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A dysfunctional home (family) is –
One that is not functioning as God
intended.
Signs of Stress in Joseph’s Family
• Teenagers
“Joseph, a young man of seventeen.” –
Genesis 37:2
Signs of Stress in Joseph’s Family
• Multiple wives
“And the lad was with the sons of
Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his
father’s wives.” – Genesis 37:2
Signs of Stress in Joseph’s Family
• Favoritism
“Israel (or Jacob) loved Joseph more
than any of the other sons.” –
Genesis 37:3
Signs of Stress in Joseph’s Family
• Sibling Rivalry (or Hatred)
“When his brothers saw that their father
loved him (Joseph) more than any of
them, they hated him.” – Genesis 37:4
Signs of Stress in Joseph’s Family
• Recent (or Constant) Moves
“Jacob lived in the land where his father
stayed.” – Genesis 37:1
Signs of Stress in Joseph’s Family
• Loss of Close Family Members
“So Rachel died” – Genesis 35:19
An Indication of
EGOTISM
in Joseph’s Character
“Joseph had a dream, and when he told
it to his brothers, they hated him all the
more. He said to them, ‘Listen to this
dream I had: We were binding sheaves
of grain out in the field when suddenly
my sheaf rose and stood upright…..”
“…..while your sheaves gathered
around mine and bowed down to it.’
His brothers said to him, ‘Do you intend
to reign over us? Will you actually rule
us?’ And they hated him all the more
because of his dream and what he had
said.” – Genesis 37:5-8
If God gives you a favored status
BE HUMBLE!
Don’t flaunt it.
“Listen, I had another dream, and this
time the sun and moon and eleven
stars were bowing down to me.” –
Genesis 37:9
“When he told his father as well as his
brothers, his father rebuked him and
said, ‘What is this dream you had? Will
your mother and I and your brothers
actually come and bow down to the
ground before you?.....”
“.....His brothers were jealous of him,
but his father kept the matter in mind.”–
Genesis 37:10-11
“Go, find your brothers, take them this
care package, and see how they’re
doing. They’re tending sheep near
Shechem.”– Genesis 37:12
An Example of
SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS
in Joseph’s Father
“Folly (or foolishness) is bound up in
the heart of a child, but the rod of
discipline will drive it far from him.”–
Proverbs 22:15
A Warning to Parents:
Don’t be naïve about the evil nature in
your children
An Incident of
HORRID BETRAYAL
in Joseph’s Biography
“Here comes that dreamer.”–
Genesis 37:19
“Come now, let’s kill him and throw him
into one of these cisterns and say that
a ferocious animal devoured him. Then
we’ll see what comes of his loopy
dreams.”– Genesis 37:20
“Don’t kill him. Just throw him in this
deep cistern. He’ll die and we’ll not
have his blood on our hands. After all,
he is our brother.”– Genesis 37:22
“As they sat down to eat their meal,
they looked up and saw a caravan of
Ishmaelites coming from Gilead.”–
Genesis 37:25
“If we kill our brother we get nothing out
of it. Let’s sell him as a slave to these
traders.”– Genesis 37:26
“Pulled Joseph out of the cistern and
sold him for twenty shekels of silver to
the Ishmaelites, who took him to
Egypt.”– Genesis 37:28
“The Lord was with Joseph and he
prospered.”– Genesis 39:2
One Simple Conclusion
It’s difficult to be faithful to God if you
are reared in a dysfunctional home –
BUT IT’S POSSIBLE
Even Bigger Life Lesson
It’s Not About Us!
God Is Still In Control!
Choose Trust Over Fear!
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