Week 9
WEEK 8:JOSEPH & HI S BROTHERS
PARAPHRASE OFGENESI S 3750
J os eph’ sdad,J ac ob,l ov edJ os ephmor et han anyofhi sbr ot her s .So,hemadehi m abeaut i f ul r obeasawayt os howhi sl ov e.J os eph' sbr ot her s wer er eal l yj eal ous .I nor dert ogetbac kat J os eph,t heypr et endedt ok i l l hi m ands el l hi m i nt os l av er yi nEgy pt .Atf i r s tt hi ngsdi dnotgos o wel l f orJ os ephi nEgy pt .Hewasmadet obea s er v anti nPot i phar ’ shous eandwhi l et her ehe wasf al s el yac c us edofac r i meandt hr owni n pr i s on.ButGodwaswi t hJ os ephandhewasput i nc har geofal l t hepr i s oner s .Nex t ,J os eph i nt er pr et eddr eamsf ort heKi ng’ sc upbear erand bak er .Hi si nt er pr et at i onswer ec or r ec t .The c upbear erwask i l l edandt hebak erwasr es t or ed t ohi spr i orpos i t i on.But ,t hebak erf or gotabout J os ephandher emai nedi npr i s on.Ev ent ual l y , t heKi nghadadr eam whi c hnoonec oul d i nt er pr et ,s ohes entf orJ os ephwhoc or r ec t l y i nt er pr et edt hedr eam.J os epht ol dt heKi ngt hat t her ewoul dbes ev eny ear sofpl ent yoff oodand s ev eny ear sofnof ood( af ami ne) .TheKi ngwas s oi mpr es s ed,heputJ os ephi nc har geoft he ent i r ek i ngdom.J os ephs av edupf oodf ors ev en y ear sandwhent hef ami nec ame,al l ofEgy pt hadf ood.J os ephwasev enabl et os har et he f oodwi t hhi sbr ot her sandt hei rf ami l i es .I nt he end,t her el at i ons hi pbet weenJ os ephandhi s br ot her swasr es t or ed.Hi sbr ot her st houghthe woul dbemad,butl i s t ent owhatJ os ephs ai d, Genes i s50:1921“ ButJ os ephs ai dt ot hem,‘ Do notf ear ,f oram Ii nt hepl ac eofGod?Asf ory ou, y oumeantev i l agai ns tme,butGodmeanti tf or good,t obr i ngi taboutt hatmanypeopl es houl d bek eptal i v e,ast heyar et oday .Sodonotf ear ;I wi l l pr ov i def ory ouandy ourl i t t l eones . ’ Thushe c omf or t edt hem ands pok ek i ndl yt ot hem. ”ESV
PARAPHRASE OFGENESI S 3750
J os eph’ sdad,J ac ob,l ov edJ os ephmor et han anyofhi sbr ot her s .So,hemadehi m abeaut i f ul r obeasawayt os howhi sl ov e.J os eph' sbr ot her s wer er eal l yj eal ous .I nor dert ogetbac kat J os eph,t heypr et endedt ok i l l hi m ands el l hi m i nt os l av er yi nEgy pt .Atf i r s tt hi ngsdi dnotgos o wel l f orJ os ephi nEgy pt .Hewasmadet obea s er v anti nPot i phar ’ shous eandwhi l et her ehe wasf al s el yac c us edofac r i meandt hr owni n pr i s on.ButGodwaswi t hJ os ephandhewasput i nc har geofal l t hepr i s oner s .Nex t ,J os eph i nt er pr et eddr eamsf ort heKi ng’ sc upbear erand bak er .Hi si nt er pr et at i onswer ec or r ec t .The c upbear erwask i l l edandt hebak erwasr es t or ed t ohi spr i orpos i t i on.But ,t hebak erf or gotabout J os ephandher emai nedi npr i s on.Ev ent ual l y , t heKi nghadadr eam whi c hnoonec oul d i nt er pr et ,s ohes entf orJ os ephwhoc or r ec t l y i nt er pr et edt hedr eam.J os epht ol dt heKi ngt hat t her ewoul dbes ev eny ear sofpl ent yoff oodand s ev eny ear sofnof ood( af ami ne) .TheKi ngwas s oi mpr es s ed,heputJ os ephi nc har geoft he ent i r ek i ngdom.J os ephs av edupf oodf ors ev en y ear sandwhent hef ami nec ame,al l ofEgy pt hadf ood.J os ephwasev enabl et os har et he f oodwi t hhi sbr ot her sandt hei rf ami l i es .I nt he end,t her el at i ons hi pbet weenJ os ephandhi s br ot her swasr es t or ed.Hi sbr ot her st houghthe woul dbemad,butl i s t ent owhatJ os ephs ai d, Genes i s50:1921“ ButJ os ephs ai dt ot hem,‘ Do notf ear ,f oram Ii nt hepl ac eofGod?Asf ory ou, y oumeantev i l agai ns tme,butGodmeanti tf or good,t obr i ngi taboutt hatmanypeopl es houl d bek eptal i v e,ast heyar et oday .Sodonotf ear ;I wi l l pr ov i def ory ouandy ourl i t t l eones . ’ Thushe c omf or t edt hem ands pok ek i ndl yt ot hem. ”ESV
