Lesson 27
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Passage Genesis 39-40
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Joseph and Potipher – Good Servant bad wife go directly to
jail (Genesis 39:1-20a)
a. Joseph in
charge brings Potiphar prosperity (1-6a)
b. Potipher’s wife is continually rejected by Joseph (6b-10)
c. Joseph flees Potipher’s wife leaving cloak (12)
d. Potipher’s wife lie gets Joseph thrown in Jail (13-20a)
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Pharaoh’s servants jailed -- Dreams interpreted through Joseph
(Genesis 39:20b-40:23)
a. Joseph success
in charge while in jail (20b-23)
b. Cupbearer and
Baker’s dreams; offer bring God’s interpretation (40:1-8)
c. Joseph gives
meaning to cupbearer dream (9-15)
d. Joseph
provides meaning to chief baker’s dream (16-22)
e. Chief
cupbearer forgets Joseph (23)
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
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Scripture
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Joseph and Potipher – Good Servant bad wife go directly to
jail
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Genesis 39:1-20a
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Pharaoh’s servants jailed
-- Dreams interpreted through Joseph
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Genesis 39:20b-40:23
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Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No
more than 10 words)
Joseph successful with Potipher, unjustly jailed, blessed
and interprets dreams
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Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
To Learn that we can be blessed and be a blessing through
our faithfulness to God
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Specific Application Questions
1. How
are you a blessing to others and is our testimony reflective of our
relationship with Him?
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2. Who
have you seen needing emotional support? What actions will you take to bring
God’s love to them?
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Principles to Remember
We are God’s ambassadors; representatives His faithfulness
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Christians needs to be in the world but not of the world
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