Weekly Sermons

Genesis Chapter 41

 

Pharaoh dreams of the future                                                               V. 1-8

 

Joseph is brought from the prison to the ______________          V. 9-24

 

Don’t miss that Joseph took the time to ______________________ himself well before the boss!

 

In verse 16 we again see Joseph quickly give God the glory, in a __________ not hokie way, with no hint of a bitter heart over all he has been through.

 

Joseph interprets Pharaoh’s dream and _________ Pharaoh     V. 25-36

 

Why has God shown Pharaoh what He is about to do?

 

The reason God does everything he does: For his own _____________!

 

In verses 33-36 Joseph goes from interpretation to exercising his leadership gift, including how a good leader __________________.

 

Joseph rises to ______________ in Egypt                                          V. 37-57

 

The whole episode emphatically _________ what Jesus says in Matt. 25:23: “Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things.”

 

Joseph acknowledges God’s _______________ in the naming of his sons.

 

Manasseh means Making forgetful – “God had made me forget all my toil and all my father’s house”

 

Ephraim means _______________ – “God has made me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction”

 

Great foreshadowing in verse 57 – : all the other countries had to come to Joseph for survival! “All” will include the 12 Tribes of _____________!