AIM: Plan of God is revealed to Joseph in dreams
AIM: Sometimes God’s plan is not revealed to all family members
A) Joseph and his father’s behavior cause brothers to hate Joseph
(37:1) Jacob, Cannon where father stayed
(2) Bringing news of sons, settled with family
(2) Jacob’s family: Joseph 17 bad report of tending flocks w/brothers from wives Bilhah, Zilpah
(3) Love of Jacob on Joseph
(4) Joseph brothers hate him, father loves him more than them
Application: How do I treat my siblings? What actions of mine are adding to negative family relationships? What actions of mine are causing hurt feelings with people in this class? What am I going to do about it today to make things right?
Illustration: Billy pushed over sally yesterday and walked off. Now Sally’s feeling are hurt - how do you think Billy should make things right?
B) (Ten) Brothers feel jealous about Joseph’s dreams
(5) Joseph dream about brothers and he told his brothers
(6-7) Josephs dream: Sheaves of grains, brothers bowed to Joseph
(8) Josephs dream makes them more hate
(9) Joseph dreams again: sun, moon, stars bow
(10) Joseph tells father, brothers - rebuked “what us bow to you?”
(11) Brother jealous, father remembered.
Application: When I receive good things, how will I share these good things?