1. Rejection is painful2. The Lord is with us

in our pain3. Christ accepts us into

his family

1. Joseph knew what sin was

2. Joseph fought to preserve his integrity

3. Despite doing everything right, Joseph still lost

1. Trials come to prove us2. Use your gifts to serve

others3. Trust the timing of the

Lord

1. In God’s mercies, he gives us a chance to repent

2. Forgiveness is difficult, but powerful with God’s help

3. Love conquers vengeance

Embrace the change that the

Lord allows

For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.

ECCLESIASTES 3:1

They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.

PSALM 1:3

A severe famine now struck the land, as had happened before in Abraham’s time…the Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down

to Egypt, but do as I tell you. Live here as a foreigner in this land, and I will be with you and

bless you. I hereby confirm that I will give all these lands to you and your descendants, just as

I solemnly promised Abraham, your father.”

GENESIS 26:1-3

So Jacob set out for Egypt with all his possessions. And when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac. During the night God

spoke to him in a vision. “Jacob! Jacob!” he called. “Here I am,” Jacob replied. “I am God, the God of your father,” the voice said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make your family into a great

nation. I will go with you down to Egypt, and I will bring you back again.”

GENESIS 46:1-4

The Lord calls us to live by faith through hope

For we live by faith, not by sight.

2 CORINTHIANS 5:7

By faith Abraham…he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and

Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and

builder is God.

HEBREWS 11:8-10

A. Jacob asks Joseph to bury him in the Promised Land

When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand

under my thigh and promise that you will show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt, but when I rest with my fathers, carry me

out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried.”

GENESIS 47:29-30

All these people died still believing what God had promised them. They did not receive what

was promised, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed it. They agreed that they were

foreigners and nomads here on earth. Obviously people who say such things are looking forward

to a country they can call their own…

HEBREWS 11:13-16

…if they had longed for the country they came from, they could have gone back.

But they were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for

he has prepared a city for them.

HEBREWS 11:13-16

A. Jacob asks Joseph to bury him in the Promised Land

B. Joseph asks his family to take his bones with them when they leave Egypt for the Promised Land

“Soon I will die,” Joseph told his brothers, “but God will surely come to help you and lead you out of this land of Egypt. He will bring you back to the land he

solemnly promised to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath, and he said, “When God comes to

help you and lead you back, you must take my bones with you.”

GENESIS 50:24-25

By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites

from Egypt and gave instructions concerning the burial of his bones.

HEBREWS 11:22

A. Jacob asks Joseph to bury him in the Promised Land

B. Joseph asks his family to take his bones with them when they leave Egypt for the Promised Land

C. Jacob blesses Manasseh and Ephraim knowing that Ephraim would be greater than Manasseh

But his father refused. “I know, my son; I know,” he replied. “Manasseh will also become a great people,

but his younger brother will become even greater. And his descendants will become a multitude of nations.” So Jacob blessed the boys that day with this blessing: “The people of Israel will use your names when they give a

blessing. They will say, ‘May God make you as prosperous as Ephraim and Manasseh.’” In this way,

Jacob put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.

GENESIS 48:19-20

By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons, and worshiped as he leaned

on the top of his staff.

HEBREWS 11:21

That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has

prepared for those who love him.” But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything

and shows us God’s deep secrets.

2 CORINTHIANS 2:9-10

A. Jacob asks Joseph to bury him in the Promised Land

B. Joseph asks his family to take his bones with them when they leave Egypt for the Promised Land

C. Jacob blesses Manasseh and Ephraim knowing that Ephraim would be greater than Manasseh

D. Jacob blesses his sons

The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from his

descendants, until the coming of the one to whom it belongs, the one

whom all nations will honor.

GENESIS 49:10

Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence

of things we cannot see.

HEBREWS 11:1

They replied, “Your servant our father is still alive and well.” And they bowed down, prostrating

themselves before him.

GENESIS 43:28

The Lord protects, delivers,

and saves his people

You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save

the lives of many people.

GENESIS 50:20

So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing

if we don’t give up.

GALATIANS 6:9