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Week 4 1 Genesis 37:12-20 - Brothers plot to slay him 2 Genesis 37:21-28 - Brothers sell him into slavery 3 Genesis 37:29-35 - Father thinks he is dead 4 Genesis 37:36 and 39:1-6 - Potipher's house 5 Genesis 39:7-20 - Potipher's wife 6 Genesis 39:21-23 - Joseph goes to prison Daily Study Plan - Week Four Day one: Scripture - Genesis 37:12-20 Observations - What observations did you make while reading this passage? Are there any word definitions you needed to look up? Are there any words, phrases, verses, themes, etc... that stand out to you? https://www.gotquestions.org/Shechem-in-the-Bible.html https://www.gotquestions.org/Dothan-in-the-Bible.html Joseph's brothers hated him so much that they plotted to kill him. Application - How does this apply to my life? What can I learn from this? What virtues, principles, or ideas are represented here? Hate leads to violence. Prayer - Say a prayer. Day two: Scripture - Genesis 37:21-28 Observations - What observations did you make while reading this passage? Are there any word definitions you needed to look up? Are there any words, phrases, verses, themes, etc... that stand out to you? https://www.gotquestions.org/Egypt-in-the-Bible.html https://www.gotquestions.org/septuagint.html https://biblehub.com/hebrew/4714.htm https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/genes... https://learn.openchristian.education/blog/sangwa/joseph-and-Jesus-costs https://apologeticspress.org/ishmaelites-or-midianites-748/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilead#Etymology https://www.gotquestions.org/land-of-Gilead.html Application - How does this apply to my life? What can I learn from this? What virtues, principles, or ideas are represented here? Prayer - Say a prayer. Day three: Scripture - Genesis 37:29-35 Observations - What observations did you make while reading this passage? Are there any word definitions you needed to look up? Are there any words, phrases, verses, themes, etc... that stand out to you? It mentions all his daughters in verse 35. Either Jacob had other daughters besides Dinah (Kalisch, Gerlach, 'Speaker's Commentary'), or these included his daughters-in-law, the word being employed as in Ruth 1:11, 12 (Willet, Bush, Murphy), or the term is used freely without being designed to indicate whether he had one or more girls Application - How does this apply to my life? What can I learn from this? What virtues, principles, or ideas are represented here? The brothers' deception leads to prolonged grief for Jacob, illustrating how sin can have far-reaching and unintended consequences. Prayer - Say a prayer. Day four: Scripture - Genesis 37:36 and 39:1-6 Observations - What observations did you make while reading this passage? Are there any word definitions you needed to look up? Are there any words, phrases, verses, themes, etc... that stand out to you? https://www.gotquestions.org/Joseph-Potiphar.html https://biblehub.com/topical/t/the_house_of_potiphar.htm https://www.learnreligions.com/who-was-potiphar-in-the-bible-363356 The Lord was with Joseph. The Lord made everything he did prosper. The Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake. Joseph was a good person and well favored. Potipher trusted Joseph to the extent that he put him in charge of everything he had and Potipher was a wealthy man. Application - How does this apply to my life? What can I learn from this? What virtues, principles, or ideas are represented here? God blesses his own even if that means blessing those over them. Prayer - Say a prayer. Day five: Scripture - Genesis 39:7-20 Observations - What observations did you make while reading this passage? Are there any word definitions you needed to look up? Are there any words, phrases, verses, themes, etc... that stand out to you? Joseph refused to give into the pressure of Potipher's wife to lie with her. One day, he fled from her leaving his garment behind. As a result, she lied to Potipher about him. Potipher was naturally angry at this, and had Joseph put in the King's prison. Application - How does this apply to my life? What can I learn from this? What virtues, principles, or ideas are represented here? Just because we refuse to do wrong does not mean that the world will not falsely accuse us. Even these instances are able to be used for good in our lives by God. Prayer - Say a prayer. Day six: Scripture - Genesis 39:21-23 Observations - What observations did you make while reading this passage? Are there any word definitions you needed to look up? Are there any words, phrases, verses, themes, etc... that stand out to you? The Lord was still with Joseph in prison. The Lord showed him mercy. The Lord gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. The keeper of the prison put him above all of the prisoners. The Lord was in everything he did. The Lord made everything he did to prosper. Application - How does this apply to my life? What can I learn from this? What virtues, principles, or ideas are represented here? The Lord is able to bless us even in the most difficult of situations. Prayer - Say a prayer. |