Homiletics 101: Genesis 41

Friday, April 26, 2013

Chuck's study this week:

Lesson 28

Passage Genesis 41-45

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Pharaoh’s Dream and Joseph’s interpretation (Genesis 41:1-37)

a. Pharaoh and cupbearer remembers (1-13)

b. Joseph two dreams (14-24)

c. Joseph interprets dreams (25-38)

Joseph childhood dream is reality (Genesis 41:39-56)

a. Joseph selected by Pharaoh to manage land of Egypt (39-43)

b. Joseph manages abundance and famine (46-50; 53-57)

c. Joseph wife and sons (45,51-52)

Joseph’s childhood dream realized with brother coming Egypt for food (Genesis 42-44)

a. Jacob’s 10 son’s to Egypt to buy grain (1-7)

b. Spy accusation (8-24)

c. Brothers return with report to Jacob (23-26)

d. Second trip with Benjamin & assurances (27-29)

e. Bags filled & Joseph’s cup for Benjamin (43-44

Joseph revealed in grace (Genesis 45)

a. Joseph reveals himself (1-7)

b. Joseph shares it is God who has sent him to Egypt to save (8)

c. Joseph shares provision (9-11)

d. Joseph plea to (12-13)

e. Return with story of Joseph to Israel (14-28)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division	Scripture
Pharaoh’s Dream and Joseph’s interpretation	Genesis 41:1-37
Joseph childhood dream is reality	Genesis 41:39-56
Joseph’s childhood dream realized with brothers coming Egypt for food	Genesis 42-44
Joseph revealed in grace	Genesis 45

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Dreams bring Joseph Egyptian leadership and reunion with brothers

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

To Learn that God empowers his own to graciously bless others

Specific Application Questions

	1. How are you available to be a vehicle for God’s grace?
	2. In what ways have you prepared yourself to bless others; be specific?
	3. God gives more than we can ask or think; how are you generous?
	4. How do you graciously forgive, and who do you need to forgive?

Principles to Remember

	Christians are vehicles for grace
	We need to be available for action
	Generosity is an attribute of God and should be our attribute as well
	God forgives us and we should forgive others.

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