, The Prison, and The Palace. In this teaching, we talk about being "In The Pit". With Joseph's own brothers throwing him into the pit, it's easy to imagine how he felt...betrayed, heartbroken, and depressed. Pastor Ben uncovers how God works for the favor of Joseph, to help keep him encouraged.

For more notes and resources check out Douglas' website.Hebrew words:Yosef (Joseph, pronounced "yo-SAFE") -- may He add / increaseKetoneth passim -- special tunic (outer garment), in Genesis 37:3Ha'arets (pronounced hah-AR-ets) -- the earth / land, as in Genesis 41:57.Further study:Passages the podcast covered or referred to:Genesis 11:27ff (Abraham cycle), 25:19ff (Isaac cycle), 37:2ff (Jacob cycle -- which focuses on Joseph)Numbers 12, Acts 2 -- dreams/visions. This has nothing to do with self-fulfillment, as in the "American dream." Hebrews 11 in fact emphasizes the opposite. Faithfulness is the focus, not fulfillment.2 Samuel 13:18 illuminates Genesis 37:3 -- the special robe was probably a long-sleeved garment, suitable for those privileged not to be involved in manual labor.Genesis 48:12 -- Joseph is the one who will bow before his father, not his father before him (as in 37:10). Moreover, his mother, by the time the family came to Egypt, had died. So his dreams are partially accurate. For a NT parallel, see the vision of Agabus concerning Paul's arrest. The vision of Acts 21:11 is only partially accurate. He was bound, but not with his own belt; and he was handed over, but to the Gentiles, not the Jews.Genesis 37:3, 41:57, 42:21-22, 39:6 (see parallel in 29:17), 45:1-15, 50:14-26.The theme of deception and non-recognition is also very common throughout Genesis (ch. 12, 18, 19, 20, 27, 38, etc).Messianic parallels:Both Joseph and Jesus were shepherds -- Joseph literally, and Jesus the "Good Shepherd."Both were rescued from death and taken into Egypt.Both lived the lives of servants.Both began their public ministries at about the age of 30. (And both spend about 20 years in relative obscurity before this time.)Both resisted temptation.Both were filled with the Spirit of God, and were given knowledge of the future.Both quickly gained the confidence of others.Each tested others in order to find out their true character.Each was sold for the price of a slave (30 pieces of silver).Each was falsely accused, and accepted his fate (silent before his accusers) without protest.Each was condemned along with two other prisoners.Each was "dead" to his father.Joseph was held for two years, and freed in the third; Jesus was "held" for two days, and freed (risen) on the third.They both gave bread to those who came to them.Both "arose" to new life.At first, neither was recognized by his brothers.Each saved his people, and in fact the world.Each was returned to his father.Each became "lord."Each was concerned for unity among his brothers.This does not exhaust the parallels. See the excerpt from the excellent piece by Andrew Wilson (scroll all the way down).Advanced: the age of Joseph.110 was the ideal age for a virtuous Egyptian. (Ancient societies often had actual ages and idealized ages.)Abraham lived to 175 = 7 x 52; Isaac lived to 180 = 5 x 62; Jacob lived to 147 = 3 x 72. Joseph lived to 52 + 62 + 72 -- in a sense, "summing up" his predecessors' lives.For more on the symbolism of biblical ages in Genesis, consult the articles linked to the notes provided with OT Podcast 3 (Noah).For more on Genesis as the introduction to the entire word of God, and for special analysis of chapters 1-11, please see my book, Origins, to be published in 2018.Some things we learn about God:Providence often operates through unfair circumstances. We must strive to be open to there being a "bigger picture" and, like Joseph, not give in to bitterness.Often God lets us wait. With the Lord, we may be "inconvenienced" not just for minutes, hours, or days, but for years and even decades! In the meantime, he is working out his will.In the lives of the earlier patriarchs, God intervenes more directly, speaking to them, sending angels, etc. With Joseph we see a more subtle -- yet comprehensive -- view of God's working and providence. God controls but does not force events, permitting things to happen more than causing them to happen. This resonates much more with the experience of the majority in biblical history -- and with you and me!The Word of God -- the Hebrew scriptures -- testify of the Christ to come.For kids (devotional -- best for three or more children):Dramatize the life of Joseph.Read parts of chapter 37. Choose one child to be "Joseph." Be sure to dress him up in a special robe.Act out the capture and sale of Joseph to the Midianites. One child plays Joseph; the others, his jealous brothers. Father and mother can play the parts of the slave traders. Make sure you have a good "pit" in which to hold Joseph as his fate is discussed.Read parts of chapter 39 (age appropriate). Then act out his imprisonment at the hands of Potiphar.Finally, read excerpts from the chapters 42 onward. Have all the brothers bow down to Joseph. Make sure Joseph has forgiven his siblings. Enjoy the drama!For less drama and more discussion, read about the lives of Joseph (Genesis 37+) and Daniel (Daniel 1 and 6). Compare and contrast. Ask which one's life you would rather have, and why.Key verses:37:3 -- Jacob's favoritism towards his son Joseph, compounding the resentment his brothers felt towards him.37:18, 39:17 and 40:23 -- Life is often unfair; however, this does not mean that God is unfair.39:10 -- Joseph's refusal to give in to sexual temptation.50:20 -- God's providence operating even in our hardships (and others' evil plans).Next lesson: Moses

200304 Sermon on Genesis 37:12-36 (Midweek Lent 1) March, 4, 2020Since we will be looking at the story of Joseph during these midweek services, I think we should start with some background information.Joseph’s father is Jacob. Jacob is the grandson of Abraham. Abraham was the man whom God chose as his own. God promised to bless him and his descendants. They would own the land of Canaan. They would be numerous. The world would be blessed through them. Abraham passed this inheritance down to his son Isaac. Isaac was tricked by his wife and by Jacob into giving it to Jacob instead of Jacob’s brother Esau. Because Esau was extremely angry at what Jacob had done, Jacob had to flee. He went to his mother’s home country and stayed with his uncle Laban.Right away, when Jacob came to Laban’s territory he met Laban’s daughter, Rachel, and loved her deeply. He arranged to marry Rachel, but had to work seven years for Laban in order to get her. However, when the time was up, Laban tricked Jacob, giving him his other daughter Leah instead. Jacob had to agree to work for Laban seven more years in order to compensate him for Rachel again. This is how Jacob came to have two wives—Leah and Rachel. Jacob loved Rachel, who was pretty, more than Leah.God had pity on Leah, since she was not as deeply loved as her sister. He caused her to be fruitful while her sister was not. Leah had four sons. Rachel had none. This made Rachel deeply unhappy and so she made an arrangement with Jacob. She told him to sleep with her maid, Bilhah, and that Rachel would claim the children produced by this union as being her own. Two sons were born to Rachel’s maid. Leah, though, only thought that it would be fair that she also have this opportunity to enlarge her number of offspring. She arranged it so that Jacob also had children through her maidservant, Zilpah. Two sons were also born to Leah’s maid.So, in case you have not been keeping track of the race, here are the standings up to this point. Eight sons have been born. Leah has four. Leah’s maid has two. That makes six for Leah’s side. Rachel has none. Her maid has two. The score is six to two. The rivalry between these sisters was intense. Leah had more children, but Rachel had Jacob’s love.It came about after this that Leah’s womb was opened once more. She had two more sons and a daughter. Leah now had six sons. That makes the score eight to two. Finally, God remembered Rachel and gave her a son of her own. This was Joseph, whom we will hear about during these weeks. I’d like to speak some more about Joseph, but before I do, I’d like to finish the story of Jacob’s sons. The twelfth son was also born to Rachel several years later. Unfortunately, Rachel died after giving birth. This son was Benjamin, who will enter our story towards the end of our midweek series.Let’s speak a little more about Joseph’s family situation. There was a wide spread in age between the brothers. The four oldest were Leah’s sons. They were probably at least 10-15 years older than Joseph. Joseph was the only son from Jacob’s favorite wife, Rachel. He also was the youngest son for several years until his little brother, Benjamin, was born.What we see here are the ingredients for jealousy and hatred. This is not unusual or surprising. Perhaps you’ve heard of what toddlers sometimes do when they get a new little brother or sister. The toddler used to have all their mother’s attention. Now with the baby, they have to share it. And so I’ve heard of little kids trying to push away their infant sibling, so that they get to be alone with mom instead of the baby hogging all her time and energy. You might think that we should outgrow stuff like that, but I’m not so sure. We might get better at hiding our hostility. We learn the social rules that we are supposed to follow. But there can be a lot of resentment from childhood that can plague families their whole lives.Since we are all born selfish, rivalry and resentment is almost normal. With Joseph and his brothers the antagonism is greatly embittered by the circumstances. The whole family is consumed by jealousy. Leah’s boys, certainly, knew that their father preferred Rachel over their mother. Rachel was resentful of her sister. I am sure that she fought for the rights of little Joseph every step of the way. The older boys, Leah’s boys, bore the brunt of the work and trouble. Joseph got to lead a carefree life. Jacob doesn’t seem to be very good at hiding his favoritism either. Joseph is given a special coat, perhaps a multicolored coat or one that was richly embroidered. Every time Leah’s sons saw that coat they were reminded that they were not as loved by their father as Joseph was.Immediately before our reading tonight we hear of the straw that broke the camel’s back. Joseph was given a couple of dreams. Dreams and the interpretation of dreams will be a big part of Joseph’s life. In the first dream he is shown to be the better of his brothers. They bow down to him. In the second dream his brothers are subservient to him again. Even Joseph’s parents are subservient to him. This was even a little too much for Jacob to swallow.Here we see something unusual about Joseph’s character. He seems to be totally devoid of guile or duplicity. In a way, he is socially inept, because he doesn’t lie. Someone who was a manipulator would read the situation and hold back on making his mind known so that things would go better for him. Joseph just blurts it out, and he is going to pay dearly for it. This character trait is something that shows up throughout Joseph’s life. He is a straight shooter. He says what he means, and he does what he says.This brings us to tonight’s reading. We will not go through it all again. All that we will say is that the brothers thought that Joseph got what was coming to him. But this is where the brothers are the most wrong. I think we all might have some sympathy for the way that the brothers were taken for granted and not loved as much as Joseph. But this was not Joseph’s fault. Joseph didn’t do anything wrong. Sure, he was the recipient of love and riches, but that doesn’t make him guilty of wrong-doing.Jealousy is odd in a way. When we become jealous we attack the person to whom more has been given. But it’s not that person’s fault that they have what they have. Why shouldn’t we be happy for them? We should, but we aren’t. We aren’t because there is no body or no thing that we love more than ourselves. We’d just as soon cut the other person down to size, taking away their gifts, so that we can be more on par with them.It is a devilish thing to wish harm upon somebody else so that you can feel better. And yet, this is not uncommon, especially within families. Perhaps nobody’s being sold into slavery or murdered, but their name may very well be dragged through the mud. Why do we gossip and inculcate hate with our words? It’s because it is harming somebody else, and mysteriously it makes us feel better. We are like hogs who root in the manure and couldn’t be happier while doing it. The stinkier thing we dig up about the other person, the better. There is nothing so delightful to us as to find out something scandalous about somebody else. If that somebody else happens to be somebody we dislike, then the joy is practically ecstasy. There’s really no pretending when we say, “I, a poor, miserable sinner, confess all my sins and iniquities.” The wickedness of our heart is beyond our own comprehension. I can’t understand how God puts up with us.Think of the night when Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper, as we heard about in our other reading. Jesus says that he very eagerly had looked forward to having this meal with them. It’s hard to think of a more solemn occasion than when Jesus gives them his own body and blood to eat and to drink. And what did the disciples end up doing? If the Gospels didn’t record this for us, black on white, I’d never believe they were capable of it. They were arguing over who was the greatest. They were in the business of tearing one another down, and it felt good to them to do so. I can’t understand how Jesus puts up with this. I would have told them all to get lost.But what about you? What have you thought about while kneeling at the Communion rail? Jesus says to you, “This is my body, given for you,” “This is my blood, shed for you for the forgiveness of all your sins,” but what mundane, self-serving thoughts have you thought about instead?It is never child’s play to sin against God. Sin is always punished. Joseph and his brothers would have been much better off if they had never done what they did to Joseph. The apostles would have been better off if they had never quarreled over who is the greatest. Trouble and misery always follow as a result.But we should also see that God did not give up on these people, even though they were so wicked. Jesus still means it when he says, “I have eagerly desired to eat this meal with you.” This is because the Son of God did not come into this world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. All who believe in him will not perish (even though they deserve it in spades), but have eternal life. We have been redeemed and justified, not because we are good people, but because of God’s strange love. It is as David says, “Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth unto the heavens, and thy faithfulness unto the clouds.”The bible is full of people who are just like us. We are shown examples of God forgiving them and blessing them in spite of their sins—although, we also see how those sins take their toll. Therefore we should believe that God has mercy on us, although we are sinners, for Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Our sin-sick hearts will not go on forever as evil. They will be healed and filled with love, even as the Holy Spirit works upon them even now by his Word and Sacraments.One final word I’d like to leave with you: I’m sure that the family troubles that I’ve spoken about tonight apply to each of you in one way or another. Make it your goal to heal rather than harm. Mend relationships. Put the best constructions on one another’s actions. Be merciful and forgiving, just as you yourself are in need of mercy and forgiveness. These are God pleasing things and very beneficial.

In this episode, comedian Kristy Belich talks about the untimely death of her good friend and mentor, fellow comedian Joseph Rocha. A good friend of Jordon's as well as the Podcast, Joseph was a pillar and a staple of both the NYC and San Fransisco comedy scenes, which made the impact of his loss be felt on every level, and by so many people. We discuss how to allow ourselves to be sad regardless of our relationship to the deceased, and the importance of gratitude in a life when we truly don't know what tomorrow may bring. Check out some of Joseph's Stand-Up! Here's a great interview With Joseph! Follow Kristy Belich @TrustYourGlitter

The famine brings a family reunion. With Joseph face to face with his brothers, what will Joseph do? Will he exact justice? Will the brothers get what they deserve? Is there redemption for men like this? Will Jacob die in sorrow?       

Pastor Smith preaches from Genesis 39:6b-12, 16-23 on July 14, 2019. With Joseph in charge, he [Potiphar] did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome, and after a while his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he refused. “With me in charge,” he told her, “my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care. No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?” And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her. One day he went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the household servants was inside. She caught him by his cloak and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house. She kept his cloak beside her until his master came home. Then she told him this story: “That Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me. But as soon as I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.” When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is how your slave treated me,” he burned with anger. Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison, the LORD was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in... Read More

With Joseph dead and a new Pharaoh, God's people went from prosperity to captivity. All part of God's plan to get His people to their promised land. Bible References: Genesis 50: 24-26; Exodus 1: 1-22

Pastoral candidate Mike Portland continues our Advent series with a sermon on relational renewal. With Joseph and his brothers as an example, Mike looks at how we acknowledge the ways we've been harmed, re-tell our story in light of God's story, and seek restoration over revenge.

Pastoral candidate Mike Portland continues our Advent series with a sermon on relational renewal. With Joseph and his brothers as an example, Mike looks at how we acknowledge the ways we've been harmed, re-tell our story in light of God's story, and seek restoration over revenge.

With Joseph sold into slavery by his brothers and bound for Egypt, the story of Genesis takes a strange detour as we are introduced to Tamar, who, facing a terrible situation, deceives her father-in-law Judah and bears twins. We see how God works through her story to produce a line of kings, from which the Christ would come....

The Miami Dolphins have been eliminated from playoff contention for just about a week, but it seems like an eternity. Since that time, a lot has happened. Multiple head coaching positions have been filled, including the Denver Broncos, where former defensive coordinator Vance Joseph is now the man in charge. With Joseph's departure, former linebackers coach Matt Burke will take control of the defense in Miami. Who exactly is Matt Burke and what type of defense will he bring to the table? We have your answers. With those answers, we'll be able to look at free agency and try to pinpoint where the Dolphins will look. Hint: One of those players includes Melvin Ingram, linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers (man, that felt weird typing that). We'll also take a quick look at the rest of the playoff race (Go Steelers) and try to figure out who will play in the Super Bowl in February. Will Sutton be taking his new mini-van on a road trip to Houston? We'll discuss Sutton's newest purchase, which officially puts him into the category of Soccer Dad. As always, we will take your questions live on the air - call us at (347) 326-9461. If you don't want to call, you can interact with us on ThePhinsider.com in our live thread or on Twitter by using the hashtage #PhinsiderRadio. Be sure to join us for all of this and much more this week on Phinsider Radio! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Speaker or Performer: Joe and John DeMasi Date of Delivery: July 26, 2015 Award winning twin brothers Joseph and John DeMasi are contemporary folk singers, songwriters and recording artists whose songs are imbued with their Unitarian Universalist beliefs of love, inclusion, tolerance, understanding and worth and dignity for all. With Joseph on guitar and John on guitar and fiddle, the DeMasi Brothers bring a unique musical experience full of wit, humor, intellect and poignancy to every concert and show they perform.